BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – The construction of a farm-to-market road and a bridge envisioned to benefit the Bayambang onion planters and other farmers in their farming would soon start. Photo via Liezle Inigo The ground breaking ceremony for the projects is set at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 4, at...
FLORA, Apayao – Some 298 farmers from the barangays of Flora in Apayao province are now reaping the benefits of the improved Sta. Maria-Mallig-Upper Atok Farm-to-Market Road (FMR). Photo via Zaldy Comanda According to the Joint Inspectorate Team (JIT), the 11.8-kilometer road project which was...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) launched three new research and instructional laboratories located at the Dante de Padua Building on June 21. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS) The new laboratories are the UPLB Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes-Research...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Pacita “Chit” Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. There are two ways to look at this. One is, from the side of the producers, which for this purpose...
Vegetable vendors from Balintawak Cloverleaf Market in Quezon City on Thursday, June 9, staged a “No Palengke Day” to protest against the exorbitant market stall rental fees being imposed on them, and warned that this may lead to a marked increase in the prices of vegetables. Miguelito...
City officials inaugurated the new Muntinlupa City Public Market in Alabang, now called the Alabang Central Market, on Wednesday, June 8, which offers new facilities. Outgoing Muntinlupa Mayor and congressman-elect Jaime Fresnedi, together with outgoing Representative and mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon,...
The Pasay City public market conducted “SSS on Wheels” on Thursday, June 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said “SSS Service on Wheel” is a project of the Pasay City Public Market Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Rubiano said the activity was held at the public market...
Sun’s out, fun’s out! It’s summertime and the weather is perfect for enjoying outdoor activities such as heading to the beach or pool to cool off, or enjoying a nature walk after staying at home for a prolonged period of time. Of course, whenever you and your family are outdoors, sun...
Despite the decrease in COVID-19 cases in the country, the unemployment rate continues to inch up to 6.6-percent and still lags behind pre-pandemic jobs figures. More than three-million Filipinos are unemployed as of December 2021 according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. And though this is...
When SMDC talks sustainability, it’s from a multi-pronged approach, one that stands on three distinct pillars – that of being sustainable in an economic, environmental, and social manner. It’s precisely by being holistic in approach that “SMDC Sustainable” makes true sense, and isn’t...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Residents of this city will soon have a modern public market that will create jobs, add income to the city, with vendors of the previous market to retain their places in the new infrastructure project. Photo via Rizaldy Comanda The new market will not in any way discriminate...
'There is still so much to discover and explore in the Philippines in terms of food and culture.' Jazzie Dayao of Market Reach International, Export Sales Manager Nas Arcayan (MRI CMO), MRI CEO Jiten Lalwani, CITEM Executive Director Pauline Suaco-Juan, CITEM Assistant Division Chief Zharita...
