THE CIVIL Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has changed some rules on pilot age and cabin crew licensing in new memoranda published in newspapers Friday.
Jul 052013
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Jul 052013
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) will assure that domestic agricultural goods will be absorbed by the market and that methods will take climate change into consideration, an official said this week.
Jul 022013
THE GUIDELINES on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification will now extend to all crops for products to meet both local and foreign standards, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday.
Jul 022013
THE VOLUME of domestic trade in the first quarter increased from a year ago while the value of goods slightly dropped, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Monday.
Jul 022013
SUBSIDIES to state firms rose by 35% in May from a year ago as the government disbursed more assistance during the month.
Jul 022013
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) is planning to export another batch of long-grain, aromatic rice this month to Indonesia and Malaysia as the agency targets a trial shipment of 100 metric tons (MT) in 2013.
Jul 012013
THE WORLD Bank is somewhat dissatisfied with the slow implementation of local infrastructure projects and tax administration improvements, whose delays have resulted in low loan take-up.
Jul 012013
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has proposed a budget of P6.7 billion to fund post-harvest investments and fisherfolk settlements, a top bureau official said at a press briefing yesterday.
Jun 302013
THE LONG-AWAITED manufacturing road map is expected to be released this month as the government is finalizing the master plan, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and Philippine Exporters’ Confederation (PhilExport) said.
Jun 302013
THE COMMERCIAL implementation of retail competition and open access (RCOA), which began June 26, is off to a good start, based on feedback as the Energy department received from initial customers.