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Cement group bankrolls copra drying facilities

March 16, 2008 - 12:00am

Agriculture

RP won’t benefit fully from FTA with Australia, NZ

By Marianne V. Go | May 2, 2007 - 12:00am

The Philippines may not substantially benefit from a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia and New Zealand, according to Riza Bernabe, a research fellow of Centro Saka Inc., a non-government organization. Bernabe,...

Business

Farmer groups buck lifting of QR on rice imports

By Rocel Felix | July 13, 2006 - 12:00am

Farmer-based organizations are opposing government’s plan to temporarily lift quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports during lean months. As this developed, National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator...

Business

‘Lack of political will hampers utilization of coco levy shares’

By Katherine Adraneda | February 9, 2006 - 12:00am

Political will and not any compromise deal would speed up the utilization of the coconut levy funds, a non-government organization (NGO) helping coconut farmer-claimants said yesterday. According to Romeo Royandoyan,...

Headlines