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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has approved higher minimum buying prices for native, Virginia and Burley tobacco for trading years 2016 to 2017.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is allotting P74 million in loans for close to a thousand tobacco farmers who would like to build their own irrigation system.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has given a total of P5.4 million to tobacco farmers of Abra this cropping season.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) yesterday reported an increase in tobacco production for crop year November 2010 to August 2011 to 78,404,166.85 million kilograms with a value of P5.373 billion.

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Philippines tobacco production this year is forecast to rise 4.3 percent to 77 million kilograms on back of growing demand for cigarettes.

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The following are the partial list of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya as of 11:00 p.m. Tuesday.

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PMFTC Inc., a joint venture between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) and Fortune Tobacco Corp., is expanding its tobacco growing area and increasing the volume of burley tobacco purchases this year.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA ) projects a 10-percent increase in production for crop year beginning September 2010 and ending August 2011, of around 10 percent to 71.4 million kilograms from crop year 2009-2010 production of 65.392 million kilograms.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 494831 [Title] => CIIF set to reopen copra crushing plant in Albay [Summary] =>

The CIIF-Oil Mills Group is recommissioning tomorrow its P400-million copra-crushing plant in Arimbay, Legazpi City.

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(Second of two parts)
The trials (betrayal?) of 1994-1996. Sailing the ocean blue is never smooth, for stormy weather sometimes lurks in the horizon. So it happened that in the mid 90s, as we cruised along, a threat to our scientific activities arose from most unexpected quarters. [DatePublished] => 2006-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754912 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Edgardo D. Gomez, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Government hikes prices of tobacco leaves
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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has approved higher minimum buying prices for native, Virginia and Burley tobacco for trading years 2016 to 2017.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is allotting P74 million in loans for close to a thousand tobacco farmers who would like to build their own irrigation system.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 767473 [Title] => NTA gives P5.4 M to Abra tobacco farmers [Summary] =>

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has given a total of P5.4 million to tobacco farmers of Abra this cropping season.

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The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) yesterday reported an increase in tobacco production for crop year November 2010 to August 2011 to 78,404,166.85 million kilograms with a value of P5.373 billion.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 691476 [Title] => Tobacco output expected up 4.3 percent in 2011 [Summary] =>

Philippines tobacco production this year is forecast to rise 4.3 percent to 77 million kilograms on back of growing demand for cigarettes.

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The following are the partial list of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya as of 11:00 p.m. Tuesday.

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PMFTC Inc., a joint venture between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) and Fortune Tobacco Corp., is expanding its tobacco growing area and increasing the volume of burley tobacco purchases this year.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 639180 [Title] => Tobacco agency projects 10% output hike in CY 2010-2011 [Summary] =>

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA ) projects a 10-percent increase in production for crop year beginning September 2010 and ending August 2011, of around 10 percent to 71.4 million kilograms from crop year 2009-2010 production of 65.392 million kilograms.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 494831 [Title] => CIIF set to reopen copra crushing plant in Albay [Summary] =>

The CIIF-Oil Mills Group is recommissioning tomorrow its P400-million copra-crushing plant in Arimbay, Legazpi City.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342015 [Title] => An Odyssey to Excellence* [Summary] =>
(Second of two parts)
The trials (betrayal?) of 1994-1996. Sailing the ocean blue is never smooth, for stormy weather sometimes lurks in the horizon. So it happened that in the mid 90s, as we cruised along, a threat to our scientific activities arose from most unexpected quarters. [DatePublished] => 2006-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754912 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Edgardo D. Gomez, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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