Johnny Sniper, 39, a radio and TV personality in Cebu City, has been farming since college. Farming for Sniper is a passion that he learned through experience, consolidated ideas, and research. The 39-year-old farmer established his own farm in Antequera, Bohol in 2017. Coquilla Integrated...
Love and passion are the two things that spurred Ramona M. Pastor, owner of HN Organic Farm, to fully devote her time to farming after working in various fields abroad for over 10 years. It was in 2017 when Pastor decided to end her overseas employment in Singapore due to an eye injury and to...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Inspiration comes from everywhere. Whether it’s as small as a bee or as large as a picturesque landscape, something or someone around us can capture our imagination as well as encourage us to do something we enjoy and benefit from. For Raymond Michael B....
Growing up, Lodi Carbonilla, agripreneur and proprietor of King David Integrated Farm (KDIF), was accustomed to living around coconut plantations in Southern Leyte. After 10 years of working as an overseas Filipino worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Carbonilla decided to return to his...
Being a seafarer is one of the most arduous jobs that one can engage in. Not only does it require a good amount of physical strength and endurance, but it also calls for a sound mental and emotional capacity. These qualities help them survive for months on end at sea, far from their family and the...
We often hear that children of farmers don’t want to follow in their parents’ footsteps because there is no money in agriculture. In the case of Reden Mark F. Costales, not only does he manage the family farm, he’s also become an internet celebrity, instructing and encouraging Filipinos to go...
Romulo B. Ayag, or Ka Mulong as he is fondly called, owner of Ka Mulong’s Farm, had to go through a tough life to obtain the hard-earned achievements that he and his family now savor. In Sariaya, Quezon, a total of 20,000 square-meter land covers Ayag’s farm. 3,000 sqm is designated for...
For Renz Ticsay, 41, an IT solutions architect by profession, gardening has been a significant part of his life since his teenage years. “Life for me is incomplete without plants and trees,” said the urban gardener. Looking back, he has always been interested in plants and nature, which sprung...
Photos from @officialjuday on Instagram Many Filipinos know Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, or Juday, for her roles in television series such as Mara Clara and Krystala . She is also known for her work in movies such as Ploning , Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, and Mindanao, for which she won the award of Best...
The environment and experiences that we are exposed to are commonly where our passion and interests rise from. For Lhea Mallillin, 38, a full-time teacher and a weekend farmer, love for agriculture is something that arose from her childhood experiences. “I grew up in a barangay where the major...
In some families whose livelihood is farming, parent-farmers normally train or encourage their children to participate in farming activities at a young age. However, farming is not everyone’s choice. This farmer was an exception. A young farmer Jerick Javier Clerigo, 27, admits that he wasn't...
QUEZON – Michael Triviño, a businessman and urban farmer, decided to turn his vacant lot into a backyard farm and named it Myrtle Sharrin’s Garden after his daughter. A quarantine project Despite having no work during the community quarantine, Triviño was kept occupied, not because of his...
