DA turns over dairy buffaloes to farmer-beneficiaries in Pinamungahan town

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—To support government efforts to have sufficient food supply amid the coronavirus 2019 outbreak, the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) turned over eight heads of upgraded dairy buffaloes to the farmer beneficiaries in…

EMB-7, 2 other firms to donate PPEs for Cebu City garbage collectors

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Recognizing the need for proper disposal of face masks and the protection of garbage collectors amid the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural…

Two Cebu towns complete SAP payout to family-beneficiaries

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two municipalities in Cebu have already completed the payout of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) emergency cash subsidy for the family-beneficiaries in their respective areas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in…

Amid coronavirus 2019 crisis, unauthorized investment schemes persist

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/23/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Unauthorized investment schemes continue to occur even during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak to prey on the public, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in an emailed press release. The commission has been…

Solar-powered irrigation system helps rice farmers in Bohol 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Despite the enhanced community quarantine, farmers in Carmen, Bohol started planting at their rice fields, encouraged by the newly installed solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) at the municipality.  Salvador Diputado, region al executive director of the…

DA-7, Bohol officials study increase in irrigation-fed ricelands

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Central Visayas and Bohol second district officials are looking at the possibility of increasing irrigation-fed rice fields in the province. During a meeting attended by DA regional…

Charcoal maker from Carmen, Cebu among SAP beneficiaries

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—He earns his living by making charcoal, but the ongoing community quarantine prevents him from doing so. Thus, the emergency subsidy charcoal maker Dario Genson received under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) was a welcome…

Pork producers seek uniform guidelines on transport of essential goods such as pork products

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There’s a need for uniform interpretation of guidelines for delivery vehicles transporting essential commodities at border checkpoints. Rolando Tambago, president of Virginia Farms Inc. and of the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative (CeVIPPCO),…

BFAR-7 transforms Loboc River into a fish production site

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Once a popular tourist destination, the Loboc River in Bohol is now transformed into a fish production site through the efforts of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas.…

Over 33K families from 22 LGUs in Cebu receive nearly P200-M in SAP cash aid

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Over 33,000 families in Cebu have received a total of P199.89 million in cash assistance through the Emergency Subsidy Program that is under the Social Amelioration Program (ESP-SAP), as of Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2020,…

DTI-7 urges micro, small firms to get endorsement for P1-B rehab financing from provincial offices

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas urges micro and small enterprises affected by the coronavirus 2019 outbreak to get in touch with their provincial offices and get an endorsement…

Farmers in Bohol, Cebu earn nearly P700,000 during Kadiwa launching

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A project designed to bring farm products closer to the market in the province of Bohol and Cebu generated almost P700,000 for the participating farmers during the official launching of the Kadiwa ni Ani at…

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