Merry Christmas! You’ve probably been busy preparing for the merry holidays, but Christmas isn’t the only festive day to look forward to.
Different localities celebrate their town festivals during December and showcase the product they're proud of the most at the same time. Here are some...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
The municipality of Bansalan is touted as “the green town of Davao del Sur.” No one can contest the fact. After all, it is home to several farms that practice ecologically-sound and environment-friendly systems.
In barangay Kinuskusan, there is a training center that has...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
When you go to Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, there’s a farm that is becoming popular as a tourist destination. It is the Silvano Farm, located in Purok 27 of Barangay Poblacion, a few kilometers away from the town proper.
The whole farm measures about two hectares. One-half...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
The country’s waters are teeming with biological diversity (biodiversity). Unfortunately, some of the marine species thriving in them are now being threatened; some of them in fact are facing extinction.
Imagine the children’s children of today’s younger generations may...
Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio
There’s money in raising goats, claims a non-government organization based in the southern part of the Philippines. More so, if you breed your goats yourself.
“We have been raising goats since the early 1970s and we have observed that the demand for the...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
If you love eating lapu-lapu (grouper), mameng (humphead wrasse), and other fishes residing in the coral reefs, you better watch out. Those kinds of fish may be tasty but they may not be healthy to eat at all. The reason: they may be loaded with cyanide.
“Cyanide fishing...
Get ready to immerse yourself in the captivating world of bonsai as the Philippine Bonsai Society Inc. (PBSI)Â proudly presents the grandest bonsai exhibition in Asia. The event opened its doors on June 10 at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia, this extraordinary event promises a mesmerizing...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
Crabs live in all the world’s oceans, in freshwater, and on land. These crustaceans are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton composed primarily of highly mineralized chitin and have a single pair of pincers. They walk and swim sideways.
Crabs, which vary in size and...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
With the high cost of living these days, it pays not to depend only on your main job. Try to do something on the side. That is what Wilbert C. Galo, a 47-year-old aide of Ricky Inodioan, the vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, does.
“Even though I have a job at the...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
Wine is as old as history. In fact, the Bible has its own share of wine stories. The most famous one happened in Cana, where transformation of water into wine is the first miracle attributed to Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of John.
Wine has been produced for thousands of...
There’s a greenhouse on the third floor of an unassuming office building at the end of a road in a technopark in Rizal. This is Harbest Agribusiness Corporation’s research and development farm located on the rooftop of their Taytay headquarters. Measuring around 400 sqm, it’s currently planted...
By Henrylito D. Tacio
Foreigners usually think of the Philippines as a place of dreamy golden beaches, shimmering azure waters, blue skies and gently swaying palms. But there is a new wave in tourism across the country – especially for those interested in sustainability. Farm tourism has become...
