BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here appealed to market vendors to cooperate in the ongoing investigation of the anomaly involving market fees. Magalong, in a letter dated July 20, asked merchants to come forward and submit available copies of official receipts of their arrival fees or...
A couple of lawmakers want President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to unveil his plans for peace and order, agriculture, national security, the economy, and farm-to-market roads in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (left) and Negros Oriental...
Farmers slammed President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Chief Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s proposal to prioritize the implementation of farm-to-market network system, calling it a “magnet for corruption.” (Image courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) Marcos, on Monday, July...
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao (PNA) – Four persons were injured in a clash between police and heavily armed men in a densely populated marketplace here Tuesday night, July 12. Police Lt. Col. Julhamin Asdani, municipal police chief, said Wednesday, July 13, that civilians reported seeing heavily...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – The construction of a farm-to-market road and a bridge envisioned to benefit the Bayambang onion planters and other farmers in their farming would soon start. Photo via Liezle Inigo The ground breaking ceremony for the projects is set at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 4, at...
FLORA, Apayao – Some 298 farmers from the barangays of Flora in Apayao province are now reaping the benefits of the improved Sta. Maria-Mallig-Upper Atok Farm-to-Market Road (FMR). Photo via Zaldy Comanda According to the Joint Inspectorate Team (JIT), the 11.8-kilometer road project which was...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) launched three new research and instructional laboratories located at the Dante de Padua Building on June 21. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS) The new laboratories are the UPLB Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes-Research...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Pacita “Chit” Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. There are two ways to look at this. One is, from the side of the producers, which for this purpose...
Vegetable vendors from Balintawak Cloverleaf Market in Quezon City on Thursday, June 9, staged a “No Palengke Day” to protest against the exorbitant market stall rental fees being imposed on them, and warned that this may lead to a marked increase in the prices of vegetables. Miguelito...
City officials inaugurated the new Muntinlupa City Public Market in Alabang, now called the Alabang Central Market, on Wednesday, June 8, which offers new facilities. Outgoing Muntinlupa Mayor and congressman-elect Jaime Fresnedi, together with outgoing Representative and mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon,...
The Pasay City public market conducted “SSS on Wheels” on Thursday, June 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said “SSS Service on Wheel” is a project of the Pasay City Public Market Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Rubiano said the activity was held at the public market...
Sun’s out, fun’s out! It’s summertime and the weather is perfect for enjoying outdoor activities such as heading to the beach or pool to cool off, or enjoying a nature walk after staying at home for a prolonged period of time. Of course, whenever you and your family are outdoors, sun...
