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Investing in trees, preventing illegal logging

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from 19 hours ago

TREE farming and tree investment is an almost unpopular industry in Mindanao despite the number of lumber stores.Around 2014, Mama Earth Foundation began in the tree industry, not merely a business venture but for the Typhoon Pablo-hit farmers in Davao de Oro to get back on their feet.Mama Earth Foundation ...

DA-Davao’s digital marketing for local farmers

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from April 3, 2020

FARMERS who struggled to sell their produce because of the community quarantine can now reach more customers online as the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-Davao) offered them social media marketing assistance.On Thursday, April 2, DA-Davao launched the Kadiwa Digital Marketing where struggling farmers can avail of free online ...

New setup eyes hike in connectivity demand

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from April 3, 2020

THE changes in the work and learning setups due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is seen to increase the demand for bandwidth, wireless connectivity, and devices, an information and communications technology (ICT) official said.ICT-Davao president Sam Matunog said the shift to work-from-home arrangements of most business processing outsourcing (BPOs) companies means ...

Sun Life extends premium payment grace periods

/ from April 3, 2020

SUN Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. and Sun Life Financial Plans, Inc. [Sun Life] extend the grace period for premium payments, amid the ongoing Enhanced Community Quarantine brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak.True to its commitment to be the Filipinos’ lifetime partner, Sun Life has extended the grace period for ...

DA urges Dabawenyos to start urban farming

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from April 2, 2020

THE Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-Davao) has been distributing lowland vegetable seeds to encourage the public to grow their own food while at home due to the community quarantine.In a Facebook post on Wednesday, April 1, the agriculture department through the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) in ...

Banks in Davao City eye to ease loan payment

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from April 1, 2020

BANKS are keen on granting the business sectors longer loan payment moratoriums especially to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a bank executive said.On March 18, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) asked all banks to "declare a 60-day moratorium on all loan payments regardless of ...

No ASF outbreaks to date in Davao

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from March 30, 2020

THERE is no new African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Davao Region to date, the regional agricultural office reported.Department of Agriculture (DA)-Davao Director Ricardo Oñate said there are no reported outbreaks in areas in the region that were earlier affected by the disease.In February this year, ASF caused the culling ...

Group: Durian sales to drop by 40%

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from March 30, 2020

THE prices of durian have remained stable but the industry is foreseeing a looming 40 percent drop in sales as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is showing no sign of easing down soon.Durian Industry Association of Davao City (DIADC) secretary Manuel Villanueva said retail prices of durian is at P60 to ...

Sorghum's potential

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from March 29, 2020

FOR several years now, big and small banana plantations in Davao Region have been suffering from Fusarium wilt, a disease caused by a fungus. Although, there were remedies suggested to combat the disease, banana farmers have not yet arrived at a consensus which is effective. What is certain is that ...

BPO workers fear employment status

Roberto A. Gumba Jr. / from March 27, 2020

WITH the compliance of the majority of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies on the government’s guidelines on flexible work arrangements, some call center agents have expressed fears on their possible displacement.In a radio interview with 87.5 Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR), Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio reported that as of ...

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