February, 2025

• 10 February

  DOST unveils programs to drive innovation in Phl

  

  The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has identified eight priority research and development (R&D) programs to drive national innovation. Launched on February 5 at Dusit Thani Manila, ELEV8PH: Pushing S&T Frontiers for National Development gathered industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to discuss advancements in science and technology. DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Lea J. Buendia emphasized the …

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• 10 February

  Reckoning

  

  The impending impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte marks a critical juncture in Philippine politics. While impeachment is a constitutional mechanism designed to hold high-ranking officials accountable, its use must be weighed carefully to ensure it serves justice rather than political maneuvering. The charges against the Vice President—whether centered on alleged misuse of confidential funds, abuse of power, or other …

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• 10 February

  Ex-Agriculture Usec pushes adoption of high-density farming

  

  BEYOND ELLIPTICALBy Rose Marie de la Cruz One of my former bosses at the Department of Agriculture, Ernesto Ordonez, wrote a column at the Inquirer recently pushing the adoption of high density farming in view of limited land and increasing global competition. Ordonez now chairs Agriwatch. For this to happen, he said, “we must harness our underutilized scientific community, which …

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• 10 February

  DA hems and haws on onion imports

  

  By Rose de la Cruz After the Bureau of Plant Industry recommended to its mother agency, the Department of Agriculture, that there are ample stocks of red and yellow onions enough to last even after March,, DA Secretary Francisco Tiiu Laurel announced he would allow 3,000 of red onions and 1,000 tons of yellow onions. In an article headlined, “Dwindling …

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• 10 February

  2024 fisheries output lowest in 2 decades

  

  Production of fisheries fell by 5 percent in 2024 to 4.05 million metric tons, the lowest in two decades based on data of the Philippine Statistics Authority. The PSA recorded total volume of fisheries in 2024 as lower than the 4.24 MMT in 2023 and the lowest since the 3.93 MMT posted in 2004. The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and …

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• 10 February

  Tobacco export receipts shrank by 14.2% in 2024

  

  The National Tobacco Administration reported that the country’s unmanufactured tobacco exports shrank by 14.2 percent in 2024 at 17.8 million kilograms from 20.75 MKg in 2023. The value of tobacco shipped dropped by 6.47 percent to $94.59 million in 2024 from $101.13 million in the previous year. NTA data also showed that Universal Leaf Philippines, Inc. (ULPI) as the top …

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• 10 February

  DTI sees better prospects for other coco products in the US

  

  With the delisting of coconut by the US Food and Drug Administration from the list of tree nuts classified as major food allergens, the Department of Trade and Industry sees demand for other coconut-based products rising in that market. Citing Mintel’s global new product database from 2018 to 2023, DTI-Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) Director Bianca Pearl Sykimte said there are more …

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• 10 February

  Delariarte comes out of retirement to play for Southwoods

  

  Jerome Delariarte, a one-time national champion and multi-pro events winner, will come out of retirement to play for Manila Southwoods as the Carmona-based squad seeks another successful defense of the Men’s Regular Championship division crown in Bacolod in less than two weeks. Now 46 years old and more than a decade removed from competitive play, Delariarte has reverted back to …

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• 10 February

  Doha games a chance to integrate AJ Edu, Jamie Malonzo with Gilas – Tim Cone

  

  Gilas Pilipinas is all set to fly to Doha, Qatar on February 13 for a series of friendlies before facing Chinese Taipei and New Zealand on the road in Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. The Philippines has already booked passage to the 2025 quadrennial event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this August on the strength of its 4-0 …

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• 10 February

  PBA selection committee sets ball rolling

  

  Members of the Selection Committee have set the ball rolling in what could be a lengthy, exhaustive process to determine the 10 additional players to the list of PBA greatest. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and DepCom Eric Castro sat down in an initial meeting with the special committee at the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City Thursday, laying down the …

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