A rice and corn production survey will be conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics in Negros Occidental from July 1 to 10.

The survey will validate data gathered during the second quarter and give a forecast for the fourth quarter rice and corn production based on the farmers' intention to plant.

Provincial Agricultural Statistician Joely Cabarles urged farmers to provide accurate information since it has been reported that some farmers hesitated to give such during previous surveys for fear that the information will be used against them, especially for tax purposes. But Cabarles assured the farmers that the data gathered will be considered confidential and the survey result will be used by policy makers in decision-making.

1M new jobs in April: DOLE

About 1.007 million more jobs were created in the Philippines in April this year, up by 3.1 percent compared to last year's figure, the Department of Labor and Employment said in a report released yesterday.

The figure increased the country's total employment to 33.706 million from 32.699 million in April 2006. Acting Labor Secretary Danilo Cruz said in the report that based on the April 2007 Labor Force Survey of the National Statistics Office, all three broad sectors recorded positive employment growth rates.

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