MANILA, Philippines — The 37th Philippine Business Conference (PBC), the country's biggest annual business meeting in the country, is urging the gov
Read MoreRegional News LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea how emerging markets are reshaping global consumption patterns, look no further than the cocoa bean
Read MoreWe welcome the recent announcement of the President that two leading US beverage companies will be investing in the coconut water industry for marke
Read MoreLocal firm using money for expansion projects Agrinurture Inc. (ANI) has secured a $30.4-million investment that will help it expand its farming ac
Read MoreSAMAL Island in Davao del Norte has been declared free from the pests mango pulp weevil (Sternochetus frigidus) and mango seed weevil (Sternochetus
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. TYPHOONS Pedring and Quiel have literally rained on Secretary Proceso Alcala’s parade. Or rather his dream of rice s
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. President Aquino last week raved over what he thought was buko juice from our country that is a fad in gyms in the
Read MoreCATARMAN, NORTHERN SAMAR -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to spend nearly P1 billion until 2016 to build farm-to-market r
Read MoreAT LEAST THREE Japanese companies plan to keep expanding in the Philippines, Malacañang yesterday announced, as President Benigno S. C. Aquino III a
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I was totally amused at how DTI Secretary Greg Domingo got excited about this buko juice craze in America like it
Read MorePresident Aquino wants Philippines to cash in on US coco water craze Ever think that the lowly buko juice could fuel a United States professional s
Read MoreLoans unpaid; execs paid 35% kickbacks It was worse than the fertilizer scam. A P10-billion fund meant to help small farmers, fisherfolk and agric
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Apparently, our land registration system is more horrible than I imagined. I am told that only about half of the e
Read MoreNew York (via PLDT) – The prospects of having an additional $15-million investment by softdrink manufacturing giant Pepsi Corp. and a Fil-Am company
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — New winning export sectors have lifted Philippine exports for the month substantially compensating for the decline in the elec
Read MoreGENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Ranking government officials have called on players in the multimillion-peso tuna industry to diversify in the face of tough
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. BANKS WILL need to set aside at least 25% of their total funds for lending to farmers, fisherfolk and agrarian reform bene
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. “It’s agriculture, stupid!” That’s what we have to tell our economic leaders. If Thailand, Indonesia and Viet
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINE Coffee Board, Inc. is eyeing the expansion of areas for planting coffee to bring production levels closer to demand. Alejandro C. Mo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last week I started to analyze the claims of success—Ganito Tayo Noon, Bakit Nagkaganito Ngayon (This was how we w
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