Kadiwa ng Pangulo cum TABO sa DA offers fresh, cheap agricultural products at

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/30/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) launched the Kadiwa ng Pangulo cum TABO sa DA at the North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City on Tuesday, May 30. Organized by DA-7, the…

V-hire terminal in Kamagayan, Cebu City now a food strip

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city-owned lot in Barangay Kamagayan here, once a temporary van-for-hire (v-hire) terminal, is now home to street food vendors. The food strip is called “Chibogan sa Kamagayan.” Garbo Asenso Sumbanan Alyansa sa…

DSWD mulls digital food stamps to tackle hunger

Jean Mangaluz 04/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to stifle hunger in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said that it is vying for digital food stamps. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian had previously…

Grade 2 pupil chokes to death in Cadiz City

Carla Gomez 04/15/2023

BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 2 pupil died at the Cadiz East Elementary School 2 after reportedly choking on food on Friday, April 14. Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante confirmed the incident, saying Escalante the city government has…

Hotdog and TinyTAN merch in one? It’s finally possible, thanks to Virginia!

Yann Magcamit 04/14/2023

What if you could satisfy your cravings with a delicious snack while indulging your K-Pop fan heart at the same time? Well, there’s no need to only dream about this scenario anymore—because Virginia Food Inc. is launching…

Dismal science, dismal research?

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 04/01/2023

Most of the people in the world are poor, so if we knew the economics of being poor, we would know much of the economics that really matters. Most of the world’s poor people earn their living…

Cebu City to hold ‘Food Security Summit’ by April

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is eyeing to hold a two-day “Food Security Summit” on April 25 and 26, 2023. Lawyer Jerone Castillo, the special assistant to Mayor Michael Rama, said the Food Security…

Rama to call for Food Security Summit

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is set to call for a Food Security Summit soon as a measure to address food supply concerns amid the soaring inflation rate in the city and in…

Orange Brutus opens 20th branch

Dominic Ylagan 03/13/2023

Orange Brutus, Cebu’s first favorite fastfood chain, opened its 20th branch at the Food Court in Gaisano Country Mall, Banilad Cebu City. Known for its Sizzling Burger Steaks and Chicken Brutus, Orange Brutus has satisfied Cebuano’s sizzling…

Rabbits

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 01/17/2023

Next Sunday is the lunar new year, which gives an excuse to those who haven’t given year-end and Christmas holiday gifts yet to catch up. Then, too, it’s always a topic for conversations around the Chinese zodiac…

Pricey onions and neglected farms

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 12/13/2022

Former senator Kiko Pangilinan hit the news recently when he tweeted on prices he witnessed in Thailand in late September. “Last week sa Bangkok, 50 baht o 85 pesos 1 kilo ng bawang (garlic). 35 baht o…

Food, food, food

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 12/09/2022

Inflation jumped to 8% according to the official November 2022 figures of government. That is painful news. More painful, though, is that the continuing rise of inflation is being driven strongly by rising food prices. To think…

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