Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
Business Reporter at The Philippine Star
Reporter @PhilippineStar | Journalism Lecturer, UST | Hall of Famer (Binhi Awards, Bright Leaf Awards) | Thomasian | V-Amihan
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2 days ago |
philstar.com | Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
MANILA, Philippines — Hog raisers are urging the government to fast-track the repair of San Juanico Bridge to prevent pork prices from increasing as industry players are incurring additional costs to transport pigs. Chester Tan, chairman and president of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc., said the repair of the 53-year old bridge has resulted in higher logistical costs for hog raisers, especially those in Mindanao.
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2 days ago |
philstar.com | Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to implement a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on onions and garlic to stabilize the prices of two of the most consumed vegetables in the country, amid global market volatilities caused by geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East.
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3 days ago |
philstar.com | Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s dairy imports in the first quarter rose by 15 percent on an annual basis to over 870,000 metric tons in liquid milk equivalent (MT-LME) as demand across various milk products grew, according to the National Dairy Authority (NDA). Latest NDA report showed that dairy imports in the first three months of the year reached 873,700 MT-LME, about 15.3 percent higher than the 757,590 MT-LME recorded in the same period last year.
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3 days ago |
philstar.com | Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
MANILA, Philippines — A fact-finding investigation committee has been formed by the Department of Agriculture to determine if the DA’s hog repopulation program was implemented properly in three regions. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued Special Order 903 creating the special fact-finding group, which will determine all facts and circumstances related to results of an audit conducted by the DA internal audit service.
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4 days ago |
philstar.com | Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is holding off its plan to reduce by next month the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported premium rice by P2 per kilo, citing market volatilities due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. “We’ll likely delay the rollout by a month or two to gain a clearer picture of where global prices are heading,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.
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