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Small farmers to get
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By Ira Karen Apanay, Reporter
THE Philippines is one of the new
48 countries that will be covered by a series of projects of the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, with
a total funding of $21 million, to help small farmers and vulnerable
households mitigate the negative effects of rising food and farm
input prices.
FAO said the projects aims to
provide farmers with agricultural inputs this month and for an
expected duration of one year.
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SC suspends lawyer
for not paying rent
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THE Supreme Court has suspended a
lawyer for not paying her apartment rent. According to the High
Court, lawyer Eva Paita-Moya fell short of the standards expected of
her as a guardian of law and justice by skipping rent payments.
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Equal cost sharing
for Mindanao projects
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THE Department of Agriculture
announced that the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) has
finally approved the proposed 50:50 cost-sharing arrangement for the
Phase 2 of the Mindanao Rural Development Program...
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Energy dept joins
deregulation task force
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THE Departments of Justice and of
Energy on Monday inked an amended
memorandum of agreement strengthening the powers of the
Task Force on Oil Deregulation to ensure that consumers are
protected...
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Bishop claims GMA
backing on population
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PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo will
support the Catholic Church’s stand on population control until
she finishes her term, a senior member of the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) revealed on Monday.
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Sulpicio assigns
firm for retrieval operations
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Sulpicio Lines Inc. on Monday
finalized negotiations with Titan Salvage for the retrieval of
hydrocarbons and toxic chemicals from the sunken MV Princess of the
Stars.
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De Lima scores PNP
anew
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Commission on Human Rights
Chairman Leila de Lima on Monday cited the Philippine National
Police’s (PNP) presentation of the RCBC robbery-murders suspects
before the media as a clear violation of human rights.
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EXCLUSIVE
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Jinggoy, Chiz top
authors of approved Senate bills
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Senate President Pro-Tempore Jose
“Jinggoy” Estrada and Sen. Francis Escudero had authored the
most number of bills that have reached the Senate plenary in the
recently concluded...
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