Philippine Daily Inquirer: The Department of Agriculture has signed two agreements with American firms worth a combined $55 million to help develop the emerging bioethanol and coco-diesel industries in the Philippines, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said. The investments will come from FE Clean Energy and Global Renewable Energy Network (GREEN) Inc., Yap said. “We recognize the indispensable role that private capital play in developing our emerging industries, such as the biofuels sector, which will …