Some 100 fishermen from the coastal village of Lasang, this city, sought the help of the Sangguniang Panglunsod Tuesday to curb regular encroachment of big vessels in the coastal waters that they claimed has robbed them of their chance to catch fish in this part of the Davao Gulf.
By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today Davao City-- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region XI is seeking Php 1 billion to rehabilitate damaged farms and plant various crops in an…
Emerciana Alo, a 65-year-old resident, said her family could hardly afford to buy rice now, with many family members without work and grandchildren under her care.
Non-government organizations supporting organic food and farms want local and national laws to ban genetically-modified crops such as the controversial Golden Rice for its detrimental effect to health and farmers’ income.
The city council wants to find out what happened to the 30-million peso calamity fund provided to eight villages in Paquibato District.