Life is better at the farm PALAWAN PRINCESS Michelle Tiotangco at the farm We all thought that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and all the other lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic will last only for a few months. And now, more than a year later, we are still forced to stay in our...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their Typhoon Haiyan Response (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda). The first time I saw Tacloban (after the onslaught of Yolanda),...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has eased the “market presence” requirement for farm machinery manufacturers and distributors so that more of them could participate in government biddings. (Photo courtesy of the DA) From the previous 25 to 30-year market presence requirement, the agency has...
In Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, lies a thriving 15-hectare farm called Maayo Dairy Farm. It is owned by Antoinette Begre-Lacson and her husband, Alessandro Lacson, who started with two cows that they initially nurtured as pets. Now, the farm naturally grows 40 cows in wide...
“Maayo” translates to “good” in Hiligaynon. For Antoinette Begre-Lacson, a dairy farmer, this term also comes in the form of a farm that amplifies her advocacies in animal welfare and natural farming. Maayo Dairy Farm is located in Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, where...
The innovative aquaculture industry is on sight in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon,Palawan) region as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues implementing the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) which seeks to assist micro, small and medium enterprises...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. had set up a P100-million solar power farm inside its La Mesa Compound in Quezon City, a move that the company considers its first step toward green energy. The 1-megawatt PV (photovoltaic) solar power farm was built to augment the power supply...
Living in a foreign country is a different experience for everyone. For Christian Facun, 41, and his wife Marilou Santos-Facun, 37, living in Rome, Italy have made them experience celebrating special occasions alone due to clashing work schedules. Sometimes, they would accidentally meet in...
Transportation costs for crops will be drastically reduced once the 4.9-kilometer agricultural road carved atop the mountainous municipality of Banaue in Ifugao is completed, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. CARVED OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN-- The 4.9-kilometer Viewpoint-San Fernando...
Ayala-led AC Energy Corporation is making headway on its goal to become a leading player in the renewable energy (RE) space, as it advanced into construction phase its 160-megawatt Balaoi & Caunayan wind farm project in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte; flourishing as the biggest installation on that...
No family would want to be food insecure. In Leyte, a couple developed a small piece of land to sustain their family and to set an example for their community. Cielo Bisnar Viterbo, 44, housewife, and Jo Melq Ceasar Flores Viterbo, 47, an architect and mission worker for Gawad Kalinga...
To establish a certified farm school is a dream for many local farmers. This can be made possible through applying for a Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA) certification in the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI). An ATI-accredited LSA is a venue where students and aspiring farmers or learning...
