AVANT GARDENER Everybody talks about the need for more young people to consider the agriculture industry as a viable career. Danilo Fausto, president of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc (PCAFI), a conglomeration of the different sectors in Philippine agriculture, stated in the...
AVANT GARDENER Last week I published an article about Bernadeth Carandang from Medina, Magallanes, Cavite, a high school teacher and secretary of Magallanes-Samahang Magsasaka ng Kay-apas at Medina Agriculture Cooperative (Mag-Samakame). I chronicled her journey from a high school graduate...
By YVETTE TAN A multi-sectoral approach is important to ensure success in the agriculture industry. For the Magallanes-Samahang Magsasaka ng Kay-apas at Medina Agriculture Cooperative (Mag-Samakame) based in Magallanes, Cavite, this comes in the form of government support and partnerships...
On Sept. 30, 2023, the vibrant world of artistry in the Philippines will converge at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall for the highly anticipated "On-the-Spot" category of the 12th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest. This year’s theme is "We Are All Created Equal!" Sketchfest 2023 is a celebration of raw...
AVANT GARDENER Last week, I and a few other press people were at the Bukidnon Integrated Coffee Center (BICC) in Malaybalay. The BICC, which is co-hosted by Nestlé Philippines, has been around since 2008 and is the center of the country’s Robusta program. Almost 90 percent of the country’s...
By YVETTE TAN Last week, I wrote about how I went on vacation to Taiwan fully intending to detach from work, but ended up appreciating their agriculture industry and mulling over ours anyway. Now I’d like to focus on the star of my trip: the roasted sweetpotato sold in convenience stores across...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Zach Sales Ramin and Merwin Tan are set to headline the Philippine team in the 2023 IBF World Championships next month at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club in Salmiya, Kuwait. Zach Sales Ramin (Singapore Bowling Federation) Ramin and Tan are expected to boost...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s Megaworld Corporation is expecting to generate revenues amounting to P29 billion upon the completion by 2032 of its sixth residential condominium tower within its 15.4-hectare Uptown Bonifacio township in Taguig City. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
The Philippine National Bank (PNB) announced that taipan Dr. Lucio C. Tan has moved up as its Chairman Emeritus while his wife and Director Carmen K. Tan will join the bank’s Advisory Board. PNB Chairman Emeritus Dr. Lucio C. Tan In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank...
AVANT GARDENER Earlier this month, I was once again invited by the non-government organization International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) to give a talk on how science and agriculture practitioners can prepare themselves for a media interview. I’ve...
By YVETTE TAN The fast pace at which technology develops means that many industries are keen on harnessing its potential. Agriculture is no different, as consolidators race to link farmers directly to consumers, bypassing the string of middlemen usually needed to get food from the field to the...
AVANT GARDENER Last week, I wrote about how I went on vacation to Taiwan fully intending to detach from work, but ended up appreciating their agriculture industry and mulling over ours anyway. Now I’d like to focus on the star of my trip: the roasted sweetpotato sold in convenience stores across...
