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...
Plant-based dining made more affordable “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food,” said the Greek physician Hippocrates. This statement couldn’t be more true in our time. During the early rampage of COVID-19, people are searching for a cure. While we now have vaccines to strengthen...
STA. CRUZ, Laguna - Whether it is to reactivate or totally abandon the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), such a decision would be prioritized by PROMDI Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Pacquiao if and when he becomes the country’s next president. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Sampaloc...
The overwhelming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to find different ways to survive and at the same time, keep themselves sane and protected from further health risks. In a way, it enabled many folks to see the value and benefits of cultivating plants both for food and for sanity....
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Happy lunar new year! Feb. 1, 2022 marked the beginning of the Year of the Water Tiger. In the Chinese zodiac, the tiger is associated with fierceness, a competitive nature, and growth. The animals of the Chinese zodiac also represent different days of the month and...
Tasty and green food options courtesy of Tim Hortons and Starbucks Gone are the days when vegan and plant-based food options are nowhere to be found. As going green ethical eating continues to be among the top trends in the local dining scene, restaurants and other food spots are putting onto the...
Smart, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said 92 plant species were to be included in a two-year research study seeking to identify possible allergenic airborne pollen in Ilocos Norte. (Photo by Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the study is...
The offer of South Korea to rehabilitate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) still stands, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) said Monday, Dec. 6. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP...
Multinational food and agriculture firm Cargill has started commercial operation of its first basemix plant in Mindanao in a bid to take advantage of the demand for high-quality and safe animal nutrition solutions for hogs and chicken. Its local unit Cargill Philippines started operating its...
As the holiday season descends upon us, and while it’s enlightening to take note of the new eating establishments that have come to stake their claim on our culinary landscape, there’s also the pleasure of going back to the “old reliables,” and seeing what new tricks they may have up their...
Canelo Alvarez (center) walks away after knocking out Caleb Plant in the 11th round during their championship bout for Alvarez's WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight titles and Plant's IBF super middleweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP) Saul...
