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Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson yesterday said he was confident that the graft case filed against him and Vice Gov. Deogracias Victor Savellano by the Office of the Ombudsman would be dismissed by the Sandiganbayan.

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Prices of Virginia tobacco increased by 27.45 percent for the premium grades, 17 percent for grades "ABC," 84 percent for assorted leaves, and 159 percent for grade "R," official records show.

As of Feb. l9, the buying prices per kilo were P65 for premium grade leaves or P14 more than the P51 floor price; P55-P56 for "ABC," up by P8; P50 for assorted leaves, up by P23; and P35 for "R," up by P21.50.
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Deputy admnistrator Nestor Casela of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) who handed the individual payments to the farmers told newsmen that the farmers realized profits ranging from P1,500 to P2,000 per grown hog. 
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 378710 [Title] => Tobacco farmers earn extra income from hog raising [Summary] => Ilocos tobacco farmers are on the way to receiving their first paychecks for an additional job created for them – as producers of hogs and other raw materials for a food processing plant.

Starting Jan. 11 the farmers will be turning in their supply of grown hogs to the PGMA-Multiline Food Processing Plant located in Mabilbila Sur, Santa, Ilocos Sur.

The initial deliveries will be done weekly until April 5 for a total of 231 pigs.
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You don’t have to wait for your next trip to Ilocos to get hold of these popular food delicacies from the north. Pretty soon, they will be accessible in a government office in Quezon City which has taken over the management of the Ilocos Sur-based Multiline Food Processing Plant.

This was learned from Administrator Carlitos Encarnacion of the National Tobacco Admnistration (NTA) who announced that the plant will resume full blast commercial operation soon.
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The dry run was held in the presence of top and other officials of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).

Sixty pigs were butchered with high-tech equipment of the plant. They were to be processed into various meat products like sausages, pork chop, and luncheon meat.
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The June 21 reopening will signal the start of the full blast operation of the plant that is located along the national highway in barangay Mabilbila Sur, Santa, it was learned.
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Panganiban, who is leading efforts to maintain food prices at affordable levels, joined Ilocos tobacco farmers in their appeal for the release of the P300-million tobacco fund that will be utilized for the operation of the plant.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320142 [Title] => Farmers seek release of P300-M tobacco fund [Summary] => NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur — Tobacco farmers appealed yesterday to President Arroyo to order the release of some P300 million in tobacco funds intended for the joint operation of a food processing plant that they said will help them ease their plight after continuous rains devastated tobacco farmlands recently.

The farmers’ appeal was aired by Carlos Cachola, president of the Philippine Association of Tobacco-Based Cooperatives (PATCO), who said rains destroyed crops that are soon to be harvested.
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Ilocos Sur Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson turned over last week the management and operation of the provincial government-owned Multiline Food Processing Plant to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).

Singson formally transferred management and operational control of Multiline to NTA Administrator Carlitos Encarnacion Tuesday night during the signing of a memorandum of agreement held at the Dept.of Agriculture in Quezon City.
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Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson yesterday said he was confident that the graft case filed against him and Vice Gov. Deogracias Victor Savellano by the Office of the Ombudsman would be dismissed by the Sandiganbayan.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386746 [Title] => Tobacco prices up [Summary] => Tobacco farmers are having a very good year, with prices increasing by substantial amounts over those of last year.

Prices of Virginia tobacco increased by 27.45 percent for the premium grades, 17 percent for grades "ABC," 84 percent for assorted leaves, and 159 percent for grade "R," official records show.

As of Feb. l9, the buying prices per kilo were P65 for premium grade leaves or P14 more than the P51 floor price; P55-P56 for "ABC," up by P8; P50 for assorted leaves, up by P23; and P35 for "R," up by P21.50.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 381045 [Title] => Tobacco farmers get 1st payment for hog raising activities [Summary] => SANTA, Ilocos Sur — The first batch of tobacco farmers who ventured into hog production as an extra job to supply the requirements of a food processing plant received their first cash payments here recently. 

Deputy admnistrator Nestor Casela of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) who handed the individual payments to the farmers told newsmen that the farmers realized profits ranging from P1,500 to P2,000 per grown hog. 
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 378710 [Title] => Tobacco farmers earn extra income from hog raising [Summary] => Ilocos tobacco farmers are on the way to receiving their first paychecks for an additional job created for them – as producers of hogs and other raw materials for a food processing plant.

Starting Jan. 11 the farmers will be turning in their supply of grown hogs to the PGMA-Multiline Food Processing Plant located in Mabilbila Sur, Santa, Ilocos Sur.

The initial deliveries will be done weekly until April 5 for a total of 231 pigs.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 357352 [Title] => Vigan longganiza or bagnet, anyone? [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Craving for Vigan ‘longganiza’ and ‘bagnet’ ?

You don’t have to wait for your next trip to Ilocos to get hold of these popular food delicacies from the north. Pretty soon, they will be accessible in a government office in Quezon City which has taken over the management of the Ilocos Sur-based Multiline Food Processing Plant.

This was learned from Administrator Carlitos Encarnacion of the National Tobacco Admnistration (NTA) who announced that the plant will resume full blast commercial operation soon.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342526 [Title] => NTA conducts dry run for Multiline plant reopening [Summary] => SANTA, ILOCOS SUR– Preparations for the re-opening of the Multiline Food Processing Plant here on Wednesday went on a high gear as a dry run of how it would operate was conducted last Friday.

The dry run was held in the presence of top and other officials of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).

Sixty pigs were butchered with high-tech equipment of the plant. They were to be processed into various meat products like sausages, pork chop, and luncheon meat.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341521 [Title] => Food plant to open June 21 [Summary] => SANTA, Ilocos Sur – Ground and technical preparations are going on for the formal reopening on June 21 of the Ilocos Sur Multiline Food Processing Plant, coinciding with the birthday celebration of Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson.

The June 21 reopening will signal the start of the full blast operation of the plant that is located along the national highway in barangay Mabilbila Sur, Santa, it was learned.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329399 [Title] => Reactivation of food processing plant pressed [Summary] => With food prices increasing due to the 12-percent expanded value added tax (EVAT), Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban is pushing for the immediate reactivation of a big food processing plant in Ilocos Sur because of its "potential" in helping stabilize food prices.

Panganiban, who is leading efforts to maintain food prices at affordable levels, joined Ilocos tobacco farmers in their appeal for the release of the P300-million tobacco fund that will be utilized for the operation of the plant.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320142 [Title] => Farmers seek release of P300-M tobacco fund [Summary] => NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur — Tobacco farmers appealed yesterday to President Arroyo to order the release of some P300 million in tobacco funds intended for the joint operation of a food processing plant that they said will help them ease their plight after continuous rains devastated tobacco farmlands recently.

The farmers’ appeal was aired by Carlos Cachola, president of the Philippine Association of Tobacco-Based Cooperatives (PATCO), who said rains destroyed crops that are soon to be harvested.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 317873 [Title] => Tobacco farmers to go into food production [Summary] => SANTA, Ilocos Sur — Tobacco farmers will soon be into food production to further increase their incomes.

Ilocos Sur Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson turned over last week the management and operation of the provincial government-owned Multiline Food Processing Plant to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).

Singson formally transferred management and operational control of Multiline to NTA Administrator Carlitos Encarnacion Tuesday night during the signing of a memorandum of agreement held at the Dept.of Agriculture in Quezon City.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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