Day: January 4, 2023

DAVAO CITY: The City Sports Development Division (CSDD) here has called on private and government sectors to ensure the success of the city’s hosting of the Ironman 70.3 triathlon race on March 26.   In a radio interview Wednesday, CSDD head Mikey Aportadera said preparations are currently being finalized for the nationwide event, in cooperation […]

MANILA: Agricultural losses due to heavy rains have now hit PHP315.5 million, according to the Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (DA-DRRM).   In its latest bulletin, the DA-DRRM said thousands of farmers were affected as the volume of damage continued to increase, considering the combined effects of the low pressure area, […]

ILOILO CITY: The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas will continue to capacitate barangay biosecurity officers (BBO) in the region in the monitoring and surveillance for possible African swine fever (ASF).   “We will continue conducting training of (village) biosecurity officers because there are areas and provinces that are […]

COTABATO CITY: At least six agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in Sultan Kudarat province have been given 300 bags of vermicompost and 130 gallons of organic foliar fertilizer by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).   Rushdi Mindalano, provincial agrarian reform program officer, said the assistance aims to boost the ARBOs’ agricultural production and promote […]