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                    [Title] => ECOP welcomes Lorenzo move to new Cabinet post
                    [Summary] => The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) expressed regret yesterday over the resignation of Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr.  but welcomed his move over to an expanded Cabinet role as the "countryside development czar."


ECOP also lauded the President’s appointment of Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap as the new agriculture head effective Aug. 15 as it felt confident that the incoming DA secretary will continue Lorenzo’s programs. Yap was Lorenzo’s choice as his successor.
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A trial shipment of about 10 metric tons (MT) so far this year found its way into supermarket shelves of test markets such as Dubai and Switzerland. This volume is expected to increase as exporters are setting their sights on potentially-rich niche markets in Hong Kong, the US and the Middle East.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254765 [Title] => Processors eye court order to stop new meat import rules [Summary] => Meat importers and meat processing companies are preparing to seek legal action  to thwart proposed revisions under Administrative Order (AO 39) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which seeks to impose more stringent rules for meat importation.

Industry sources said the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) and the Agriculture and Food Suppliers Association (AFSA) are already contemplating filing a temporary restraining order (TRO) should the DA-led Task Force  AO 39 headed by Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap issue an unfavorable ruling.  [DatePublished] => 2004-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254400 [Title] => Spain bucks new RP rule on meat imports [Summary] => Spain is objecting to the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 39 (AO 39) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which it said uses the veterinary quarantine clearance (VQC) to restrict international trade of meat products.

"The measure is harsh, impractical and unrealistic," said Jose Miguel Cortes, economic and commercial counselor of the Spanish embassy in Manila in a letter to Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap who heads Task Force AO 39.
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AGRICULTURE UNDERSECRETARY ARTHUR YAP
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                    [Title] => ECOP welcomes Lorenzo move to new Cabinet post
                    [Summary] => The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) expressed regret yesterday over the resignation of Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr.  but welcomed his move over to an expanded Cabinet role as the "countryside development czar."


ECOP also lauded the President’s appointment of Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap as the new agriculture head effective Aug. 15 as it felt confident that the incoming DA secretary will continue Lorenzo’s programs. Yap was Lorenzo’s choice as his successor.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 255483 [Title] => RP starts exporting high-end rice varieties [Summary] => The Philippines, close to achieving self-sufficiency in rice, has started exporting high-end rice varieties.

A trial shipment of about 10 metric tons (MT) so far this year found its way into supermarket shelves of test markets such as Dubai and Switzerland. This volume is expected to increase as exporters are setting their sights on potentially-rich niche markets in Hong Kong, the US and the Middle East.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254765 [Title] => Processors eye court order to stop new meat import rules [Summary] => Meat importers and meat processing companies are preparing to seek legal action  to thwart proposed revisions under Administrative Order (AO 39) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which seeks to impose more stringent rules for meat importation.

Industry sources said the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) and the Agriculture and Food Suppliers Association (AFSA) are already contemplating filing a temporary restraining order (TRO) should the DA-led Task Force  AO 39 headed by Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap issue an unfavorable ruling.  [DatePublished] => 2004-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254400 [Title] => Spain bucks new RP rule on meat imports [Summary] => Spain is objecting to the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 39 (AO 39) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which it said uses the veterinary quarantine clearance (VQC) to restrict international trade of meat products.

"The measure is harsh, impractical and unrealistic," said Jose Miguel Cortes, economic and commercial counselor of the Spanish embassy in Manila in a letter to Agriculture Undersecretary Arthur Yap who heads Task Force AO 39.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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