In a startling projection for 2025, insurance provider Willis Towers Watson anticipates an 18.3 percent rise in medical insurance costs in the Philippines. Consumer spending on healthcare here by 2029 is also forecast to reach 10.4 billion USD, or around ₱578 billion, according to Statista.These...
Here are easy recipes for you to try The Philippines is abundant in nutrient dense vegetables, found in our very own local vegetable farms. "Mesa ni Misis" is all about promoting and re-introducing people to our local vegetables. At one of the few socially-distanced dinners I recently attended,...
In the latest installation of Bahay Kubo Kitchens, the gorgeous Stephanie Zubiri takes us to Bukidnon to discover what she loves about the province she calls home, and celebrates all its produce!
Stephanie Zubiri
I first met Stephanie on assignment for a magazine article years ago. What...
Contrary to what we know, Bicolano food is not just about being spicy
Mesa ni Misis has begun a series called Bahay Kubo kitchen where we feature cooks from the different regions in the Philippines. We then ask them to choose their three favorite crops to use from the area. This is to promote...
Banana blossom recipes to try this Heart Month
As the host month for Valentine’s day, February has come to be known as the month of love. In true Filipino fashion, in 1973, February was also decreed to be known as Heart month, to promote awareness on heart health. Eating right is the first...
Here's to a healthier, greener dining this 2021
Editor's note: A food security champion and advocate for local produce and farmers, Juana Manahan Yupangco envisons for the Philippine agricultural industry to be sufficiently appreciated as truly integral to Filipino life and culture. She recently...
You just ‘Juana’ eat healthy
Juana Manahan-Yupangco
There’s a new Cookbook in town, and it’s Juana Manahan-Yupangco delivering on her promise to go beyond her website, FB, and IG platforms, and gifting us with a “hold it in your hands” Mesa ni Misis Cookbook. Honestly, if Juana...
