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CANLUBANG, LAGUNA—Every weekday, shortly after sunrise, Gringo Patacpan enters the gates of a sprawling pharmaceutical complex here, dons a blue lab gown and mask, and spends the next several hours working in the antiseptic confines of the company labor...
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Mindanao college graduates Krisonne Sariol and Gringo Patacpan (left photo) meet Francisco Billano (center), CEO of Interphil Laboratories Inc., at the pharmaceutical company’s headquarters in Canlubang, Laguna. Published in Philippine Star, Novem...
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College graduates (l-r) Raihanie Punda Abbas, Suhaina Abdulhamid Khalid and Khamila Ele Boloto, all of them from Marawi, undergo training in the KFC Philippines corporate offices in Quezon City. They are among the interns selected for the Productive Inter...
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PRIDE intern Gringo Patacpan (foreground) handles laboratory samples under the supervision of Interphil quality control manager Allan Punongbayan. Published in Philippine Star, November 29, 2009;www.philstar.com, November 29, 2009...
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Final touches are being added to the Punto de Desembarco de Rizal, or Rizal's Landing Site memorial sculpture, which will be unveiled during the Handuraw Festival of Dapitan City, Zambaoanga del Norte, on December 28-30. The festival honors the achievemen...
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Members of the Tongtong Seaweed Growers Association attend an aquaculture production workshop conducted by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in Hajji Panglima Tahil, Sulu. The association, composed mostly of former Moro National Liber...
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CAGAYAN DE ORO—In response to global market demand, even medium-scale processing companies in Mindanao are now setting up internal systems to conform to international food safety standards and thereby attract more buyers.Amley Food Corp., Sagrex Food Co...
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Leslie A. Bassett, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy (4th from right) presented certificates of HACCP compliance to Mindanao food processors accredited by TUV-SUD Philippines, Inc., an internationally recognized certifying firm, at the PHIVIDEC ...
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Leslie A. Bassett, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy (right) and Robert Barnes, USAID Economic Growth Advisor (2nd from right), are greeted by Arturo Mercader, President of PhilExport-Northern Mindanao, at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Misam...
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Leslie A. Bassett, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy (4th from right) presented certificates of HACCP compliance to Mindanao food processors accredited by TUV-SUD Philippines, Inc., an internationally recognized certifying firm, at the PHIVIDEC ...
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Jovic Santos, president of the Central Mindanao Vegetable Industry Development Council (CEMVIDEC), briefs delegates at the recent 6th Mindanao Vegetable Congress on how to improve the competitiveness of their farmers’ organizations. Zamboanga City hoste...
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Thousands of high-quality reference books are sorted by student-volunteers at the University of Mindanao-Matina in Davao City. The books were distributed to 55 schools in the province of Northern Cotabato, and benefited approximately 28,600 students. The ...
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The out-of-school-youth members of the Diki Fisherfolk and Fish Processors Association in Barangay Diki, Malamawi Island, Basilan—all of them out-of-school youth who are children or relatives of former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (M...
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Delmar Tulawie, a community leader and former MNLF combatant, holds up hatchery-bred red groupers which he and other members of the Tongtong Seaweed Growers Association in Hadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu, are growing to maturity in floating fish cages, with as...
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Lemlunay (also known as South Point Dive Resort) is nestled along a cliff in Sitio Tampuan in the village of Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani. Renowned for its “Tinoto Wall”, a coral reef formation, which runs for about 10 kilometers with a reported depth o...
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Gringo Patacpan (right) and Krisonne Sariol (left) meet Francisco Billano, CEO of Interphil Laboratories Inc., at the company’s headquarters in Canlubang, Laguna. Sariol and Patacpan are participating in the Productive Internships in Dynamic Enterprises...
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO—Local government units should not rely solely on Internal Revenue Allotments (IRA) from the national government, and should find ways to maximize their local sources of revenue, said Victor Endriga, treasurer of Quezon Cit...
