House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga confirmed on Tuesday afternoon, March 28 that the panel has lifted the contempt order on two cold storage company officials. The duo, Michael Ang and George Ong, director and general manager,...
Several cold storage facilities would be put up in various fishing ports in the country to address spoilage of catch which leads to the decline in fishery production, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Aside from his directive to [build fish ports in 11 coastal...
Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto made a strong pitch Monday, March 13 for government to prioritize the construction of additional cold storage facilities that farmers could use to prolong the shelf life of their produce. For context, Recto, a deputy speaker, cited the government's willingness...
Three people--including two officials of a cold storage facility--were cited in contempt Tuesday, March 7 by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food during the panel's ongoing inquiry on the agricultural hoarding issue. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Zoom) This, after...
Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels Fruits and vegetables are perishable agricultural products. Agricultural products should be immediately transported to the nearest market to ensure freshness and prevent unwanted food waste. According to the United Nations, about 40 percent of food produced in...
The company launched ‘Say Hello Harmony with IKEA’ campaign this 2023 to help Pinoys find smart solutions to refresh and organize their space “Home is the reflection of who you are.” This quote holds true, especially for the Filipinos. According to the recent IKEA Life at Home Report,...
A new look for a new beginning ‘from farm/sea to plate’ Over the last two decades, Cold Storage Seafood has been championing local seafood within the Philippines and around the world. From a simple yet ambitious dream of bringing the best seafood from all over the world to the Philippines, all...
With pump fuel prices seemingly racing toward the P100 per liter-mark, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the incoming Marcos administration to consider putting up a national strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I hope the BBM (Bongbong...
The province of Rizal now has its own cold storage facility for different kinds of vaccines, the provincial government announced on Wednesday, June 1. Photo courtesy of the Lalawigan ng Rizal Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN The facility was provided to the provincial government of Rizal by the...
World is going through a drastic digital transformation with growing data consumption, and the Philippines following the same trend with great vigor. With immense consumption of data daily, we at times forget about backing-up our precious memories and data. Be it our precious memories, documents or...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city’s vaccine and ancillary storage areas earned praise from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD) for its orderly setup. Aguilar said the team of DOH Central Office and the MMCHD Logistics visited...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
