BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno This week, we will be marking two important occasions. In this regard, allow me to greet in advance, our Chinese-Filipino brothers and sisters on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebration on February 12 and everybody, a Happy Valentine’s Day this coming...
February is a month for romance, and The Manila Hotel is fully prepared to help you make that grand gesture of love in various ways. Among its many offerings—from dine-in delights to home buffets and takeout items—the Delicatessen is giving you an option of expressing what you really feel...
Celebrating arts month in the most interesting of times QUEEN OF ARTS NAM 2021 officially opened with a short program involving arts ambassador Catriona Gray, NCCA chairman Nick Lizaso, and other NCCA executives at the Metropolitan Theater British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said that...
Art is encoded in our DNA. It is innate for humans to create and appreciate. Creativity has allowed us to flourish over hundreds and thousands of years. Our imagination is a defining factor for our constant evolution. Art is the materialization of human experience, and so it can be said that art is...
Reviving the past, looking forward to the future By Nick Tayag | Photos courtesy of the NCCA “We step into the gloried past even as we take a step towards a radiant future.” That’s how National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairman Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso encapsulates his...
The Tourism Department is slowly easing up restrictions on travel destinations and dining places. It’s a delicate balance of allowing businesses to open as long as safety protocols are met. They have started encouraging local tourism to various provinces as long as all requirements are met before...
In a mountainous barangay in Cebu City, N Blessing Farm, a 1.1-hectare integrated farm, can be found. Lettuce is grown as the farm’s main crop along with other vegetables, chili, root crops, and fruit-bearing trees. It is also home to farm animals including livestock and poultry. In an interview...
Found in the Queen City of the South, N Blessing Farm was established by the family's patriarch, Nilo Bantilan, in 2018 after his retirement as a corporate executive in a major telecommunications company. He works hand in hand with his whole family in his agricultural endeavors, including his son,...
Stereotypes and negative connotations in farming sometimes hamper possibilities for Philippine agriculture. Perhaps this is also why many Filipinos, particularly the younger generations, hesitate to pursue farming as a profession. Thankfully, there are still some who still prefer pursuing an...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate the men and women of our country’s premier police force, the Manila Police District (MPD) now headed by Gen. Leo Francisco, on the occasion of its recent 120 th founding anniversary. I and Vice...
Organic is often used interchangeably with other concepts and terms like ‘natural farming,’ making it confusing for consumers to identify the food that they are getting. To distinguish which food is clean, fair, certified, and safe in the market, one must know what organic means. ...
Corn plants are typically grown in the fields. They are planted in rows that are usually two to three feet away from each other. But in the case of Nicole Obligacion, an urban gardener from Pasig, she grows them in raised beds on her balcony. Despite sounding like a challenge, Obligacion was able...
