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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.

Auro Chocolate is an award-winning Filipino chocolate brand that sources cacao beans from farmers in Davao. The company works directly with five cocoa-producing cooperatives and 50 individual farmers, representing over a thousand families.

Studies by different international organizations like FAO reveal that challenges that hinder the participation of the youth in agriculture are the following: limited access to information, education, land, financial services, green jobs, markets, and limited involvement in policy making and dialogue.

Houseplants have once again been gaining prominence in recent years. Many city dwellers engage in gardening to ease their stress amid the pandemic.

Everyone knows Dixson as a popular television and film actress, What many don’t know is that she is an urban gardener as well.

From the twin woes of a health crisis and an extreme economic slowdown, the business and industry sectors are now gearing for a much-awaited economic turnaround that could materialize after the government’s massive immunization against COVID-19 shall have been implemented.  Being firmed up in the pipeline are projects on expanded transport and mobility infrastructure, master-planned communities, convention centers, and tourism-oriented businesses.

Bukid ni Juan (BNJ) is a diversified farm that sits in an 8,000 square meter plot at Barangay East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales.

Huni Farm is a 3.5-hectare agricultural land in Barangay Wangan, Calinan, Davao City that is filled with naturally-grown farm animals and crops.

‘This prestigious award is given to person who has given their utmost services to promote and develop the industry here and abroad.’

Binaki, or steamed corn cake, is a popular dessert or snack in Northern Mindanao. This sweet corn roll is usually sold in the streets and markets of Bukidnon and other parts of the region.

There are numerous species of orchids endemic to the Philippines, many of which have gained global recognition. One of the popular orchid genera is vanda orchids.

Rodelio B. Pasion, Ph.D., 42, Master Teacher I and Senior High School Track Head in Tungao National High School, is also a longtime ornamental grower.

While stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasion has rekindled his love for ornamentals, which led to the creation of an orchid garden called “El Paraiso.”

At 57, Helen Joy Icogo Cejar found renewed sense of purpose as a gardener after she stopped her school supplies business and left her part-time job as an on-call research consultant in an NGO.

Women play a pivotal role in agriculture. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that 43 percent of the global workforce in agriculture are women. In the Philippines, it is evident that there is increasing participation of women not only in agriculture, but also in other industries.

What's new in the Manila Bulletin? These two veterans take their place at the helm of the Philippines' leading news organization in a dramatically changing world

Collecting rainwater and reusing household water are beneficial to gardeners as this can reduce water consumption, especially during summer. Here are ways on how you can store more water for your garden.

Don Bustamante, 45, a photographer by profession, is one of the many people who have chosen to leave their career to be full-time gardeners.

Here are some things that he thinks are helpful when starting a rooftop garden.

It is true that you can save a lot from growing your own food. Don Bustamante, 45, a photographer by profession, can attest to this since he used to be reliant on markets for food, but is now an urban grower himself.