5 things you didn’t know Filipinos designed, invented
Be proud! At the recent opening of “Art x Design: A Special Reception of the 50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” exhibition in National Museum of Fine Arts, it was revealed that there are at least five things that Filipinos indeed designed and invented and have since been useful not only to Filipinos, but to humankind......»»
MAV suspension plan up for review
The Department of Agriculture plan to suspend the minimum access volume on pork and corn would undergo the scrutiny of the government’s economic cluster, a DA official said yesterday......»»
Cotabato farmers get rice, corn seeds, banana plantlets
Up to 618 Muslim and Christian farmers, among them former members of local armed groups, each got over the weekend hybrid corn seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs from the Cotabato provincial government......»»
BCCP raises concerns over plans to curb meat imports
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines expressed concerns on the agriculture department’s plan to temporarily suspend the minimum access volume on corn and pork......»»
DA wants to suspend pork, corn MAV
The Department of Agriculture is looking at curbing the country’s agricultural imports by temporarily suspending the minimum access volume for pork and corn this year......»»
Lascañas, ex-cop, claims Sara Duterte ‘invented’ Tokhang
MANILA, Philippines — A confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) gunman claimed that “Oplan Tokhang,” the brutal “knock and plead” anti-drug operation carried out by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was a brainchild of then Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. The confessed DDS gunman also claimed that the brother of then Mayor Sara Duterte, then Vice.....»»
Lascañas: Sara Duterte initiated Oplan Tokhang as Davao mayor
"She was not only aware of what her father did, the bogus drug war. She actually invented a new trademark of extrajudicial killings in the name of Tokhang.".....»»
DA: Shear line agriculture damage reaches P137 million
The shear line’s damage to the agriculture sector in Davao and Caraga reached P136.57 million covering at least 9,043 hectares of rice and corn, according to the Department of Agriculture......»»
Shear line damages P172-M worth of agri products, infra in Davao region
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 January) – The recent heavy rains brought by the shear line destroyed at least P172 million worth of agricultural products and infrastructure in the Davao region. Data from the Department of Agriculture – Davao region (DA-Davao) said the initial damage to palay, corn and other high-value crops reached P145.3 million. […].....»»
P93B post-harvest facilities needed to stop rice, corn wastage
MANILA, Philippines – A total of P93 billion is required to establish adequate post-harvest facilities to prevent the wastage of corn and rice, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday. Laurel said around 12.7 to 15 percent of rice production is lost due to the lack of post-harvest facilities. “Sa rice and.....»»
Asian Corn Market Outlook for 2024: China s demand drives recovery and diversification
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The Asian corn market is set for dynamic shifts in 2024, driven by the demand dynamics in China and a positive sign of recovery in Southeast Asia. According to a press release by SP Global Commodity Insights, several factors, including China's supply diversification efforts and potential use of genetically modified crops, are poised to influence corn prices and trade flows across the re.....»»
Asian Corn Market Outlook for 2024: China s demand drives recovery and diversification
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The Asian corn market is set for dynamic shifts in 2024, driven by the demand dynamics in China and a positive sign of recovery in Southeast Asia. According to a press release by SP Global Commodity Insights, several factors, including China's supply diversification efforts and potential use of genetically modified crops, are poised to influence corn prices and trade flows across the re.....»»
PDLs look forward to benefits of DA, DOJ project
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have initiated the Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment for Food Security Project, known as DA RISE, to benefit Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The project aims to reform and prepare PDLs for their reintegration into society, with a focus on agriculture and food production. At the Iwahig Prison and Penal Colony, 70 inmates have been trained in efficient farm systems for rice and vegetable production. One inmate, referred to as Kamote, expressed his enthusiasm for the program, stating that the training has equipped him with the skills to lead a better life after his release. The project is aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s food security agenda and emphasizes the modernization of Philippine agriculture. During a harvest festival, Agriculture Secretary Francsico P. Tiu Laurel emphasized the collaboration between government agencies, the private sector, and the PDLs, highlighting the shared goal of ensuring food security for Filipino families. The private sector, including seed companies such as Mench Fil-Am Corporation and SL Agritech Corporation, has pledged continuous support for the project. The next phase of the RISE Project will expand to cover 500 hectares of Iwahig's property, including cashew, corn, and rice production, a tilapia pond, and areas for livestock raising and pasture. The project signifies a meaningful collaboration between the government and the private sector to promote entrepreneurship and modern farming technology, ultimately contributing to a food-secure nation......»»
Unavoidable
President Marcos issued Executive Order 50 maintaining lowered tariff rates for rice, pork and corn until the end of 2024. It was an unavoidable decision......»»
Philippines Extends Lower Tariffs on Essential Foods Amid Economic Challenges
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of reduced tariffs on staple foods until the end of 2024. Marcos has issued Executive Order 50 to maintain price stability and ensure affordable prices for rice, corn, and meat products. “The present economic condition warrants the continued application of the reduced tariff rates on rice, […].....»»
Slashed tarrif for imported rice, corn, meat extended until December 2024
In a statement, the PCO said that Executive Order (EO) No. 50 signed by Marcos is aimed at safeguarding against potential price fluctuations due to the looming threat of dry weather and the African swine fever. .....»»
Reduced tariff rates for pork, rice, corn extended until end of 2024
Reduced tariff rates for pork, rice, corn extended until end of 2024.....»»
Marcos OK d extension of lower pork, corn, rice tariff rates — NEDA
Balisacan made this announcement during a press briefing at Malacañang, citing the extension as a response to ongoing global market challenges, particularly supply-related issues......»»
NEDA board to approve reduced tariffs on agricultural products
A proposed executive order to extend the reduced tariffs on essential commodities like rice, corn, pork and coal until 2024 will be presented for approval by the National Economic and Development Authority Board chaired by President Marcos next week......»»
Vlad the Impaler steps out of Dracula’s shadow
Cloaked in a black cape like the infamous count himself, 10-year-old Niklas Schuetz runs through the dark corridors of a hilltop castle in search of the truth about Dracula. "He was a Romanian prince, not a vampire," said the schoolboy, as he tripped by torchlight through the nocturnal gloom of Forchtenstein Castle. The group is guided through the Austrian fortress and is eager to sink their teeth into the gripping life of Vlad Tepes, the notorious "Vlad the Impaler", whose descendants once held the Schloss. The castle is home to one of the few paintings of the cruel 15th-century prince, and this Halloween its curators are trying to bring the real historical figure out from the chilling shadow of the monster invented by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Rather than being a ghoulish fiend, the real Vlad Tepes had for a "long time gone down in history as a positive figure" who courageously fought the Ottoman Turks, said the director of its collections, Florian Bayer. "More and more people are able to distinguish between the bloodsucking vampire and the historical figure," he said. Voivode Vlad III -- also known by his patronymic name Dracula derived from the Slavonic word for dragon -- once ruled over Wallachia, a Romanian-speaking vassal state of the Kingdom of Hungary. 'Forest' of the impaled Held as a child hostage of the sultan at the Ottoman court, he later turned against his former captors. In several hard-fought campaigns against the Turks, he struck fear into his enemies by impaling thousands of Turkish prisoners. This gruesomely slow death was also used against his internal rivals, like "the German merchants from neighbouring Transylvanian towns," historian Dan Ioan Muresan told AFP. Tepes was often depicted amidst a "forest" of impaled bodies. Yet despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a ladykiller, according to Muresan. He was a "very handsome man with an imposing build", with long hair flowing over his Turkish-style kaftans adorned with diamonds. By marrying a cousin of the Hungarian king, he "gave rise to a branch from which the British royal family descends," the historian added. Indeed Britain's King Charles III has repeatedly boasted of their shared blood ties, saying that Transylvania runs through his veins. Communist marketing The gothic novel by Stoker published in 1897 helped kickstart the modern vampire genre. Dozens of films later, the fictional Dracula had transformed into a pop culture icon. "Until the 1960s, Romanians didn't associate the character imagined by Stoker with Vlad Tepes," said Bogdan Popovici, head of the national archives in the Transylvanian city of Brasov, home to some of the prince's manuscripts. "It was the Communists who started to commercialize it for the Western market to attract tourists," he said. While cashing in on selling the vampire myth to visitors, the regime of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu sought to resurrect Vlad as a national hero. Paradoxically, the Communist regime was careful in differentiating the real Dracula from its fictitious counterpart as it pursued its mission to wipe out pagan traditions. Tears of blood "Romanians have never recognized themselves in the character, which was born out of a foreign imagination and planted into an exotic reality," said Muresan. "It is being exploited as a kind of tourist trap," he said. The real Vlad never set foot in Romania's Bran Castle -- widely taken as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula -- but it hasn't stopped it from drawing visitors in their droves. Murdered by his own people in 1476 in the wake of a conspiracy, experts dispute the whereabouts of his remains to this day, with some claiming that his head was sent to the sultan in Constantinople to confirm his death. A recent Italian scientific study based on the analysis of the prince's handwritten letters found that Vlad probably suffered from haemolacria, indicating that he could shed tears of blood. The creepy detail is undoubtedly enough to keep the Dracula myth alive for some time yet. The post Vlad the Impaler steps out of Dracula’s shadow appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»