BFAR-7 implements food security projects, distributes donated fish catch from fishermen

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY—Two fishermen organizations shared their blessings to some Cebu City residents by donating a total of 450 kilos of their fish catch. Alma Saavedra, information officer of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central…

Rice farmers enjoy high farmgate prices of palay

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s rice farmers are enjoying high farmgate prices of palay during the current dry season. As of April 5, the national average price of dry palay is at P19.91 per kilogram (/kg),…

Business groups support Project Balik Buhay 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Five business organizations express their support to the Project Balik Buhay eyed for implementation in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu on May 21, 2020. Their support is signified in a joint advisory to…

Group seeks more focus on livestock, fishery in proposed P32-billion agri stimulus package

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is urging Congress to include livestock and fishery in its proposed P32-billion economic stimulus-response package. This appeal was contained in a PCAFI letter addressed…

Micro, small businesses have until May 8 to apply for wage subsidy program

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Micro and small businesses have until Friday, May 8, to apply for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program that is implemented through the Social Security System (SSS) to provide a wage subsidy of between…

SEC identifies more quick-rich schemes

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again found several quick-rich schemes that victimize the public. Lawyer Alma Marie Dalena, SEC Cebu Extension Office officer-in-charge, encouraged investors to think twice before investing their money…

Experts support use of rapid antibody-based testing

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY—Amid concerns over the efficacy of the Real-Time – Polymerase Chain Reaction (rtPCR) and the Rapid Antibody-Based Diagnostic Test (RDT), medical experts here support the use of the latter for mass testing in the cities of…

Aboitiz Power posts P2.1 billion consolidated net income for 1st quarter of 2020

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Aboitiz Power Corporation registered a lower consolidated net income for the first quarter of 2020. In an emailed statement, Aboitiz Power placed its consolidated net income at P2.1 billion for the period, 43…

Tech firms, PH environmental foundation develop AI solution to save coral reefs

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Technology firms Accenture and Intel partnered with Philippine-based Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation to implement a project using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor and restore a coral reef at an island northeast of Palawan. The Project: CORail,…

DOLE eyes creation of one million jobs in the provinces

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employement (DOLE) plans to create one million jobs in the provinces as part of the government’s recovery plan for post-coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. “Tomorrow, we will observe Labor Day as…

No job fairs on Labor Day amid enhanced community quarantine

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas announced the suspension of the simultaneous job fairs that were scheduled to be held region-wide to mark Labor Day. DOLE-7, in an emailed…

Cebu City cooperative partners with DA-7 for Kadiwa on Wheels

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City-based cooperative has partnered with the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas to help farmers sell their produce. The Cebu Peoples Multipurpose Cooperative (CPMPC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

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