By Ruel Kenneth Felices Cacao has been in the history of the Philippines for many years. But it is only recently that the country has reawakened as a potential source for high-quality cacao. The cacao industry in the Philippines is now having its moment in the limelight but faced with the...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will initiate the organization of the Mindanao Bamboo Industry Development Council next year to push the Green Mindanao Project, which promotes environment-friendly agricultural production. In a statement, MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that the...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed and energized the 230-kilovolt Toril-Bunawan transmission line, which forms the final loop of the P7.09 billion Mindanao backbone project. With the project’s completion, the company noted that “this will secure...
A lady farmer who is a migrant from the Cordilleras and a graduate of Agronomy were recognized on Saturday as the Cabbage Queen and Carrot King during the culmination event of the first-ever Mindanao Vegetable Derby held in Miarayon, Talakag, Bukidnon province Saturday. In his Facebook post,...
One of Mindanao’s oldest agricultural companies established in the 1900s by American Thomasites, and two municipalities in Lanao del Sur were connected to the banking network for the first time. This was bared by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol in a statement....
Brillante Mendoza 's award-winning movie Mindanao has been selected as the Philippines' official entry to the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards, famously known as the Oscars, under the International Feature Film category. The news was announced by the Film Academy of the Philippines through a...
"Mindanao," a drama about a mother who takes care of her dying child while her soldier-husband fights rebel forces down south, has been selected as the Philippines entry to the Best International Feature Film Category of the 93rd Oscar Awards in the US. The Film Academy of the...
A retiree in General Santos named Rosana Sacay, 64, a mother of three, has converted about 20sqm of her 187 sqm home into an indoor garden. The front veranda and back area of the home, as per Sacay, “were converted into a sort of display area for all potted plants.” Her love for plants...
Mindanao is planning to restrict the entry of imported agricultural products, including rice, as one of the strategies to restart the region’s economy during the pandemic. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Emmanuel Piñol (MARK...
Seven artists and two performing groups honored in first CCP Kaisa sa Sining Gador Awards Seven Mindanao artists and two theater groups that have been at the forefront of sustained efforts in the translation, trans-creation, and promotion...
