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An IT architect who has been gardening since his youth now grows food for his family
For Renz Ticsay, 41, an IT solutions architect by profession, gardening has been a significant part of his life since his teenage years.
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Ayala group helps boost fight against Covid-19
The corporation has come up with new innovations to bolster the country’s health system—a health app and a breathing aid device
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A farm stands strong after the Taal volcano eruption and now, amid a health crisis
As an agritourism farm site, it marked a huge impact on the farm; the estimated amount of damage from the eruption was about a million pesos.
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An agritourism site fosters sustainable agriculture to strengthen communities
After 14 years of abandonment, a family-owned land in Pampanga was redeveloped by a couple as a way of giving honor to their late father. Tibby’s farm is an 11-hectare farm located in Angeles, Pampanga that aims to empower people through training them on natural farming for inclusive growth.
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In honor of my librarian mother
Teresita Abanilla Mariano joined Manila Bulletin in 1949, leaving only in 1988.
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CCTV footage shows boy band 2AM member Seulong’s car fatally hitting pedestrian
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage showed how K-pop boy band 2AM member Im Seulong’s car hit a pedestrian in his 50s in Seoul that caused his death.
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Cancer survivor credits gardening with contributing to recovery
Despite her condition, she still managed to maintain her garden. This was Evangelista’s way to divert her away from the pain that she felt. As per the gardener, smelling the flowers and singing songs of praise and worship while gardening helped her to heal and recover fast.
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Hobbyist turns her home into a flower garden and earns from it despite COVID-19 situation
Josefina Bunquin has been growing different bougainvilleas since 2018. She now owns a large greenhouse in her backyard that is full of bougainvilleas.
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After 30 years, a farmer now owns three gardens and provides jobs amid crisis, part 2
At the back of her success is an unsteady, challenging voyage that she had to endure. “It’s 30 years in the making and looking back to what I’ve been through and endured, my heart is full,” said Cogollo.
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After 30 years, a farmer now owns three gardens and provides jobs amid crisis, part 1
Mary Ann Cogollo, a mother-farmer, faced a lot of hurdles before she successfully developed her flower farm that has multiplied into three separate sites.
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A guide to urban gardening, part 2: methods and requirements
Growing food in urban areas has become a rising trend not just because it's a good way to save or earn money but most importantly, more people want to be self-sufficient amid the crisis.
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A guide to urban gardening, part 1: advantages
Urban gardening is a process of producing food or cultivating any varieties of plants in or around urban areas.
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Nielsen Music midyear report: BTS, NCT 127 land in top 10 best-selling albums in US
K-pop idol groups BTS and NCT 127 made it to the top 10 best-selling albums lists in the US for the first half of the year.
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Sagada council declines shooting request of Joyce Bernal for SONA
The Sagada council has denied the request of director Joyce Bernal to shoot in the tourist resort town, with the video supposedly to be used for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).
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This garden’s produce became the family’s only source of income during quarantine
In Samar, an unused lot was transformed into a garden that helped a family earn income while providing for the town’s high demand for vegetables during the quarantine period, which was imposed to combat COVID-19.
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Late K-pop idol Goo Hara’s ex-boyfriend sent to jail for assault, blackmail; brother disappointed over verdict
The former boyfriend of the late K-pop idol Goo Hara was sent to jail after a Seoul appeals court found him guilty of assaulting and blackmailing her with a sex video, and reversed an earlier ruling.
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Yoo Ah-in-Park Shin-hye’s zombie film ‘#Alive’ tops Korean box office
The Korean zombie film “#Alive,” starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye, has topped the box office in South Korea as cinema attendance continued to rise despite the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.