The Philippine StarNovember 8, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis N. Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, emphasized the need for a more encompassing approach in finding solutions for the agriculture sector that will propel the country to become a developed nation in the next 15 years.“We cannot reach

PhilRice’s Web TeamNovember 7, 2010PhilRiceSen. Francis N. Pangilinan, chair of the senate committee on agriculture, emphasized the need for a more encompassing approach in finding solutions for the agriculture sector that will propel the country to become a developed nation in the next 15 years.“We cannot reach the developed nation

Melody M. AguibaManila BulletinNovember 6, 2010MANILA, Philippines – The Aquino government is drafting a six-year agricultural development program that will capitalize on agriculture modernization to usher the Philippines to a developed country status within the next 20 years.An extensive multi-sectoral planning will be held in January 2011 to map out

Ramon Efren R. LazaroBusiness MirrorNovember 5, 2010THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) the country’s lead agency in rice science and development, is celebrating today its 25th year and has set its focus on Rice Science for Development (S4D). S4D is PhilRice’s medium-and-long term corporate plans centered on helping to attain and

Ernie ReyesNovember 3, 2010RemateMATUTULAD si Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III kay US President Barack Obama kapag hindi tinupad ng administrasyon ang ipinangako niya sa kampanya at sa una niyang State of the Nation Address (SONA).Ibinabala ito ni dating Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. matapos na ilampaso ng Republicans ang Democrats sa

Bernadette E. Tamayo   October 29, 2010People’s JournalSEN. Francis Pangilinan called on the Bureau of Customs and other concerned agencies to run after smugglers of onions and unscrupulous traders who cripple the economy.The senator made the appeal as he led a raid of smuggled onions in Divisoria yesterday. Pangilinan and BoC

Jennifer NgBusiness MirrorNovember 1, 2010The lack of irrigated lands planted to rice is the key reason for the Philippines’ inability to catch up with neighboring countries like Vietnam in producing enough of the staple for Filipinos, the National Rice Farmers’ Council (NRFC) said.Jaime Tadeo, president of NRFC, also said that

Boyet JadulcoOctober 31, 2010AbantePaulit-ulit na itinuturo sa mga eskwelahan na hindi magandang asal ang pangongopya pero isang senador ang nagsasabi ngayon kay Pangulong Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III na walang masama sa pangongopya.Ang tinutukoy ni Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan ay ang pangongopya o paggaya ng Pilipinas sa agricultural program ng Vietnam

Marlon PurificacionPeople’s JournalOctober 30, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan continues his drive against smuggled produce, spearheading a raid of smuggled onions in Divisoria Friday morning.”Nakakaiyak talaga itong mga ganitong smuggled na sibuyas e. Ito ang nagpapahirap sa mga kababayan nating magsasaka na nagsisikap itaguyod ang industriya natin ng agrikultura.”Pangilinan, who is