DESTINATION: ART Bohol is a vibrant tapestry of colors woven by nature, history, and its people. Green for its landscapes and dense forests, blue for its extensive seascapes, and red for its history etched in blood by the natives’ resistance against foreign ways and subjugation. Its claim to our...
Gabbi Garcia Is this a sign of things to come for actress Gabbi Garcia? Fans of Gabbi Garcia are in awe as they feast their eyes and spam the like button on her latest Instagram update. The "In Real Life" host poses in a white bikini while wearing a crochet hat in a resort located at Panglao,...
In Bilar, Bohol, you’ll find a farm that has many functions: an area for food and animal production, a learning site, and an agritourism destination. One of the amenities on the farm is a pond where guests can go fishing and buy the fish for P130 per kilo. There are 6,000 tilapia...
By Jenna V. Genio A new, tiny jewel orchid has been discovered on the island of Bohol and named Corybas boholensis as described by researchers from multiple academic institutions in the Philippines, Taiwan, and USA. The finding was recently published in the scientific journal Phytotaxa on December...
What a year it has been for travel! Almost all travel plans were scrapped, making everyone miss the beaches, the mountains, even the museums (or, in the case of my parents, the malls). But how will travel be in 2021? Uncertainty is still thick in the air with the emergence of a new Covid-19...
Johnny Sniper, 39, a radio and TV personality in Cebu City, has been farming since college. Farming for Sniper is a passion that he learned through experience, consolidated ideas, and research. The 39-year-old farmer established his own farm in Antequera, Bohol in 2017. Coquilla Integrated...
Atbang Farm inCabayugan, Calape, Bohol a permaculture farm and wildlife preserve that also calls itself a food forest. Part 1 discussed how owner Efrenia Holt grew what was once pastureland into what is today one of Bohol's model permaculture farms. Now, she shares some marketing tips that have...
Not everyone gets into farming voluntarily at first but there are many who come to realize that it is actually their calling. Efrenia “Neng” Cantoneros Holt, founder and owner of Atbang Farm in Cabayugan, Calape, Bohol. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture majoring in Entomology at...
Chocolate Hills | ⓒ Zed Benson via Unsplash Bohol was on top of the list of provinces to adapt the “travel bubble” concept. The Department of Tourism jumpstarted this point-to-point travel by means of direct flights between select destinations with minimal Covid-19 cases, and allowed for a...
On top of the list of frustrations we have heard from travelers with canceled flights—aside from the refunding hassle—is missing the beach. They would swear on anything to get back to the island life and sandwich white sand in between their toes. Bohol is one of the most sought-after beach...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over a newly constructed diversion dam to a group of farmers in Bohol province. The P4-million diversion dam in the town of Guindulman, Bohol is expected to boost the rice production of the Awihaw Lombog Farmers Irrigators Association, said Assistant...
Bohol governor Arthur Yap wants to develop Sagbayan town as the livestock and poultry capital of the province as he has observed the abundance of livestock and poultry in this landlocked agricultural municipality. Yap has not ceased his resolve to make this happen. Sagbayan is a natural livestock...
