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Group says rice farmers’ income drops 75-85%

RICE farmers in Mindanao have experienced around 75 to 85 percent income losses after a year of the government’s implementation of Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law, a farmers group said.Masipag Mindanao regional coordinator Leo XL Fuentes said ...

From 10 hours ago

Meat vendors, processors assure pork is safe

MEAT vendors and processors assured the public that pork meat in all public markets in Davao City is safe from African Swine Fever (ASF) since they source it from certified hog farms.Federation of Public Market Vendors of Davao City president ...

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Urban farming as a way of life

MAXEY Atog earns an average of P20,000 a month just by keeping himself healthy and happy.He considers this income a bonus.Atog has been known for his organic urban gardening initiatives, his contribution to environmental efforts in Davao City.In 2018, the ...

From 2 days ago

Trendy bandana bibs

GANI, four years old, gave Davao City its first dibs on bandana-styled baby bib.Fashionable or custom-made bandana bibs are trendy must haves for mommies in Luzon with infants or toddlers. They consider it a convenient and appealing type of bib ...

From 2 days ago

Few electric cooperatives register for WESM

ONLY a few electric cooperatives (ECs) in Mindanao have attended the recent two-day onsite registration for the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the electricity market operator said.Independent Electricity Market Operator in the Philippines (IEMOP) has conducted two batches of registration ...

From 3 days ago

Commercial hog raisers willing to supply piglets

COMMERCIAL hog farms are willing to temporarily supply piglets to the backyard farmers to raise.This is to ensure these farmers are not tending hogs infected with African Swine Fever (ASF).Hog Farmers Association of Davao, Inc. president Eduardo So said the ...

From 5 days ago

P1-M pork products seized since ASF

THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Mindanao East Cluster was able to confiscate almost P1 million worth of imported processed pork products in Davao City since the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in the Philippines.FDA-Mindanao East Cluster Director Debbie Legaspi said ...

From 6 days ago

Davao hog sales drop 40%

A GROUP of hog raisers in Davao Region expressed concern on the drop of sales among lechoneros and backyard hog raisers to about 40 percent.Hog Farmers Association of Davao Inc. (Hogfadi) president Eduardo So said Wednesday, February 19, that the ...

From 6 days ago

Panigan-Tamugan water guaranteed potable

THE Davao City Water District (DCWD) assured the public that necessary steps are being undertaken to keep the potability of the water in the Panigan-Tamugan River.This came on the heels of an earlier announcement by the Interface Development Intervention for ...

From 6 days ago

Davao City waiting for imported face masks

IT IS still unsure if Davao City will be able to secure a share from the five million face masks to be imported overseas, a Trade department official in the city said.Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao City ...

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