CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) 10 (Northern Mindanao) sees the cultivation and production of coffee and cacao as an emerging contributor to boosting the region's agriculture sector. During the Network Briefing News on Friday, DA-10 Director Carlene Collado said after some farmers groups received support and recognition, they can expand supply in the country and to international markets. "Hopefully, with our assistance, they will be known internationally, and supply for export their products. This would also mean larger income for them," Collado said, referring to the PHP8 million worth of assistance to farmers through the Cacao Community-Based Development Enterprise project. One of the beneficiaries was the Toburan-Mapulog-Maputi Arc Marketing Cooperative, covering 67 hectares in Naawan, Misamis Oriental. Some members are already growing cacao and producing tablea (pure chocolate usually in tablet shape) and selling them to agri-development cente
FISH SANCTUARY. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the provincial government of Pangasinan, and the Lingayen municipal government deploy some 45 concrete artificial reefs two kilometers away from the shore of Lingayen beach on March 7, 2022. The artificial reefs are part of the newly-launched Lingayen fish sanctuary. (Photo courtesy of Province of Pangasinan) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - Some 45 units of concrete artificial reefs were deployed at the marine protected area here as part of the inauguration of the Lingayen fish sanctuary onMonday that aims to boost fish production in the province of Pangasinan. In a statement issued by the Lingayen Municipal Information Office, Department of Agriculture Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) officer-in-charge Rosario Segundina Gaerlan said the project would help increase fish productivity in the area and further improve the marine ecosystem. "Heto pong mga artificial reef po natin ay makakatulong sa ating mga mangi
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Concrete artificial reefs will be deployed soon at the seabed of the Lingayen beach to create a fish sanctuary and boost the livelihood of fisherfolk here. Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil said the artificial reefs will be placed two kilometers away from the shoreline. “Throu
Kalinga Governor Ferdinand Tubban (Screengrab from PCOO Network Briefing News) BAGUIO CITY - The 153 villages in seven municipalities and one component city of Kalinga province will be able to implement more programs and projects with the additional PHP400 million funds under the internal revenue allotment (IRA) resulting from the Supreme Court's (SC) Mandanas-Garcia ruling. Governor Ferdinand Tubban, during the Network Briefing News on Tuesday, said Kalinga was among the first three provinces in the country to submit its devolution plan for 2022. Tubban said the provincial government would use the amount for the different offices, office personnel, capability training, aside from infrastructure, while all villages would get a portion of the funds for their priority investment projects. In particular, he said, the funds would benefit 70 villages classified as geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. "We have been implementing the devolved functions even without the fun
BAGUIO CITY – The 153 villages in seven municipalities and one component city of Kalinga province will be able to implement more programs and projects with the additional P400 million funds under the internal revenue allotment (IRA) resulting from the Supreme Court's (SC) Mandanas-Garcia ruling. Go