Filipino-American development worker and entrepreneur Michael Bryan P. Pascual, 35, grew up next to vast cornfields in Iowa, United States. “I had summer jobs where I counted plants or manually fertilized flowers,” he recalled. The young Pascual later made his way to San Francisco,...
Front gate of the Poison Garden. Photo by the Alnwick Garden. The gate to UK’s Poison Garden is painted with text warning that “these plants can kill.” The plants referred to are the 100 deadly plants grown in this garden, which is part of the Alnwick Garden complex of Northumberland,...
Photo by Markus Spiske from Unsplash. Filipinos may be rice-eaters, but potatoes are still a frequent part of their diet. It is a common ingredient in many tomato-based dishes like kaldereta and menudo, as well as soups like nilaga. Outside Filipino cuisine, the potato is a common side dish offered...
A two-time Agriculture chief is back at the Department of Agriculture (DA) as an undersecretary. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos administers the oath taking of former Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban as Undersecretary of the DA. (Photo courtesy of OP) President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Before the Covid-19 pandemic and before African Swine Fever (ASF) entered the country, the Philippines was one of the top 10 pork producers in the world, with most, if not all of it going to local consumption. This was according to Rolando Tambago, president of the Pork Producers Federation...
After a rather anti-climatic joint panel briefing on Monday, Aug. 15, the House of Representatives is planning to hold a motu proprio inquiry into the attempted unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, an issue that has hounded the newly-minted Marcos administration. Powdered...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Fourteen qualified farmers' associations and cooperatives in Ilocos Sur received 19 farm machineries and equipment and 920 agricultural supplies from the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office-1 on Thursday, August 11. Photo via Zaldy Comanda A total of 939...
BONTOC, Mt. Province – Damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by the July 27 earthquake in the capital town of Bontoc, Mt. Province has reached over P37.5 million, according to the latest report of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) on August 10....
San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes on Sunday, Aug. 14, promised that the House Committee on Good Governance and Public Accountability, which she chairs, will “seek the truth” about the sugar importation mess during a briefing scheduled tomorrow, Monday. Sugar (Pixabay) The lawmaker...
By: Angelli C. Doña and Vic Thor Palarca “My plans for the organic movement is about leaving an impact in the community through organic agriculture. I’ll start with the youth in our village.”VJ F. Tagupa Vic Jason Kristoffer F. Tagupa, or VJ, fondly recalled how he was directed to farming...
“Our Land, Our Food, Our Rice! Reject Golden Rice!” is an outcry of countless farmers and concerned consumers over the recent approval of Golden Rice’s application for varietal registration by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) and DA’s issuance of a biosafety permit for Golden Rice...
Mangan by Iman founders Dayang Iman Sahali and Alyssa Sahali Tan share three tips for a small business to increase its chances of success in partnering with government and private organizations. Read: Sisters’ seaweed chips help local communities and bring recognition to Tawi-Tawi Sisters...
