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Fuel to soap, Philippine coconut crop damage fans supply worries

2013-12-19 03:24:37| Beverages - Topix.net

The destruction of an estimated three million coconut palms in last month's deadly typhoon in the Philippines is set to squeeze global supply for years of the tropical fruit used to make products from fuel to health drinks.

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Philippine Navy receives three AgustaWestland AW109 Power helicopters

2013-12-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The Philippine Navy has received three of five AgustaWestland AW109 Power helicopters from Italy at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City in the Philippines.

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Four firms to bid for Philippine Navys frigates acquisition programme

2013-12-10 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Navantia Sepi (RTR Ventures), STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries have been qualified for the next stage of the bidding for the Philippine Navy's two frigates acquisition programme

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U.N. calls for urgent help for Philippine farmers after typhoon

2013-11-27 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Philippine farmers need urgent assistance to avoid a "double tragedy" befalling rural survivors of the typhoon that hit the country earlier this month, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said more than $11 million is needed to help clean and clear agricultural land and de-silt irrigation canals in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,900 people when it struck on November 8. That is in addition to the $20 million already...

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