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SUNGKAI, The Perak Department of Agriculture is expanding onion cultivation to 10 hectares in the second phase of its initiative, aimed at boosting production and reducing imports, said its director Norsiyenti Othman. She said that the success of a pilot project covering one hectare in Kampung Kuala Bikam, which yielded 3.3 metric tonnes during its first harvest in April, served as a catalyst for scaling up onion planting efforts. She explained that this expansion initiative, a strategic joint venture between the state government and potential entrepreneurs, has been supported through ongoing retraining and capacity-building programmes. ‘Currently, we have commenced planting

Manila: The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is in discussions with a New York-based company and the Department of National Defense (DND) to build a seaport within the ecozone in Casiguran, Aurora. APECO president and chief executive officer Gil Taway IV said in a recent interview that he will embark on a follow-through investment mission to the United States on Oct. 20 to 27 to talk to firms about their investment interests inside the zone, especially in seaport and defense hub development. ‘We will meet Newmark, which is interested in financing the seaport,’ Taway said, referring to

Manila: The Archdiocese of Capiz has asked lay leaders and those who are serving in ministries in parishes who are running in next year’s polls to resign from their church duties. ‘It has been also our practice in the Archdiocese that lay leaders and those who hold ministerial responsibilities in our parishes who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for an elected position automatically inhibit themselves from their pastoral responsibilities in the parish so that they avoid using their office for their political advantage,’ Archbishop Victor Bendico said in Circular No. 23 issued on Monday. He said this gesture from

MANILA: University of Santo Tomas turned back University of the East, 23-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-9, to sweep the four-match Pool B in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila late Sunday. Winger Angeline Poyos scored a game-high 28 points, including eight in the fifth set, as the Tigresses snapped the Lady Warriors’ three-game run. ‘We stuck to the system and listened to the instructions of our coaches,’ said Poyos after the two-hour and 27-minute match. Regina Grace Jurado chipped in 14 attacks and one ace while Jonna Chris Perdido added 14

MANILA: The Philippine government has reaffirmed its commitment to helping preserve the seas and marine resources ahead of the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in France. In a side event at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) on Monday, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Marshall Louis Alferez said preparations for the Philippines’ participation in the high-level UN meet is in full swing, with upcoming consultations with stakeholders scheduled in the coming months. ‘SDG 14 (Sustainable Development Goal 14) seeks to address the challenges facing the oceans, which cover over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and