By BENJAMIN SARONDO Most children used to spend their time on the playground, watching cartoons on television, or playing with their toys. But Vash Lillo had a significant childhood, which impacted what he is doing now. Instead of driving his own toy car or playing with a stuffed toy, he played...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness as he shifted from being a professional basketball player to goat farming. Also, he juggles not just his goat farm...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO A professional basketball player turned businessman, Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness. After playing point guard for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan,...
CEBU CITY – As part of its goal to ensure food security in Bohol, the provincial government spearheaded the celebration of Organic Agriculture Month that culminated on Wednesday, November 15, at the Bohol Showcase Center in Tagbilaran City. EXHIBITORS display harvest from organic farming during...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, have their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur. They started with 10,000 pesos as capital to buy seven chicks and other necessities to raise them. READ: Starting small but...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Starting with 10,000 pesos as capital, Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, manage their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur, named VF’s Humble Farm. “We started small, with buying the seven chicks and growing them...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Johnnel Tepora, 34, a resident of Indang, Cavite, shifted from the tourism to free range chicken farming. “I saw the potential of starting up a chicken business because it is like a multiplier business,” Tepora said. READ: Moving forward, moving freely: Cavite resident...
By Henrylito D. Tacio American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Johnnel Tepora, 34, a resident of Indang, Cavite, shifted from the tourism business to free range chicken farming because of his motivation to have a food source that is accessible in their vicinity to assure that what they eat is healthy. READ: Moving forward, moving...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Coming out of the pandemic, Johnnel Tepora, a 34-year-old resident of Indang, Cavite, was motivated to do something for his family, particularly to contribute to their health. He wanted to have a food source that is accessible in their vicinity to assure that what they eat is...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 4, asked local government units (LGUs) to draw inspiration from Taguig City’s urban farming initiatives in a bid to boost food security and conservation efforts. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of confiscated rice to 1,000 members of 4Ps...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fifty local and indigenous farmers from two hinterland barangays in this city have gained skills in organic farming after they graduated from the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program (KSK-SAP) of the SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) on Wednesday, August...
