AVANT GARDENER The agriculture industry is getting desperate, and rightly so. It’s been suffering for decades, with more people giving up, less people entering the industry, and only the very successful, optimistic, or desperate staying behind. This desperation, particularly in attracting young...
AVANT GARDENER Do Filipnos really have a lower IQ than the world average? The World Population Review ranked the Philippines 111th out of 199 countries in terms of average IQ. The report said that Filipnos have an average IQ of 81.64, which is below 85-114, the scores for what is considered average...
Last April 18 to 27, 2023, First Metro Corporation, EDI Staffbuilders and the University of Asia and the Pacific led a group of some top Philippine corporations—especially in infrastructures, renewable energy and agribusiness—in a road show to Spain. The purpose was to try to...
AVANT GARDENER It’s an exciting time to be in the tech industry, with so many advancements occurring in so many areas at the same time that it feels like we’re living in a science fiction novel, except this is reality. And while tech bros can make any form of new technology sound hot and sexy...
AVANT GARDENER We Filipinos love our basketball. You may have no interest in sports but will still know who Robert Jaworski is. Alvin Patrimonio. Benjie Paras. Basketball is the biggest sport in the country, its players the highest paid local athletes, the sport earning millions, if not billions,...
AVANT GARDENER *“Walang tubig, walang pagkain,* *o eh di magsayaw na lang tayo.”* *Azenith Tobias* *(Temptation Island, 1980)* “No food, no water, we might as well dance.” So goes the famous line (one of many) from Temptation Island, Joey Gosiengfiao’s camp classic about a group of beauty...
Former Pandan Antique mayor Jonathan Dioso Tan is the new chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Former Antique town mayor Jonathan Dioso Tan takes his oath of office as the chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). (Photo from the Presidential...
AVANT GARDENER Once in a while, a brash, usually young, thing will burst onto the scene brimming with money, confidence, and sometimes even an actual business plan who believes that they and only they can solve the problems of the Philippine agriculture industry. They’re super confident, even...
Bonnie Tan and Letran’s fruitful four-year run made its final lap. Tan has decided to part ways with the Knights after steering the team to three championships titles in his stint as the head coach. The multi-titled tactician now shifts his focus to NorthPort where he was officially named as the...
AVANT GARDENER It’s time we put bamboo back on the map. I sat down with Deogracias Victor “DV” Sevillano; former governor of Ilocos Sur, former deputy speaker of the 18th Congress, and current vice chair of the Philippine Bamboo Industry and Development Council (PBIDC) to discuss the lack of...
AVANT GARDENER Does disseminating information about agricultural issues help alleviate them? I asked Danny Fausto, president of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food (PCAFI), who holds monthly press conferences highlighting different agricultural issues, if this has helped shed light on...
Tomorrow’s possibilities are indeed limitless. SM Supermalls President Steven T. Tan was one of the People of the Year awardees at the PeopleAsia People of the Year 2023 Awards Night at The Hilton Manila. In his acceptance speech, Steven cited that the true People o the Year awardee is his SM...
