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A year after pili nuts became available in the European Union (EU) market, EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron turned to his social media followers for his own version of “Who Did It Better?,” but pili nuts version.   On X (formerly Twitter), the envoy posted a video slideshow of...

By Oliver Samson While strong winds are bad for most crops, the pili tree is prompted to bear more fruits when shaken by strapping air currents, said Santos Borbe, Jr, a farmer from Polangui, Albay. Pili trees thrive in Bicol even without human intervention. They grow in the region despite the...

Bicol and the rest of the country will definitely feel the pili nut craze of countries in the European Union (EU), now that the export deal for the product will push through. Thus, said Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, in the reaction to the resumption of dried pili nut exports from the...

Philippines’ Pili nuts (Canarium ovatum) are now authorized to be placed in the EU markets as a traditional food from a third country and shall be included in the Union list of novel foods, the Department of Trade and Industry announced. The Regulations Commission issued Implementing Regulation...

There is no doubt that Filipinos love food. While our country is abundant in native ingredients that give a distinct flavor to local recipes, it is saddening to know that many of these crops are also on the brink of extinction. In a Facebook post, John Sherwin S. Felix, 25, an amateur cook,...