Heads will roll over the illegal order on sugar importation, Malacañang said. But for now, it will have to wait for the investigation on the incident to be completed. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) This was the Palace's response on the call of Senator Imee Marcos...
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, with many people having to recalibrate their lives as the halt in the economy deprived them of their livelihoods. Some people managed to turn this unexpected setback to success for themselves and their communities, and Mangan by Iman is one...
CLAVERIA, Cagayan -– The employees of the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 2 (DA-BFAR R02) will showcase what they learned after the month-long Training on Milkfish and Siganids Hatchery Operation and Management at DA-BFAR National Fisheries...
Big bakers have expressed willingness to reduce the use of sugar in the production of bread products, particularly pandesal, to help alleviate the tight supply of sugar, support sugar farmers, and promote healthy eating in the country, Johnlu Koa, president of the country’s largest commercial...
Is the Philippines capable of meeting its own need for fish and seafood? Atty. Asis Perez, former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director, said yes. Perez spoke at the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) roundtable on August 5, 2022 as a representative of the...
After President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reportedly shut down a proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda offered some solutions to the country’s domestic sugar supply issue. Read:...
It has been over a decade since Leonard Co, one of the Philippines’ most esteemed botanists, was fatally shot while conducting research and collecting seedlings of endangered trees in Kananga, Leyte. It was on November 15, 2010, when Co, along with forest ranger Sofronio Cortez and farmer Julius...
The Philippines lags behind its ASEAN neighbors in terms of agriculture, and this includes agricultural exports. At the second Philippine Chamber of Food and Agriculture Inc. roundtable, Philip Young, president of Global Food Solutions, an exported of ube, cassava, and kamote, among others and Ram...
Before Jocelyn Mamar became a farmer, she was a highly successful palengke (wet market) entrepreneur. Jocelyn Mamar is the owner of John and Marga Nursery Farm, which has farms in Davao del Sur, Cavite, and Bacolod. While the farms grow coconut, mango, coffee, bananas, durian, mangosteen,...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) received a special citation from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) for its implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)- Seed and Extension Programs for the 2022 Wet Season. The recognition...
Inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Miagao, Iloilo, a terrestrial orchid, Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida Blatt. & McCann, thrives. Researcher Maria Celia D. Malay found the flowering Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida plants while hiking on campus. This...
Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels. Israeli designers came up with a 3D-printing machine that could print seeded soil. The machine was unveiled as part of Jerusalem Design Week 2022. The designers presented an installation that featured several structures built by their robot. With proper...
