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                    [Title] => PhilRice develops bioethanol facility that uses nipa as fuel
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A bioethanol production facility utilizing nipa (palm) sap is now powering the farm machines of agricultural workers in Brgy. Cabaggan in the municipality of Pampalona in Cagayan province.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-11-02 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => 78-year-old man charged for rape of 2 minors
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A 78-year-old man was charged before the Department of Justice here Wednesday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister on two separate occasions.
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Manny Galvez
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                    [Title] => Paombong holds first Suka Fest
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PAOMBONG, Bulacan — Fiestas are normally characterized by smiling faces, but in this town, residents can contort their faces all they want as they celebrate the first Sukang Paombong Festival today. 


"We will have a mukhasim vinegar-tasting contest as one of our activities for the day-long celebration," Mayor Donato Marcos said.


There will also be street-dancing competitions, suka and tuba cooking contests, exhibits, and pagtutuba demonstrations. 


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                    [AuthorName] => Dino Balabo
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                    [Title] => ‘Agri-nipa-aquaculture’ technology developed
                    [Summary] => Here’s a new technology that can prove viable and profitable for people in coastal areas.


Called "Agri-nipa-aquaculture technology," it combines nipa (and palm) and agricultural crops with fish production, a variation of aquasilviculture.


The study was done by S.R. Baconguis of the Los Baños-based Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) in a one-hectare nipa-dominated wetland in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.


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                    [Title] => Emirates to buy 150 nipa huts worth P112M
                    [Summary] => The United Arab Emirates has entered into a P112.5 million ($2.25 million) deal with Filipino suppliers for the construction of 150 nipa hut units in two resorts being built in Dubai.


This was revealed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II who said that all the raw material and required treatments would be prepared in the Philippines and assembled in the Dubai resorts.


The preparation of raw materials would begin six months before shipment to Dubai.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-07-14 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805266
                    [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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                    [Title] => Bias vs. absentee voting more political than legal
                    [Summary] => New York – Judging from the feedback we’ve been getting from Filipinos in  America, it seems that our compatriots abroad must first get their act  together before they hanker for a chance to vote in elections back home.


While FilAm organizations are actively lobbying for the passage of Philippine  law enabling them to vote, there is scattered objection from Pinoys who keep  whining that the endeavor is too complicated, very costly and susceptible to  cheating.


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                    [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr.
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                    [Title] => Is DENR ready for US scheme to write off debt?
                    [Summary] => New York – It is not generally known that the Philippines need not pay a cent to the United States to chip away at the $430 million it owes the US in concessional or easy loans. Imagine paying for part of those loans without actually paying for them!


All the Philippine government has to do is to allocate funds for forest conservation. Under certain criteria, the peso value of such conservation measures is then considered payment for part of those loans from the US.


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                    [Title] => 78-year-old man charged for rape of 2 minors
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                    [Title] => Paombong holds first Suka Fest
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PAOMBONG, Bulacan — Fiestas are normally characterized by smiling faces, but in this town, residents can contort their faces all they want as they celebrate the first Sukang Paombong Festival today. 


"We will have a mukhasim vinegar-tasting contest as one of our activities for the day-long celebration," Mayor Donato Marcos said.


There will also be street-dancing competitions, suka and tuba cooking contests, exhibits, and pagtutuba demonstrations. 


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The study was done by S.R. Baconguis of the Los Baños-based Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) in a one-hectare nipa-dominated wetland in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.


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This was revealed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II who said that all the raw material and required treatments would be prepared in the Philippines and assembled in the Dubai resorts.


The preparation of raw materials would begin six months before shipment to Dubai.


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                    [Title] => Bias vs. absentee voting more political than legal
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While FilAm organizations are actively lobbying for the passage of Philippine  law enabling them to vote, there is scattered objection from Pinoys who keep  whining that the endeavor is too complicated, very costly and susceptible to  cheating.


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                    [Title] => Is DENR ready for US scheme to write off debt?
                    [Summary] => New York – It is not generally known that the Philippines need not pay a cent to the United States to chip away at the $430 million it owes the US in concessional or easy loans. Imagine paying for part of those loans without actually paying for them!


All the Philippine government has to do is to allocate funds for forest conservation. Under certain criteria, the peso value of such conservation measures is then considered payment for part of those loans from the US.


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PhilRice develops bioethanol facility that uses nipa as fuel

November 2, 2014 - 12:00am

A bioethanol production facility utilizing nipa (palm) sap is now powering the farm machines of agricultural workers in Brgy....

Agriculture

78-year-old man charged for rape of 2 minors

By Manny Galvez | May 6, 2011 - 12:00am

A 78-year-old man was charged before the Department of Justice here Wednesday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister on two separate occasions.

Nation

Paombong holds first Suka Fest

By Dino Balabo | December 29, 2006 - 12:00am

PAOMBONG, Bulacan — Fiestas are normally characterized by smiling faces, but in this town, residents can contort their faces all they want as they celebrate the first Sukang Paombong Festival today.  "We...

Nation

‘Agri-nipa-aquaculture’ technology developed

November 17, 2002 - 12:00am

Here’s a new technology that can prove viable and profitable for people in coastal areas. Called "Agri-nipa-aquaculture technology," it combines nipa (and palm) and agricultural crops with fish production,...

Agriculture

Emirates to buy 150 nipa huts worth P112M

By Marianne V. Go | July 14, 2002 - 12:00am

The United Arab Emirates has entered into a P112.5 million ($2.25 million) deal with Filipino suppliers for the construction of 150 nipa hut units in two resorts being built in Dubai. This was revealed yesterday...

Business

Bias vs. absentee voting more political than legal

By POSTSCRIPT | By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | December 4, 2001 - 12:00am

New York – Judging from the feedback we’ve been getting from Filipinos in America, it seems that our compatriots abroad must first get their act together before they hanker for a chance to vote in elections...

Opinion

Is DENR ready for US scheme to write off debt?

By POSTSCRIPT | By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | December 2, 2001 - 12:00am

New York – It is not generally known that the Philippines need not pay a cent to the United States to chip away at the $430 million it owes the US in concessional or easy loans. Imagine paying for part of those...

Opinion