Cebu City assures unimpeded entry of farm goods from Dalaguete

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City assured the public that essential goods such as farm goods from Cebu’s vegetable capital, Dalaguete town, could enter the city unimpeded. Cebu City Spokesperson Rey Gealon said that Executive Order No.…

‘Survival vegetable gardens’ sprout in Mindanao

Bong Sarmiento - Inquirer Mindanao 04/27/2020

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Philippines — Combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who were decommissioned under a 2014 peace deal with the government, are now on another front: establishing survival gardens as part of the…

Farmers in Bohol, Cebu earn nearly P700,000 during Kadiwa launching

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A project designed to bring farm products closer to the market in the province of Bohol and Cebu generated almost P700,000 for the participating farmers during the official launching of the Kadiwa ni Ani at…

Mobile markets to roam around Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has launched the mobile markets to provide for the needs of its constituents who cannot go out amidst the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

15 mobile markets to roam around Cebu City during ECQ

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents living far from public markets or supermarkets need not worry when the city goes under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) tomorrow noon. There will 15 mobile markets soon to be deployed…

DA-7 orders price freeze on agricultural products

Futch Anthony Inso 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has already imposed a price freeze on vegetables, rice, and other agricultural products starting this week. DA-7 regional director lawyer Salvador Diputado told CDN Digital…

DA-7: Plant vegetables during quarantine period

Futch Anthony Inso 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) is encouraging the public to plant vegetables and other crops while they are staying at home due to the enhanced community quarantine. “While we are…

Vegetables rich in Vitamin C

Marc Cosep 03/23/2020

In the face of a global pandemic, it is only natural to stock up on some preventive vitamin c packets in an attempt to boost our immune system. Sometimes called ascorbic acid, vitamin C supports our immune…

Stay healthy, eat vegetables

Alven Marie Timtim 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Prevention is better than cure. That’s why eating healthy food that can boost one’s immune system is always the best thing to do to stay away from diseases. Eating vegetables is always the best option…

Truck falls into canal; 2 from Naga City killed

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Paul Lauro 01/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They were on their way to the Naga City Public Market to deliver vegetables that were freshly picked from their farms in the mountain sitio of Huwebesa in Barangay Alpaco in the same…

DA-7: Taal eruption won’t affect supply of agricultural products in Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The supply of agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables and livestock, in Cebu will not be affected with the eruption and emission of ash plumes of Taal Volcano in Batangas in Luzon. Earlier,…

A Mantalongon farmer’s Christmas wish, dreams, hopes and challenges

Doris Mae Mondragon 12/23/2019

DALAGUETE, CEBU, Philippines — As early as 5 o’clock in the morning, Cornelio Ybañez is already up carrying on his shoulders a bamboo container and a sharp razor “sanggot”(scythe) to collect coconut sap. After that, he would…

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