Philippines

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act: Environmental Protection Through Proper Solid Waste Practice

Albert P. Aquino, Jamaica Angelica P. Derequito, Meliza A. Festejo-Abeleda
INTRODUCTION Waste mismanagement has serious environmental effects making the passage of the Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 a landmark environmental legislation in the Philippines. The law was crafted in response to the looming garbage problems in the...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Executive Order 226: Creating an Environment for a Vibrant Investment in the Philippines

Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, Princess Alma B. Ani
Executive Order 226: Creating an Environment for a Vibrant Investment in the Philippines [1] Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Investments are the prime movers of an economy. In the Philippines, among the preferred activities in the...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Magna Carta for Science & Tehnology Personnel: Bridging the Gap to Keep the Filipino S&T Workers

Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, Anita G. Tidon, Princess Alma B. Ani
Magna Carta for Science & Tehnology Personnel: Bridging the Gap to Keep the Filipino S&T Workers[1]   Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, Anita G. Tidon and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Brain drain is a phenomenon wherein skilled professionals emigrate to...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Proposed Policy Measures to Reduce Impact of Fusarium wilt on the Cavendish Banana Industry in the Philippines

Chih-Ping Chao
Chih-Ping Chao Director, Taiwan Banana Research Institute (TBRI)   The dreaded trans-boundary Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense tropical race 4, FOC TR4, has now devastated many Cavendish banana production areas in the Asian Pacific region including...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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Enhanced Applications of Science-based Technologies for Climate-smart Crop Production System

Fe B. Perlas
Felino P. Lansigan Professor, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, the Philippines E-mails: fplansigan@uplb.edu.ph; fplansigan@yahoo.com   Climate change is a reality that is posing a very real threat to agricultural production and food security. Appropriate...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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