SeedWorks Philippines has cemented its market position in the Philippines after one of its hybrid rice varieties — called US 88 — dominated two of the important hybrid rice derbies in the country. In a statement, SeedWorks Philippines President Carlos Saplala said US 88 recently bested other...
Hybrid rice seeds producer-SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) has raised nearly P2 billion through another commercial paper issuance as the company gears for local and overseas expansion. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, SLAC formally listed its P1.86 billion worth of short-term commercial papers at the country’s...
2021 Lexus IS300h Priced at P2.978 million, I know this model is still very exclusive for the term ‘entry-level’, but considering the Japan-made Prius retails for just under P2.4 million, the lure of owning a hybrid luxury sedan doesn’t seem all that far-fetched. Introduced early this year,...
The executive standard goes electric The gold standard in executive sedans is now greener and more friendly for the environment. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is capping off 2021 with the introduction of the new Toyota Camry as the latest addition to its growing Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)...
More than 15,000 local and overseas employment opportunities are available to jobseekers across the country during the week-long celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 88th founding anniversary. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called on...
Tourism services and products in the Zamboanga Peninsula took the center stage in the ongoing hybrid Regional Travel Fair (RTF) organized by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines to urge local tourists to travel as more destinations reopen. Onse Islas in Zamboanga City (Photo from...
Available as a mild or plug-in hybrid Bright and early on October 27 at 3:40 a.m. local time, the whole world got their first glimpse of the 2022 Range Rover as it was unveiled live from the Royal Opera House in London, England. Coventry Motors Corporation (exclusive Philippine distributor of Land...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has targeted an unprecedented hybrid rice area of 1.2 to 1.3 million hectares for crop year 2022 after a lull in planting amid the pandemic. Frisco M. Malabanan, DA rice program consultant, said at least 700 hectares of hybrid rice are being readied for the bumper...
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Twin Motor 4WD Say what you will about EVs (electric vehicles) but unless the electricity used to power it was harvested sustainably, then I’d take a hybrid any day. The great thing about this vehicle I’m reviewing is that you don’t have to choose between the two,...
Bayer Crop Science (BSC), a subsidiary of German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer AG, has released a new genetically modified corn hybrid seeds in the Philippines which can result in higher yields and income for farmers. Bayer Crop Science said that its new product,...
(Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) On her 81st birthday, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones received a very special gift a flowering plant named after her. In recognition of her passion for education and governance, the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB) named a...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Ever since this (place your most vilifying adjective here) pandemic began, a plethora of words, phrases and acronyms have cropped up and become part of our everyday vocabulary. Social distancing, pivot, PPE’s, and ECQ immediately come to mind. In...
