Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Thursday called on the private sector to continue investing in Mindanao’s long-term development. “Mindanao is a veritable food basket of the Philippines considering its substantial contribution to the country’s agri-fishery sector. We can attract investments to nurture local agribusiness,” Dar said during the 30th Mindanao Business Conference. He said businessmen could explore the island region’s agricultural landscape, citing its growing cacao, coffee, cassava, abaca, rubber, and coconut plantations, as well as its widely established banana industry. “We have strengthened our campaign to consolidate the banana industry, and we hope to do the same in cacao,
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) is still optimistic with the growth of the industry as long as key government policies will be in place. During the two-day 9th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit from Thursday to Friday, EVAP president Edmund Araga said the pandemic has further slowed down the growth of the local EV industry. Araga said EV registration in the country dropped 35 percent to 1,015 units from 1,570 units in 2019. For the past decade, total EV registration in the country reached 12,965 comprising of e-trikes, e-motorcycles, e-jeepneys, and e-cars among others. “We are hopeful about
The Philippine Navy (PN)’s second guided-missile frigate, the BRP Antonio Luna, has demonstrated its capability to protect its crewmen from chemical attack. “As the newest and the most capable asset in the Philippine Navy, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) conducts regular training and exercise so that it can respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) attacks,” a post from the ship’s Facebook page said Thursday night. Also posted was a video clip showing BRP Antonio Luna’s response to a simulated chemical weapon attack where crewmen were seen locking down all access points of the ship to prevent deadly gases from
The country will experience fair weather with isolated rains caused by thunderstorms Friday, a weather forecaster said. “Fair weather will prevail across Luzon. One should still bring an umbrella because of isolated rains, especially in the afternoon and evening,” Aldczar Aurelio of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The temperature in Tuguegarao is 35°C, while Metro Manila will have up to 34°C. The Visayas and Mindanao will also have fair weather with isolated rains, Aurelio said. Cebu and Zamboanga’s temperature is 32 °C, while the temperature in Davao is 33 °C. Light to moderate winds and
Passports for pick-up at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Aseana will be released at the Double Dragon Plaza in Pasay City starting Sept. 24. The DFA, in an advisory on Thursday night, said passports would be released at Islas Pinas in Double Dragon from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays), from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. DFA-Aseana is currently getting long lines of applicants following the transfer of appointments from consular offices in Metro Manila to the main office after some of its personnel tested positive for coronavirus. The situation was aggravated by the large number of applicants who
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Manila is set to open its 2021 one-stop-shop for Filipinos aspiring to study in European universities. Going virtual this year, the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) is expected to reach more Filipinos with more higher education institutions participating in the event from October 1 to 2. A total of 140 colleges and universities from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Finland and Sweden were tapped to join the event. “Through this fair, the EU wants to give Filipino students access to information about pursuing their higher
