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Lack of discipline among the public is the main culprit behind the surging number of COVID-19 cases in Bohol, said…
A drug offender who was recently released from jail after entering into a plea deal was again arrested by police…
NOTE: THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE BOHOL CHRONICLE’S SUNDAY PRINT EDITION. The Provincial Government of Bohol’s strategic framework for agricultural development which is anchored on the Department of Agriculture (DA) plans and programs has been cascaded down to the purok level. During the Orientation on Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV) programs to the Sangguniang Bayan/Sangguniang Barangay-chairman on Agriculture Committee and Municipal Agriculturist, from the Local Government Units of Buenavista and Clarin last Friday at 4th Floor, New Capitol Building, Cogon, Tagbilaran City, Gov. Art C. Yap said that all plans and programs in agriculture in the entire province must be anchored on the DA Reform Agenda: Eighteen (18) Key Strategies. Yap said the 18 key strategies are the following: Bayanihan Agri Clusters; Collective Action/ Cooperative Development; Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES); Mobilization and Empowerment of Partners to attain scale; Diversification; Credit Support; Post-Harvest, Processing, Logistics and Marketing Support; Agriculture Career System; Education and Training/Agribusiness Management; Youth & Women Management; Technology and Innovation; Digital Agriculture; Farm Technology and Mechanization Infrastructure Investment; Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Measures; Food Safety and Regulations; Agri-Industrial Business Corridors; Global Trade and Expert Development Promotion; Ease of Doing Business and Transparent Procurement; and Strategic Communications Support. The governor emphasized that the provincial government has focused and concentrated on rice, corn, high value crops, vegetables and fruits, coffee, cacao, coconut and dairy to ensure food security and safety. He informed the Agri stakeholders that Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar during his visit to the province last June 4, 2021,to lead the turnover of P387M worth of farm machinery to the Boholano Farmer Cooperative Association (FCA) appreciated the agricultural plans and programs of Bohol for this year and beyond he presented to him. The…
NOTE: THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE BOHOL CHRONICLE’S SUNDAY PRINT EDITION. A province-wide call to “freedom from the…
Consumers stand to suffer from soaring electricity rates should the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed strategy of 100% firm contracting…
NOTE: This story was first published in The Bohol Chronicle’s Sunday print edition. Boholanos are alarmed by the surge of COVID-19…
For three straight years, a red tide warning remains hoisted over Tagbilaran City and Dauis according to the Bureau of…
Construction of the seven-kilometer bridge that will connect Talibon to Bien Unido is expected to start “soon” after the Department…
The Bohol Light Company, Inc. (BLCI) could lose its franchise as the Tagbilaran City government is set to oppose its…
Amid the soaring number of COVID-19 cases in Bohol, Governor Art Yap on Friday said that he is in favor…