AVANT GARDENER Once in a while, there will be a story about farmers dumping their produce on the side of the road, followed by well-meaning but ultimately ignorant and self-righteous consumers talking about how unresourceful these farmers are when they could be making pomodoro (not even kamatis or...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), the flagship of the Sy family, and its banking arm BDO Unibank Inc. are cautiously optimistic about their prospects next year even as they expect to wrap up 2023 with decent growth numbers. In an interview, SMIC Vice Chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson said “this year...
Members of K-pop boy band TAN (To All Nations) will be making history by sending their own song into deep space. Celestis Inc., the pioneer in memorial spaceflights, revealed that TAN, composed of Changsun, Jooan, Jaejun, Sunghyuk, Hyunyeop, Taehoon, and Jiseong, will launch their song...
(Unsplash) If you love to eat out with your fur babies, keep a close eye on this bill filed in the House of Representatives. For one thing, House Bill (HB) No.9570 proposes to no longer allow dogs, cats, and other pets from using chairs or couches...
AVANT GARDENER A major problem in the Philippine agriculture industry is the lack of farmers’ direct access to the buyer. Another major problem is a lack of professionalization among many small farmers, which leads to mistrust among institutional buyers who require a set quota and quality of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) awarded the first Gawad KALASAG Seal in the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices category to the province of Samar during the recent 23rd Gawad KALASAG Seal and Special Awards for...
AVANT GARDENER This is my last column as Agriculture editor of the Manila Bulletin and editor-in-chief of Agriculture Magazine. It has been my honor and pleasure to helm Agriculture Online for the past six years, and the Agriculture Section of the Manila Bulletin and Agriculture Magazine for...
By YVETTE TAN Most people know Thou Reyes as an actor who’s appeared on TV, in film, and onstage. What not a lot of people know is that this Metro Manila Film Festival New Wave Best Supporting Actor winner is also an entrepreneur. Actor Thou Reyes is the owner of Rice and Shine, a rice and sundry...
AVANT GARDENER Most people know Thou Reyes as an actor who’s appeared on TV, in film, and onstage. What not a lot of people know is that this Metro Manila Film Festival New Wave Best Supporting Actor winner is also an entrepreneur. Reyes is the proud owner of Rice and Shine, a rice retail shop...
By YVETTE TAN Bungkol Elementary School (BES) stands beside Good Food Farm in Calauan, Laguna. It has been a beneficiary of Rise Against Hunger Philippines’ (RAHP) feeding program for almost two years, and has already seen big results. Bungkol Elementary School has been a beneficiary of Rise...
AVANT GARDENER (Part II) last week, Glenn Denning, author of Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet, explained why it is possible to achieve universal food security given current resources. Here, he discusses how that can be made possible. Getting everyone on...
By YVETTE TAN According to an August 2023 survey by Social Weather Stations, about 10.4 percent of Filipino families have experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months. This means that the family has been hungry but did not have anything to eat. Hunger isn’t the only...
