Capitol kicks off anniversary with agri fair

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/04/2015

Cebu’s 41 towns and 29 private establishments showcased the best of their produce during yesterday’s opening of the week-long agricultural trade fair at the Capitol grounds. Fruits and vegetables were sold at affordable prices at the back…

Freshwater farms vulnerable to El Niño

Vanessa Claire Lucero 05/21/2015

If it persists, the El Niño weather pattern would affect the freshwater aquaculture sector the most. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional director Andres M. Bojos said they have advised fisher folk to maintain water levels…

Cebu is high risk area for El Niño: Acosta

Marian Z. Codilla 05/12/2015

The Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said the El Niño dry spell will last until August at the earliest or January next year at the latest. During this morning’s water summit organized by the…

Wellness farm in Balamban

Aileen Garcia-Yap 04/05/2015

An organic farm that’s just an hour’s drive away from Cebu City offers a welcome respite for those tired from the stress of work and life in the urban jungle. The Healing Present Nature and Wellness Farm…

Vendor walks 12 kms daily to sell flowers

11/03/2014

Visitacion Villamor, 70, walks 12 kilometers daily from her home in barangay Binaliw to her farm in sitio Kan-irag, barangay Sirao in Cebu City. In some instances, she also carries on her head bundles of flowers and…

Carabao not ending up in slaughterhouses

Inquirer 03/17/2014

President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol—Worry not about the country’s beast of burden. Though threatened by the Filipinos’ fondness for “carabeef,” the fate of the carabao is not ending up in slaughterhouses, according to an official of the…

Release of loans for storm-hit SMEs ready

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/04/2014

Small businesses  in northern Cebu that applied for government loans after they were hit by supertyphoon Yolanda may receive their assistance next week. Francisco Buenavides, head of the government-owned Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.), said they endorsed…

Businesswoman invited to clarify reports on waste disposal in area

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/30/2014

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will invite businesswoman Mimi Yuvienco for a technical conference next week after its team found traces of cow manure in Guba creek. The agency will also impose a P10,000…

Tests confirm cold spell caused animal deaths

Carine M. Asutilla, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/30/2014

Medical tests confirmed that animals in Cebu City’s upland barangays do not have any animal disease, except for a lone animal in Cantipla which had  a bacterial infection. The animals were slaughtered by their owners when they…

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