Performance of Philippine agriculture

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The country's jobless rate was unchanged at 6 percent in June from a month earlier, the government reported on Monday...

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The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of 2022 has been revised downward to 8.2 percent from the earlier 8.3 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday...

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The current COVID-19 wave is taking longer than expected and may extend until the “ber” months, with high positivity rates recorded in 20 provinces, the OCTA Research Group said yesterday...

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Returning the country’s unemployment rate to prepandemic levels entails the opening of 700,000 more jobs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...

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The Philippine economy likely expanded by 8.8 percent in the second quarter, faster than the revised 8.2 percent in the first quarter, despite the slump in agriculture sector, Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corp., said in a report Monday...

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A bill has been filed at the House of Representatives pushing for the criminalization of the "creation and dissemination" of "fake news" — the common term for misinformation and disinformation...

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Sen. Grace Poe has filed a bill that seeks to set up online transactions in government offices to get rid of long lines.

Senate Bill No. 334 or the proposed E-Government Act of 2022 seeks to mandate government agencies on the efficient delivery of services, allowing the public to perform transactions through their mobile phones or desktop computers...

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A bill penalizing “political prostitutes,” or politicians who frequently switch political parties, has been filed in the House of Representatives where ironically, changing one’s political affiliation has become the norm after every election...

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San Jose del Monte Rep. Florida Robes is pushing for a law that would punish a motorist’s road rage with a driver’s license revocation, jail time of up to six years, and a fine of not more than P250,000...

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Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar has filed a measure seeking to establish dialysis units in government hospitals and provide free treatments to indigent patients...

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Senator Robinhood Padilla eyes the decongestion of the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City through the creation of regional penal farms...

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If the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can no longer function safely, then the Philippines must build a new nuclear plant. This is the gist of House Bill (HB) No.2921 filed in the ongoing 19th Congress by Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr...

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The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has asked the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) to include barangay officials among the persons authorized to file petitions for involuntary confinement for rehabilitation of drug dependents...

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Sen. Grace Poe pressed on Monday for the timely passage of an awaited remedial legislation aimed at improving “the way government attends to ordinary citizens through efficient e-delivery of services that will do away with long lines or prolonged waiting time.”..,

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The Philippines discussed potential support from the US for its climate finance, health, and tax system digitalization efforts, the Department of Finance (DoF) said...

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The Philippine government’s aim of pursuing an independent foreign policy amid rising China-United States tensions would not be possible if it maintains bilateral treaties with the US, according to newly-formed think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute...

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President Marcos is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s annual gathering of world leaders next month, the Philippine ambassador to the United States said yesterday...

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The United States is looking to increase funding for the Philippines in areas such as climate financing and tax system enhancements, the Department of Finance said on Monday...
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Sen. Rafael Tulfo on Monday called on the government to draw up a contingency plan for Filipino workers (FWs) in Taiwan should the tension between Beijing and Taipei escalate...

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The Philippines has asserted its arbitral award in the South China Sea during the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers’ meeting and related meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday...

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China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

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Taiwan will hold live-fire military drills this week, simulating a defense of the island against a Chinese invasion, officials said Monday, as Beijing confirmed it carried out fresh exercises around its neighbor...

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“A storm is gathering” as relations between the United States and China are worsening over Taiwan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned the city-state on Monday—and they were unlikely to ease soon as the mistrust between the global giants could lead to “miscalculations.”...

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China announced new military drills around Taiwan on Monday, eliciting concern from US President Joe Biden, a day after the scheduled end of Beijing’s largest exercises to protest last week’s visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment to their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension...

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The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict...

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Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations on Monday and seen by Reuters...

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Pfizer Inc. will spend about $5.4 billion to purchase Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) as the pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the Covid-19 pandemic...

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Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate...

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Oil prices dropped on Monday, hovering near multi-month lows, as recession fears hurt demand outlook and data pointed to a slow recovery in China’s crude imports last month...

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Tensions are mounting ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflicted on the world’s poorest people by climate change...

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Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey’s defense ministry said, taking the total to 10 since the first ship sailed last week after a deal with Russia to unblock Ukrainian grain exports...

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Alert Level 1 remains in Israel after the Israeli government and Palestinian militants declared a truce, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday...

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Young members of the National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) urged Congress to allow the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to push through on December 5, 2022, stressing that...

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The government must declare a climate emergency to wield extraordinary powers that will facilitate a shift to renewable energy, which analysts and economists said will address prevailing problems like the unreliable food supply and the Philippines’ vulnerability to calamities...

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Daily coronavirus infections in the Philippines rose by 13% in the past week from a week earlier, according to the Department of Health (DoH)...

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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday reminded the national police that it must only use force when it is “reasonable, justifiable and necessary.”...

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Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has trimmed the number of senior officials at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) from 12 to nine...

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Taal Volcano continued to spew more sulfur dioxide (SO2) on Sunday, reaching a new record-high nearly a month after its warning status was lowered to alert level 1...

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Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has suggested the use of “Taglish” (Tagalog and English) in nonlanguage subjects, particularly Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and the nourishment of learners to address the country’s 91-percent learning poverty rate...

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Fifteen provinces in Luzon recorded "very high" Covid-19 positivity rates, OCTA Research reported on Monday...

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The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday that it welcomed all inquiries into its purchase of laptops through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM)...

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday warned of a “constantly changing world wrought with conditions and situations that are hard to predict” as he rallied members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to remain steadfast in the commitment to securing the peace...

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The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is seeking an investigation in aid of legislation into the purchase of overpriced laptops with outdated processors for teachers holding distance classes...

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Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Garcia said the poll regulator is prepared to conduct the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in December...

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The current increase in COVID-19 cases may be attributed to the coronavirus Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, which now comprises about 85 percent of the samples sequenced by the Philippine Genome Center (PGC)...

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The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed that its decision to start the coming school year on Aug. 22 will push through despite calls to postpone the said opening...

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Poor senior citizens won't be getting doubled pensions anytime soon as funding for it is not part of this year's spending program, the Department of Finance said Monday...

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Dengue cases in the country continue to increase, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting Monday that 92,343 people contracted the illness as of July 23...

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Tourism (DOT) will be forming a technical working group (TWG) to improve airports and seaports in the country...

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Agricultural production continued to contract for a second straight quarter, mainly due to lower crops and fisheries output, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday...

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The economy grew at a slower pace than initially reported in the first quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday...

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Residential customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see lower bills this month due to the decline in generation and distribution charges and the ongoing refund of a previous over-collection...

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Sugar prices have risen between 40% and 42% since the start of June, an association of supermarkets said, forcing consumers to modify their shopping behavior by buying smaller quantities at a time or switching to brown sugar...

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The need for a bigger family income to meet the unabated increase in prices of food and other essential items is forcing even retired senior citizens to look for jobs...

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Inflation is likely to lose steam in the fourth quarter of the year as global oil prices ease and the consumer price index (CPI) for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels decline, according to Moody’s Analytics...

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Several groups on Monday called for the immediate resolution of the leadership row at the Philippine Economic Zones Authority (PEZA) or investments in the country will suffer...

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Local oil companies slashed effective on Tuesday the pump prices of diesel by P2.20 per liter, gasoline by P2.10 per liter, and kerosene by P2.55 per liter...

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Expectations that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will continue to increase its key rates, especially with another large hike of 0.5 percentage point this month, are bolstered with inflation rising for the fifth month in a row and reaching 6.4 percent in July...

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Aquafeed producers welcomed the government's lifting of the suspension on the importation of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and other ingredients used in aquaculture feeds, which they expect will reverse the decline in fish production and enable expansion...

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Addressing the long-term impact of COVID-19 is the administration's most challenging task, Finance Sec. Benjamin Diokno said. The health crisis that forced the government to impose lockdowns severely affected productivity and human development, which are key to the country recovering from the pandemic and achieving a level of growth...

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The Marcos administration will be able to finance its priority infrastructure projects through its efforts to improve the tax system and use multiple forms of funding amid the tight fiscal space it's in, a top economic official said...

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Nearly three million Filipinos in the labor force were unemployed in June 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Monday...

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