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                    [ArticleID] => 1540888
                    [Title] => Villar urges Congress to extend agri fund validity
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Senator Cynthia Villar is urging the House of Representatives to pass the measure extending the validity of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF), which expired in December last year.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/agriculture/20160110/villar-1.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 840299 [Title] => DA set to resume ACEF lending [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Competitiveness Ehancement Fund (ACEF), will resume extending loans as soon as the transfer of funds to Government Financing Institutions (GFIs) has been processed.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 767878 [Title] => New, improved ACEF eyed [Summary] =>

Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said he and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala are finalizing guidelines that would leave no doubt that the main beneficiaries of the newly restructured Agricultural Competitive Enhancement Fund (ACEF) would be the poor farmers and fisherfolk.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 749548 [Title] => Pangilinan hails DA's modernization thrust [Summary] =>

Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hailed the government’s thrust in modernizing agriculture and improving the lives of farmers and fisherfolk, saying this is a major step towards the country’s goal of becoming a developed nation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 720834 [Title] => Renewed faith in gov't spurs agri growth - Pangilinan [Summary] =>

Welcoming the good news that the country’s agriculture sector posted substantial growth in the first semester, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said “the strength of the agri sector comes from a renewed faith of the private sector and the agriculture sector in the Department of Agriculture (DA) brought about by its sincerity and its serious desire to deliver results.”

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 652222 [Title] => Major agri-fishery players to chart 15-year program [Summary] =>

The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will convene the major players in the agriculture and fishery sector from both the private and government institutions to chart the direction of the sector for the future and put together the long term agriculture and fisheries plan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 592036 [Title] => Legarda wants zero-based budget for AFMA [Summary] =>

Sen. Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate agriculture committee and the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), fully supports President Aquino’s plan to use zero-based budgeting (ZBB) in government.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 541273 [Title] => Release of funds to mitigate effects of El Niño urged [Summary] =>

Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the government to immediately release funds for projects intended to minimize the effects of El Niño or dry spell..

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 478333 [Title] => ACEF to fund P100-million scholarship program for agriculture students [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The government would provide P100 million worth of scholarships to some indigent students this school year, Sen. Loren Legarda said recently.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 455363 [Title] => Passage of food safety bill pushed [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Alarmed by cases of salmonella contamination in various food products both here and abroad, Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday said she would push for the immediate passage of a comprehensive bill on food safety to ensure the highest quality of agriculture and food products for both domestic and international consumption.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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