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Banana coop sector airs concerns vs aerial spray ban
AMID calls to promote cooperativism as a vehicle for peace in Mindanao, the banana cooperative sector is also waging its own battle that it says would determine the economic survival of its members.
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Misamis Occidental gears up for mariculture
GROUPER broodstock in the Misamis Occidental successfully spawned after two months of conditioning, jumpstarting the development of the mariculture industry in the province.
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Business clinic now on second day
A THREE-day Business Clinic by the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) for prospective and existing entrepreneurs is now on its second day at Limketkai Atrium.
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SSS drops to 9% interest rate of loans used to fix house
THE Social Security System (SSS) has cut the interest rate of its loan window for home repairs and improvements from 13 to nine percent to help members affected by tropical storm Ondoy, a top official
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Fair Trade Shop opens Wednesday
CAGAYAN de Oro consumers will soon join millions worldwide who support socially and environmentally conscious shopping.
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Arroyo here for real estate confab
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to grace the opening of this year’s Chamber of Real Estate Brokers Association (Creba) National Convention, from October 8-11, at Grand Caprice Restaurant, L
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Mayor invites US-based Kagay-anons to invest in Oro
MAYOR Constantino “Tinnex” Jaraula is urging Cagayanons who are now based in the Unites States of America to invest in Cagayan de Oro City even as he is continuously rebuilding ties with Cagayanon
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Coops, groups bat for sustainable agriculture
SOME 85 mass leaders coming from different regions of the country representing cooperatives, people’s and non-government organizations, church-based institutions, and agricultural students gathered
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Senate drafts final Mindanao authority bill
MANILA -- A final draft of 10 Senate bills pushing for the creation of the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (Meda) will be filed next week, following a Senate sub-committee’s recommendation f
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Bangus farming for Bukidnon tribesmen
EXACTLY four months since the last time they set foot in Balingasag Mariculture Park in Misamis Oriental for the stocking of bangus fingerlings, the Higaonon tribe from Sumilao, Bukidnon came back to
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Region’s coco exports drop in first quarter
THE current global economic crisis has taken a toll on Northern Mindanao’s coconut industry as demand for export products decreased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last
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Palay production in Nothern Mindanao drops
PALAY production in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Occidental significantly decreased during the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
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Vintage car restoration gaining popularity in Oro
RESTORATION of vintage cars is slowly getting popular in Cagayan de Oro after a few car enthusiasts grouped together and formed a club that would preserve, protect and promote it both as a business an
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BIR 16 recovers from collection shortfall
The BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region (RR) No.16 has announced that it has gained significant headway in reducing the collections shortfall for the second quarter of 2009, bringing it cl
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