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The country expects to get $121 million in fresh investments from Taiwan in the manufacturing and construction, agri-business, and energy sectors, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 490993 [Title] => Darwin and Wallace on the theory of evolution [Summary] =>

But with time, Darwin achieved an icon status and has been ranked alongside the all-time greats — Galileo, Copernicus, Newton and Einstein. Wallace, on the other hand, gradually faded from the scene and into obscurity.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1690163 [AuthorName] => Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 488865 [Title] => Darwin and Wallace on the theory of evolution [Summary] =>

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) and Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) were British naturalists who simultaneously but independently came up with the theory of evolution based on “natural selection.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1690163 [AuthorName] => Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313666 [Title] => ADB-funded indigenous vegetable program in Asia gains momentum [Summary] => LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – An Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project on indigenous vegetable production covering eight Asian countries, including the Philippines, continues to gain momentum.

Simply called RETA 6067 (Regional Technical Assistance), the three-year (2005-2007) project is being coordinated by the Taiwan-based Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) and the Los Baños-based Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCARRD).
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267429 [Title] => Ex-UP president named top alumnus of US university [Summary] => Former University of the Philippines (UP) president Emil Javier has been named the recipient of the top alumnus award of a United States university for academic year 2004-2005.

Javier, chairman of the Asia Rice Foundation (ARF), will receive the prestigious Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.

The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.

At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.

Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661071 [AuthorName] => R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199147 [Title] => Tiny insect is farmer crops’ protector in Cordilleras [Summary] => A tiny wasp-like insect has evolved as the "knight in shining armor" protecting vegetable crops in the Cordilleras.

Tinier than a mosquito, the friendly insect is called Diadegma semiclausum, fondly called the "good guy" in the research world.

The "bad guy" is the diamondback moth(DBM), so-named because of the diamond shapes on its back. DBM voraciously feeds on the foliage of crucifers (cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, pechay, mustard, and radish).
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BPI director Blo Umpar Adiong cited the agency’s "sincere adherence" to the Department of Agriculture’s guiding policy on job generation, increased income for the farmers and food security.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184326 [Title] => Kamatis + talong = tomato for all seasons [Summary] => Ever heard of "kamlong"?

It’s "kamatis" (tomato) grafted on "talong" (eggplant) rootstock.

The result: A tomato for all seasons (wet and hot months of the year).

The unique "kamlong" has been the result of a scientific venture done jointly by researchers of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija; Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) based in Taiwan; and Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 520028
                    [Title] => RP expects $121-million fresh investments from Taiwan
                    [Summary] => 

The country expects to get $121 million in fresh investments from Taiwan in the manufacturing and construction, agri-business, and energy sectors, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 490993 [Title] => Darwin and Wallace on the theory of evolution [Summary] =>

But with time, Darwin achieved an icon status and has been ranked alongside the all-time greats — Galileo, Copernicus, Newton and Einstein. Wallace, on the other hand, gradually faded from the scene and into obscurity.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1690163 [AuthorName] => Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 488865 [Title] => Darwin and Wallace on the theory of evolution [Summary] =>

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) and Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) were British naturalists who simultaneously but independently came up with the theory of evolution based on “natural selection.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1690163 [AuthorName] => Ricardo M. Lantican, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313666 [Title] => ADB-funded indigenous vegetable program in Asia gains momentum [Summary] => LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – An Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project on indigenous vegetable production covering eight Asian countries, including the Philippines, continues to gain momentum.

Simply called RETA 6067 (Regional Technical Assistance), the three-year (2005-2007) project is being coordinated by the Taiwan-based Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) and the Los Baños-based Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCARRD).
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267429 [Title] => Ex-UP president named top alumnus of US university [Summary] => Former University of the Philippines (UP) president Emil Javier has been named the recipient of the top alumnus award of a United States university for academic year 2004-2005.

Javier, chairman of the Asia Rice Foundation (ARF), will receive the prestigious Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
[DatePublished] => 2004-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227270 [Title] => ‘Farmer-friendly’ rat found in rice terraces  [Summary] => Believe it or not: There’s a rat species that does not eat rice (palay).

On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.

The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.

At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.

Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661071 [AuthorName] => R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199147 [Title] => Tiny insect is farmer crops’ protector in Cordilleras [Summary] => A tiny wasp-like insect has evolved as the "knight in shining armor" protecting vegetable crops in the Cordilleras.

Tinier than a mosquito, the friendly insect is called Diadegma semiclausum, fondly called the "good guy" in the research world.

The "bad guy" is the diamondback moth(DBM), so-named because of the diamond shapes on its back. DBM voraciously feeds on the foliage of crucifers (cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, pechay, mustard, and radish).
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 191340 [Title] => Plant industry bureau turns 73, cites successes [Summary] => The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has invited Agriculture Secretary to be the guest of honor during its simple 73rd anniversary celebration tomorrow.

BPI director Blo Umpar Adiong cited the agency’s "sincere adherence" to the Department of Agriculture’s guiding policy on job generation, increased income for the farmers and food security.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184326 [Title] => Kamatis + talong = tomato for all seasons [Summary] => Ever heard of "kamlong"?

It’s "kamatis" (tomato) grafted on "talong" (eggplant) rootstock.

The result: A tomato for all seasons (wet and hot months of the year).

The unique "kamlong" has been the result of a scientific venture done jointly by researchers of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija; Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) based in Taiwan; and Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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