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Farmers demand audit of P74B coco levy fund Senator Marcos assures them of help

By Ric V. Obedencio | September 19, 2015 - 10:00am

Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Thursday assured farmers he will help them in looking into the proper use of the P74 billion coconut levy fund, now in custody of the national government....

Freeman Region

Farmer groups hit Coco Levy Fund EOs

By Ding Cervantes | March 21, 2015 - 12:00am

The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Coco Levy Funds Ibalik sa Amin (CLAIM) movement decried yesterday two executive orders (EOs) issued recently by Pres. Aquino, saying they would “diminish the...

Business

P-Noy issues EO on coco levy fund

By Delon Porcalla | March 20, 2015 - 12:00am

President Aquino has issued an executive order that sets the administrative guidelines for the inventory and privatization of coco levy assets.

Business

'Blurred Lines' verdict likely to alter music business

By Anthony McCartney | March 11, 2015 - 4:10pm

A jury's verdict that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye's music to create their hit song "Blurred Lines"...

Entertainment

Tech startup bullish on e-commerce in Phl

By Iris Gonzales | February 9, 2015 - 12:00am

Being a foreigner in the Philippines is not always easy but the challenge could even double if you head a Philippine com...

Business As Usual

Lawmaker seeks probe on status of P200-B coco levy funds

By Jess Diaz | October 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Rep. Sharon Garin of party-list group AAMBIS-OWA has asked the House of Representatives to examine the status of coconut levy funds, which she said amount to as much as P200 billion.

Headlines

Occidental Mindoro mayor faces 10 graft raps for issuing quarry permits

By Dennis Carcamo | September 18, 2014 - 5:42pm

 A town mayor in Occidental Mindoro is now facing 10 counts of graft for issuing extraction permits to several quarry...

Nation

Return coco levy funds to farmers, Kiko urged

By Ding Cervantes | August 25, 2014 - 12:00am

Presidential adviser on food security and agricultural modernization Francis Pangilinan should push for the return of the multibillion-peso coco levy funds and assets to small coconut farmers, a group said yest...

Headlines

Farmers seek CBCP help on coco levy funds

By Ding Cervantes | July 8, 2013 - 12:00am

The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Coco Levy Funds Ibalik sa Amin (CLAIM) asked yesterday the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to support the demand of millions of coconut...

Headlines

Coconut – the tree of life

By AS A MATTER OF FACT | By Sara Soliven De Guzman | February 4, 2013 - 12:00am

The coconut is a very beneficial fruit and tree to every Filipino.

Opinion