COTABATO CITY: Rows of rubber trees line the roads of Aleosan, North Cotabato, a farming community tucked into the heart of Central Mindanao particularly in North Cotabato. Read the rest of this entry »
Rubber production resurges in heart of Central Mindanao
March 22, 2012
Expansion of rubber production pushed
July 19, 2010
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Agriculture’s high value commercial crops program (HVCC) seeks to expand rubber production and entice more foreign investors by opening up new areas in Palawan. Read the rest of this entry »
DA targets 7.2% hike in rubber output this year
September 23, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects domestic rubber production to increase by 7.2 percent this year to 440,600 tons, as a result of stepped-up efforts to make the Philippines a major player in the global market for this high-value commercial crop (HVCC). Read the rest of this entry »
Slowing rubber sector imperils jobs, export
May 29, 2009
A lawmaker warned that the country might soon face a shortage of about 20,000 to 30,000 tons of natural rubber annually as rate of replanting and new planting programs slows. Read the rest of this entry »
DOF bats for creation of rubber authority
May 20, 2009
The Department of Finance is pushing for a legislative measure that would create the Philippine Rubber Authority under the Office of the President, the National Tax Research Center (NTRC) said. Read the rest of this entry »
