By Roselynn Jane Villa My name is Roselynn Jane Villa, a public relations practitioner whose other interests include urban gardening, manual-method coffee brewing, and recently watercolor and ink drawing. My rooftop garden is located in Sta. Cruz, Manila City. I began container gardening in...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to speed up the release of almost P9-billion worth of government subsidies particularly for rice farmers who are now preparing for the wet planting season. Marcos said rice farmers who have reached out to her office...
The “Ber” months have arrived! Here are some crops that you can find in abundance this September. Bayabas ( Psidium guajava ) Bayabas, generally known as guava, is among the many trees that is widely distributed throughout the Philippines. Its round fruits covered in pale green or...
Bretman Rock has officially reached his “mother hen” era! The multitalented internet sensation has decided to level up his game and has progressed from being a “plant lady” to also becoming a backyard chicken farmer. Bretman welcomes his baby chicks into the world in a very...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food approved on Wednesday, Aug. 31, a substitute bill for the proposed measure to establish the Bataan Crop Research and Development Center, which would be a “one-stop shop” for farmers’ training and consultation. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
After admitting that the country’s garlic sector is already a “dead-end industry” because of the heavy reliance on importation, a lawmaker on Tuesday, Aug. 30, expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who is sitting as Department of Agriculture (DA) chief, can still...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian on Tuesday, August claimed that he is under a 90-day preventive suspension and that Malacañang has not yet accepted his resignation. At the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the sugar importation fiasco,...
Having a garden at home is one way to improve a family's food security and strengthen bonds within the household. The Carreon family, which includes Jennylin, a professor at Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU), and her parents, both retired government employees, can attest to this. In Purok 5,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - An employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform was shot dead at Purok Almaciga, Barangay San Rafael, Isabela City in Basilan Province Sunday night, Aug. 28. PMaj. Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 Public Information Officer, identified the victim...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday urged the government to conduct a comprehensive inventory of local white onions to check the extent of a shortage caused by last summer’s lean harvest. Marcos said doing so would also help the government determine if there are traders who are hoarding white onions....
The government of China is committed to help the Philippines in four key areas – agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and people-to-people relations – as a key step in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries. Liu Jiangchao, Minister of the International Department of...
After years of funding drought, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will finally get it’s much-awaited and -deserved budget hike—set to be at P102.15 billion next year—under the Marcos administration, Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto said on Sunday, Aug. 28. House...
