By: Vic Thor Palarca Bukidnon-based Nick Jay Arr Engallado is making a name for himself in their hometown’s farming community as a next generation farmer. During the height of the pandemic, Nick Jay Arr was busy and preoccupied in attending online speaking engagements as resource person for...
Markaduke is a native breed produced by Marinduque State College that serves as the pride of the Philippine swine industry. “It is a product of a closed-nucleus breeding system employing selection for growth and litter size under assortative mating.” Joy B. Banayo, a researcher from the...
Photo by Chiring Chandan from Wikimedia Commons. Space habitats of the future need to come up with ways to sustain their food supply without depending on resupply missions from Earth. This is why Jane Shevtsov, administrator of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), partnered...
Celebrities are often expected to live luxurious lives due to their fame. However, once the cameras and microphones are turned off, not everyone can see that they, too, can be human beings seeking a simple life. It is this way for the Philippines’ Pop-rock Royalty Yeng Constantino-Asuncion, who...
Photo by Mokkie from Wikimedia Commons. Anything in excess is detrimental to the development of a plant. So like sunlight, water, and fertilizer, mulching should be applied effectively to avoid negative consequences. Mulching is done by covering the surface of the soil with material such as bark,...
And neither is this book history, though someday it might well be “Chinatown is not a place,” declared journalist-author Jullie Yap Daza to her friends. Now that sentence is the title of her latest book. Technically, Chinatown is one square kilometer in size, an area surrounded by streets whose...
Many professionals began their careers with no fixed path ahead of them. Despite the unknown, some people discover a newfound passion along the way. It's a similar case for Leah de Ocampo-de Guzman, 30, a communications graduate who fell in love with farming when she started working for a seed...
Photo by Felix Mittermeier from Pexels. Tech companies are coming up with ways to incentivize people to use their products with the promise that their time spent on an app or program will be paid for with a planted tree. An example is Ecosia, a search engine that uses its ad revenues for...
Today is Mother’s Day and we have stories drawing the gems out of perhaps the most powerful of relationships between humans and also between animals—that between mother and child. In “Raising the Philippines’ Great Sons ,” Jules Vivas shines the spotlight on the women who raised...
There are a number of reasons why an indoor plant might develop leaves with brown spots. The underlying cause might not be immediately obvious, but there are multiple ways to treat plants with browning leaves. If an indoor plant is receiving too much direct sunlight, relocate the plant and find an...
Selling coffee branded Philippine-made has become a marketing trend for cafes. It has become a way to appeal to coffee drinkers who want to drink sustainable coffee while supporting the local industry. But selling coffee with Philippine origins comes with a lot of responsibilities, according to Ros...
You don’t have to choose among the top vacation getaways in the country, you can visit them all PARADISE ON EARTH Kayangan Lake in Coron (Photo by the author) One of the best-known assets of the Philippines is its outstanding beaches. From the 7,100 plus islands of the country, there are so many...
