Islamic Financing is available to regular savers, investors and homebuyers, but unlike standard deals they don’t charge interest, and Rebecca could attest to that.It might be easy to underestimate Rebecca Timan. She’s soft-spoken and unassuming, almost shy.A 40-year-old Filipino Muslim mother of three, she runs a small “sari-sari”—a neighborhood convenience store—to help make ends meet. […]
The Philippines, through its Philippine Water Supply Sector Roadmap created by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), has aimed to hit the universal water-access target by 2025. Yet, as hopeful as it seems, this goal requires bigger responsibilities. Read more: Clean-water services for healthier Philippines pushed
THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is set to rehabilitate the damaged coconut farms in the country as part of its efforts to reinvigorate the coconut industry by 2017. Read more: PCA vows 2017 will be a ‘remarkable year’ for the coco industry
AN ORGANIC certifier and consultant from Australia is currently in Negros Occidental to explore the potential of the province in terms of organic sugarcane production. Read more: Negros eyed as first organic sugarcane producer in Asia
THE Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) targets to expand the province’s cacao production area by 500 hectares this year, which is five times bigger than its accomplishment of about 100 hectares in 2016. Read more: OPA targets 500-hectare cacao expansion area
DAVAO Inventor’s Association President Virgilio Sangutan warns that the neglect the coconut industry is suffering from can cost a lot. Read more: Inventor drums up support for coconut industry
THE Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol led the inauguration of the P1.7-billion new integrated coconut manufacturing and processing plant of Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines in Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on Thursday, January 19. Read more: P1.7-B coconut plant facilities installed
QUALITY Coffee is the key. The local coffee industry with government organizations are bent on elevating the quality of coffee in the country to seize opportunities in local and global economy. Read more: Pushing Davao coffee to world standards
BACOLOD CITY—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging coffee producers and processors in Negros Occidental to capitalize on branding to strongly position the product in the market. Read more: Negros Occidental coffee producers urged to capitalize on branding