NEW SOUTH WALES (June 7) -- After waiting for 20 years, a Rizal Park in Australia, situated in 2.2-hectare property in the city of Campbelltown, New South Wales, will be developed, Consul General Eva G. Betita announced.
In a report report to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo, Betita said the property used be an empty reserve owned by the city government that was being preserved for future use.
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Rizal Park becomes a reality in Australia
- 06 June 2009
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Australia allows import of RP bananas; local growers protest citing concerns
- 08 March 2009
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CANBERRA -- Cotabato Rep. Emmy Lou Talino's complaint, as reported in the Philippine Daily Mirror on February 24, might have bear fruit. The Australian government, through its agency, Biosecurity Australia, has decided that it is safe to import Cavendish bananas from the Philippines.
This opens up a market that Filipino growers have sought to enter since 1995.
The government's decision is based on a 600-page biosecurity report released on Nov. 12 last year, which cited 21 pests and diseases in the Philippines of quarantine concern to Australia, but which concluded the risk could be reduced to "acceptable levels" by proposed risk-management measures.
This opens up a market that Filipino growers have sought to enter since 1995.
The government's decision is based on a 600-page biosecurity report released on Nov. 12 last year, which cited 21 pests and diseases in the Philippines of quarantine concern to Australia, but which concluded the risk could be reduced to "acceptable levels" by proposed risk-management measures.
