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September 20, 2026

LandBank, UP broaden support for students through digital finance, scholarships

MANILA – The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the University of the Philippines (UP) have expanded their partnership to provide financial assistance, digital banking services, transportation support, and career opportunities for students.The two institutions formalized the expanded cooperation through a memorandum of agreement signed Sept. 14 at UP Diliman in Quezon City by LandBank President and Chief Executive Officer Lynette Ortiz and UP President Angelo Jimenez.Under the agreeme...

Has decades of chemical fertilizer use paid off? Villafuerte wants to know
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May 15, 2023

Has decades of chemical fertilizer use paid off? Villafuerte...

MANILA BULLETINAT A GLANCECamarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants the House of Representatives to conduct a joint investigation, in aid...

Improving soil health and increasing yield through intercropping
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May 15, 2023

Improving soil health and increasing yield through intercrop...

MANILA BULLETINBy JAMES TABABAIntercropping is a farming practice that involves planting two or more crops simultaneously in the same field. This prac...

Elevate your green space: Choosing the suitable trellis for your climbing crops
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May 15, 2023

Elevate your green space: Choosing the suitable trellis for ...

MANILA BULLETINBy JAMES TABABAA trellis is a framework made of interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo, metal, or plastic, designed to suppo...

Go pushes for insurance coverage for farmers
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May 15, 2023

Go pushes for insurance coverage for farmers

PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) should expand its services to better help farmers especially in times of ca...

House bill seeks monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk
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May 15, 2023

House bill seeks monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfo...

PNAMANILA – Municipal fisherfolk will receive a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than PHP1,000 under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid Pambang...

DA memo on biofertilizer use to prevent new fertilizer scam
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May 13, 2023

DA memo on biofertilizer use to prevent new fertilizer scam

PNAMANILA – Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian on Friday assured that the recent memorandum on the use of biofertiliz...

White onion supply good only until July, group warns
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May 13, 2023

White onion supply good only until July, group warns

PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) yesterday said the supply of white onions is expected to l...

PhilSA, DA to do joint research on crops
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May 12, 2023

PhilSA, DA to do joint research on crops

PNAMANILA – The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will conduct joint research on crops, specifically onion a...

DA trains banana farmers in 3 Caraga towns on production
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May 12, 2023

DA trains banana farmers in 3 Caraga towns on production

PNABUTUAN CITY – At least 75 farmers from the towns of Sison and Tagana-an in Surigao del Norte and Remedios T. Romualdez in Agusan del Norte have ...

PH has no more supply of imported onion but local stock 'enough' for now – DA
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May 12, 2023

PH has no more supply of imported onion but local stock ...

MANILA BULLETINThere is no more supply of imported red and white onions in the country, the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant and Industry...

Onion prices more than double in a year – DA
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May 12, 2023

Onion prices more than double in a year – DA

PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — Retail prices of onions more than doubled yesterday to P200 a kilo compared to their prices a year ago, data from the ...

PhilSA, DA to conduct joint research on corn, onion using satellite data
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May 11, 2023

PhilSA, DA to conduct joint research on corn, onion using sa...

PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency and the Department of Agriculture will conduct a joint research to monitor corn and onion ...

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