July 21, 2024
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Tumaas ang productivity ng palay na may kabuuang 3.03 metric tons(mt/ ha) per hectare habang ang mais naman ay may 2.65 mt/ha sa lalawigan, ayon sa Benguet Provincial Agriculture Office. Ayon sa datos ng ahensya, may kabuuang 4,255.63 hectares ang planted area at may 3,253.92 hectare harvested area ng palay, habang ang […]
May 5, 2024
BAGUIO CITY Mining and quarrying stands as the primary barrier to the Cordillera Administrative Region’s (CAR) economic growth, experiencing a negative 1.7% growth in 2023. The said industry continues to encounter a downtrend as it decelerated to 1.7% from 0.4% in 2022. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, also decline at negative 1.3 percent. Villafe Alibuyog, […]
April 30, 2024
BAGUIO CITY Mining and quarrying stands as the primary barrier to the Cordillera Administrative Region’s (CAR) economic growth, experiencing a negative 1.7% growth in 2023. The said industry continues to encounter a downtrend as it decelerated to 1.7% from 0.4% in 2022. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, also decline at negative 1.3 percent. Villafe Alibuyog, […]
April 30, 2024
Vivian Romero, economist of Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Cordillera Administrative Region (MGB-CAR) explains the decline in the mining during open forum of the 2023 Cordillera Economic Performance held at the Paragon Hotel and Suites, Baguio City on April 25. Photo by Jether Cabanlong – UB Intern
April 30, 2024
The Benguet Provincial Assessor has assessed the total value of real properties to be P15.6 billion in the first quarter of this year (2024). These properties span various categories, including agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, mineral, timber, and special classifications. Photo/Text by Ruffa Mae T. Payangdo-UB Intern
April 26, 2024
Photo Caption: Planting Seeds of Sustainability: Hedcor and Sablan reinstitute the orchard farm of the municipality with essential equipment and sustainable farming practices. Hedcor, the renewable energy asset manager of AboitizPower, bolsters Sablan’s Orchard Farm with P620,000 worth of equipment and seedlings donation — boosting the municipality as the Fruit Basket of Benguet. Hedcor supports […]
April 13, 2024
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet The current high cost for a kilo of rice can be cut down to P20/kilo. Apayao Vice Governor and National Confederation of Irrigators Association (NCIA) president Remy Albano expressed his optimism over the feasibility of P20 per kilo rice with Compact Farming, which involves synchronized planting of a single rice variety to […]
April 12, 2024
BAGUIO CITY About PHP444.94 million worth of agricultural damage has been recorded in the Cordillera region as of March 22 due to the dry spell, a report from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed on Thursday. DA-Cordillera Director Jennilyn Dawayan, in a report, said most of the damage involved yellow corn […]
March 23, 2024
Low water supply in upland farms LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Almost 6,000 farmers are affected by the EL Niño weather phenomenon, the Office of Municipal Agriculture (OMAG) reported. The agricultural office cited the low level of water from various sources -rivers and springs, thus, affecting several upland farms and threatens local production. Areas affected are Barangays […]
March 16, 2024
BAGUIO CITY Pinagaaralan ngayon sa Sangguniang Panlungsod ang ipinasang ordinansa ni Councilor Leandro Yangot,Jr., ang Urbanized Agriculture, na naglalayon na bigyang-diin ang kahagahan ng pagsasaka sa siyudad ng Baguio. Ang iminungkahing ordinansa ay tumutukoy sa isang multi-faceted policy framework, mula sa pagsuporta sa pagbawas ng kahirapan hanggang sa pagpapahusay ng environmental resilience, gaya na lamang […]