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                    [Title] => Mitra: No report yet on fertilizer scam
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MANILA, Philippines – Palawan Rep. Abraham Mitra, chairman of the House committee on agriculture, yesterday said his committee has not come up with a report on the P728-million fertilizer scam in 2004.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 414067 [Title] => Ombudsman justifies junking of Esperat case vs Bolante [Summary] =>

The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday cited lack of sufficient evidence as the reason for absolving former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante and 10 others of charges of misusing P432 million in fertilizer funds in 2003.

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 304277 [Title] => Reaksyon, sunog at EVAT [Summary] => NAPAKARAMI ho ng reaksyon tungkol sa nakaraan kong column na may pamagat na "May Kaluluwa Ba?" Nakatanggap ho ako ng kulang-kulang 300 text messages at mahigit 100 e-mails.

Katotohanan marami pa tayong hindi nababasa dahil hanggang Biyernes ng madaling-araw ay meron pa tayong mga (unread) text messages at ganoon din sa dalawa kong e-mail addresses.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133236 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804698 [AuthorName] => Nixon Kua [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302075 [Title] => Sony Ericsson promotes RP coffee [Summary] => For three consecutive years since the National Coffee Development Board staged its annual Coffee Break trade exhibition in Makati City, Sony Ericsson, the country’s second leading mobile phone manufacturer, has been actively participating in all coffee trade shows. Coffee Break is a partnership between the Coffee Board and the Ayala Center.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1720791 [AuthorName] => Rose de la Cruz [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267775 [Title] => Instant rice coffee now commercialized [Summary] => Ever tried instant rice coffee?

Yes, it’s now being commercialized.

It’s natural – no caffeine, no artificial flavor, no artificial color. It remedies gas pain, ulcer, and liver problems.

Last Christmas, we received a package of gifts, which included a plastic bottle (400 grams) of instant rice coffee.

The label carries the seal of the Nueva Ecija provincial government and it states that the item is a product of the Science City of Muñoz.
[DatePublished] => 2005-01-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261052 [Title] => Agri sector expands 6.61% in H1 [Summary] => The agriculture sector, which contributes one-fifth of the country’s total economic output, hurdled poor weather to post a growth of 6.61 percent in the first half of the year from 4.68 percent during the same period in 2003.

The second quarter growth was also positive at 4.68 percent, compared to 1.62 percent from the same quarter last year.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said both the crops and fisheries sub-sectors performed strongly.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260856 [Title] => Farmers decry hatchet job on DA secretary [Summary] => Leaders of some of the country’s largest farmer organizations have expressed alarm over an apparent well-orchestrated black propaganda campaign against Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr., saying the smear job "is unfair to the entire farming sector".
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260486 [Title] => From rice czar to agri secretary [Summary] => National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Arthur C. Yap — at a young age of 37 years – has taken more responsibilites in a wider vista. Next week, he will assume the job of agriculture secretary through an appointment by President Arroyo, his Management and Economics professor at the Ateneo de Manila in 1982.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1665308 [AuthorName] => Ramon Ma. Epino [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 259852 [Title] => More Cabinet officials from Mindanao, GMA urged [Summary] => BUTUAN CITY — Caraga business leaders, government officials and leaders of people’s organizations, who participated in the recently concluded 10th Caraga Business Conference and 3rd Mining Summit have passed a resolution urging President Arroyo to appoint cabinet secretaries from Mindanao.

In a seven-page resolution, delegates said that appointing capable and competent Cabinet secretaries from Mindanao will give the island the needed attention from the national government
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 259631 [Title] => Farmer groups cite aggie sector gains [Summary] => Several large farmer organizations recently lauded the continuing increase in the country’s rice and corn harvests, saying the feat "has helped improve the lives of farmers and has created an estimated 1.77 million additional jobs in the countryside".

The groups cited an earlier report by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. which showed that the country is expected to ink record levels in rice and corn harvests due to intensified farm support programs and the promotion of hybrid rice and corn varieties.
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