ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo is set to host the National Vegetable Congress for the first time in November. The Panay Organization for Progressive Agriculture (POPA) Agriculture Cooperative and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are preparing to accommodate around 1,500 delegates in...
Noticing the “idle” lands of public schools, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte pushed for the conversion of these lands into gardens to grow agricultural products. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte at the tree-planting activity in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on...
While the price of rice continues to hug the headlines, vegetables have become items of luxury reserved for and served only to the upper class. No longer does one hear the lament “We were so poor all we had for lunch was rice and vegetables.” A few days ago, Divisoria wholesalers were offering...
LIGAO CITY, Albay – Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) here have established a free vegetable pantry for Mayon Volcano evacuees at the Albay Campsite Evacuation Center in Barangay Basag, this city. BENEFICIARIES of the 4Ps program in Ligao City in Albay are offering...
By Henrylito D. Tacio With the high cost of living these days, it pays not to depend only on your main job. Try to do something on the side. That is what Wilbert C. Galo, a 47-year-old aide of Ricky Inodioan, the vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, does. “Even though I have a job at the...
CAVITE – Thirty-two couples tied the knot at a mass garden wedding in Cavite City on Monday, Feb. 13, with the brides carrying their "priceless" bouquets made of vegetables, notably onions. Instead of the usual flowers, the brides walked down the aisle and carried with pride their unique bouquets...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to launch a water source system, which it said, would benefit local farmers in Zamboanga Sibugay. The project is called Community Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) and DAR officials said it it promises to boost vegetable...
The local government of Las Piñas City announced the opening of Las Piñas Nursery and Botanical Garden to the public on August 10. In a Facebook post, the Las Piñas Public Information Office said the garden located in Barangay Pamplona Uno on Alabang-Zapote Road is open to the public from Monday...
The Philippines and Japan are joining hands to implement a five-year project that aims to enhance the vegetable value chain in the country. (Photo courtesy of DA) Dubbed Market-Driven Enhancement of Vegetable Value Chain in the Philippines (MV2C), the project will be implemented by the Department...
Maye Araneta Gutierrez is the owner of Edible Blooms by Maye. People came up with all sorts of innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic. What could have been a complete tragedy was turned into business opportunities by some. Maye Araneta Gutierrez is one such person. Though she initially had her...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto formally opened on Wednesday, April 20, the Ugong Urban Vegetable Garden at the Marikina River Riverside Boulevard in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook Page) The project was made in coordination with the City Environment and...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, March 30 called on authorities to act on the allegations of a smuggling scheme involving vegetables from China in keeping with the Duterte administration’s campaign to combat corruption and boost transparency along the country’s borders. A member...
