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Politics

CYNTHIA VILLAR VOWS TO HELP PH TUNA INDUSTRY DEV’T

Senator Cynthia Villar was guest speaker at the Closing Ceremony of the 23rd Tuna Congress in General Santos City with the theme “Adapting Strategies Responsive to Global Changes”. This 2-day congress, has brought together experts and stakeholders, to provide an avenue to address the pressing global challenges faced by the Philippine tuna industry and to […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

FILIPINO FAVORITES: CORNED MEAT

Since most of us are just about to enter our work week today, let’s talk about a common Filipino breakfast food: Corned Meat. While the most popular kind is corned beef, we can also see corned tuna, chicken and pork available in grocery stores. What is “corning”? Corning is one kind of curing meat using […]

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Government

MODERNIZE GENSAN FISH PORT – DAR

Similar to the Navotas Fish Complex in Metro Manila, the General Santos Fish Port Complex in SOCCSKSARGEN is set to undergo an overhaul. During a visit of the Fish Port recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed his support to rehabilitate and modernize the GenSan Fish Port. “With seventy-five percent of the tuna supply in the […]

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Government

DAR TO TUNA INDUSTRY PLAYERS: UPGRADE OPERATIONS, FISHING FLEETS

Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging the country’s tuna industry players to continuously upgrade their operation, especially their fishing fleets, to make them more competitive in the expanding global markets. Speaking at the opening of the 2019 National Tuna Congress in General Santos City, Dar said it is important for the industry to modernize all […]