When employers implemented a work-from-home policy in response to COVID-19 in 2020, Janssen M. Martinez, 29, a policy analyst in an NGO for climate change and energy policy, was one of those who were assigned to work remotely. By working from home, he found spare time to try new hobbies and do...
The Pasay City government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to help 10 cooperatives in the city that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano and DA Undersecretary for Consumer and Political Affairs Kristine...
As the price of crude oil breached the level of $100 per barrel Thursday, Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, Feb. 25 said obstacles to the release of fuel subsidies for the agricultural and transport sectors must be resolved immediately. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Economic Affairs committee, said...
By Winfried Scheewe Severe weather events triggered by climate change such as drought are expected to increasingly affect coconut production. As explained in the articles Coconut farms and climate change: what is at stake and what can be done? , and Coconut palms under climate stress , the...
Every farmer begins by selecting a farming method that matches their needs, goals, and resources. Some favor the conventional way, which may require more work and thus, workers, while others prefer a less labor-intensive option. Dr. Ian Benjamin T. Hizon, the founder of Second Earth Farms. Ian...
SMC agri-project is empowering support staff one seed at a time Every week, armed with scissors and crates, around 25 maintenance and security staff at San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) head office complex in Ortigas trudge muddy paths behind the company’s iconic, Manosa-designed building, their...
Many Filipinos who have chosen to live outside the Philippines have found a way to bring a little piece of home with them by planting Filipino vegetables. Others take advantage of their new climate to plant the kind of garden one sees in Western picture books. This couple based in Japan has the...
The country can expect more research and development projects for agriculture and other technologies that would benefit Filipino farmers and fishermen once Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III get the...
Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former House Speaker and Taguig Representative Alan Peter Cayetano have vowed to pursue a higher budget for the agriculture sector should they win in the senatorial race in the May 2022 elections. Both senatorial candidates also said that among...
In recent years, many folks who are stuck at home have had extra time to accommodate new hobbies and ventures that encourage personal growth, generate extra income, or ease pandemic tension and burnout. Farming, among other things, has been a boon to people during these trying times. Cristina...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero wants the province to become the top producer of Abaca fiber in the Bicol region following the inauguration of the Philippine Fiber Industry and Development Authority’s (PhilFIDA) new facilities in Juban...
In 2020, the GALING-PCAARRD (Good Agri-aqua Livelihood Initiatives Towards National Goals) was introduced by the DOST-PCAARRD as a response to the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic posed to the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) sector. During a virtual presser, DOST-PCAARRD...
