Why you should have these plants at home

Brian Mikhael J. Ochoa 04/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Having plants at home not only enhances its aesthetic appeal but also brings numerous health benefits to its occupants.  In the Philippines, where lush vegetation is abundant, incorporating plants into our homes is a common…

Level up your gardening game with terrariums

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 11/23/2020

There’s a technique plantsman and other gardening lovers swear by that allows them to continue planting indoors and make miniature gardens without the responsibility of constant watering and care.  So if you love houseplants and nature, why…

‘Plantdemic’ hits Philippines as demand for greenery grows

11/09/2020

A gardening craze dubbed “plantdemic” has spread across the Philippines after coronavirus restrictions fuelled demand for greenery, sending plant prices soaring and sparking a rise in poaching from public parks and protected forests. Photos of delicate flowers…

Cebu City Agriculture Department urges residents to plant easy-to-grow vegetables

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD) is giving out free seedlings to Cebu City residents who wish to grow their own food while the city is under the state of enhanced community quarantine…

Urban gardening 101: How to grow plants in an urban setting

Marc Cosep 05/17/2019

It is an age-old cry of the city dweller: “I’d love to grow my own food, but I don’t have the space!” While city dwellers like contemporary living, Primary homes offer a lifestyle thats fit for modern…

Felongco urge families to adopt gardening, raise hogs to address poverty

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/24/2019

CEBU CITY–The government’s poverty alleviation program has to consider inputs from the marginalized sectors to come up with a wholistic solution to the problem. Secretary Noel Felongco of the National Anti-Poverty Commission said they have been holding…

Home gardening for good nutrition

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/25/2018

From the Nutrition Council Letlet Misyon came to be the guest of LAW Center, Inc.’s Sa Mata sa Kababayn-an over the Cebu Catholic Television Network. For this year the campaign was for simple easy to manage home…

Households urged to engage in home gardening

Rosalie Abatayo 07/02/2018

  The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) urged households to engage in home gardening to ensure food safety and security. National Nutrition Council (NNC-7) Nutrition program coordinator Paolita Mission said that the region is still far from being…

Retired teacher finds fulfillment in gardening

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/09/2015

Having spent 37 years teaching children, 62-year-old Blasa Perez finds contentment caring for  plants in her backyard in Mandaue City. “Ig hikap nako sa tanon, akong stress ug problema mawala (Every time I touch the plants, the…

‘Purok’ housewives keep village green in Guadalupe

Marian Z. Codilla 07/30/2015

They clean and segregate their neighbors’ garbage and  plant vegetables in open spaces. Outside their wooden shanties,  housewives keep gardens of ampalaya, spinach, pepper, malunggay, eggplant and cabbage. With a broom and sack in hand, the women…

Cranberry surprise in Mandaue

Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/21/2014

Fifteen trees with  red and purple cranberries  grow behind the gate of Maria Magdalena Lim’s two-story home in barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City. Passersby wonder about the strange fruit, which is grown in  cooler weather of north America…

Flowers

Radel Paredes 11/02/2014

On this Day of the Dead, I do not want to be morbid, so I stay home and do some gardening as I watch over the welder I hired to  create the wrought iron pot plant holders…

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