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“Ani,” the theme of Gruppo Biswal’s 13th show is a celebration of nature’s gifts to the Filipino as well as recognition of the hardworking people who ensure that others may share in the harvests of the produce.

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Elmer Borlongan portrays individuals in everyday instances of play and repose in “Labyrinth of Kinship,” which opens on Feb. 1 at Pinto Art Museum, Sierra Madre St. Grand Heights, Antipolo City, Rizal.

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Renowned glass sculptor Ramon Orlina celebrated his birthday in Tagaytay City to coincide with the inauguration of Museo Orlina.

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Our man in Singapore Dengcoy Miel has done it again, with a new book that has been lauded by no less than the city-state’s Ministry of Communications and Information, which chose it as the past week’s must-read title.

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In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda, leaders of the farmers’ cooperatives said lawmakers should immediately look into the matter as the country would soon be flooded with imported rice.

An excess supply of imported rice would depress prices of the staple, including the local variety, to the prejudice of Filipino farmers, they said.
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Presidential Adviser for Agri-culture Modernization Angelito Sarmiento, sectoral Rep. Ben Cruz (Butil), and actor Leo Martinez joined hands in promoting tobacco farming at their Dighay-Bayan TV program in Channel 4 recently.
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Rice farmers, belonging to the nationwide Sanduguan farmers’ organization and Butil, the only elected farmers’ party list group in the country, will hold a rally calling for the tariffication of rice to replace corruption-prone quantitative restrictions on rice administered by the National Food Authority (NFA).
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The raging Philippine-Australian trade war has escalated after local meat processors and livestock raisers announced yesterday that they are no longer importing beef and live cattle from Australia. This is until Australia opens its market to Philippine fruits and other agricultural products.

If the boycott continues, Australia stands to lose as much as $110 million worth of cattle and meat exports to the Philippines annually.

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Renowned glass sculptor Ramon Orlina celebrated his birthday in Tagaytay City to coincide with the inauguration of Museo Orlina.

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In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda, leaders of the farmers’ cooperatives said lawmakers should immediately look into the matter as the country would soon be flooded with imported rice.

An excess supply of imported rice would depress prices of the staple, including the local variety, to the prejudice of Filipino farmers, they said.
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Presidential Adviser for Agri-culture Modernization Angelito Sarmiento, sectoral Rep. Ben Cruz (Butil), and actor Leo Martinez joined hands in promoting tobacco farming at their Dighay-Bayan TV program in Channel 4 recently.
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Rice farmers, belonging to the nationwide Sanduguan farmers’ organization and Butil, the only elected farmers’ party list group in the country, will hold a rally calling for the tariffication of rice to replace corruption-prone quantitative restrictions on rice administered by the National Food Authority (NFA).
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The raging Philippine-Australian trade war has escalated after local meat processors and livestock raisers announced yesterday that they are no longer importing beef and live cattle from Australia. This is until Australia opens its market to Philippine fruits and other agricultural products.

If the boycott continues, Australia stands to lose as much as $110 million worth of cattle and meat exports to the Philippines annually.

The Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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