Fish, vegetables’ prices to go down after Sinulog

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/16/2018

  Prices of fish and vegetable varieties are expected to go down on the first week of February, a week after the Sinulog Festival which gathers tourists from all over the world. The price decrease will happen…

Farmers’ Day opens at Cebu City Hall grounds

12/12/2016

Over a hundred farmers from different barangays in Cebu City gathered on Monday for the annual celebration of Farmers’ Day at the Cebu City Hall grounds. Farmers displayed fresh harvests of fruits and vegetables at their vegetable-designed…

8 hurt in truck accident at SRP

Lesley Cara Delos Santos, Nestle L. Semilla 12/04/2016

Eight people were injured after a Nissan cargo truck loaded with vegetables tilted and landed on its side at the South Coastal Road at the South Road Property on Sunday afternoon. According to the Cebu City Transportation…

Stroke—how to prevent it

Alex Pacquiao 10/30/2016

STROKE is a sudden severe illness that attacks the brain. There are two basic types. Ischemic strokes, which account for about 80 percent of total strokes, happen when blood flow to a part of the brain is…

Two more die in Argao accident

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/26/2016

THE death toll in the Argao truck accident rose to 6 with the death of two more women who were among the 11 victims brought to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City after…

Duterte asked to protect PH veggies

10/17/2016

BAGUIO CITY — Cordillera farmers, who produce salad vegetables for markets like those in Metro Manila, said the Duterte administration must not relax regulations on the importation of Chinese products in his move to cozy up to…

Unexpected reasons why weight loss fails

Alex Pacquiao 10/17/2016

LET’S say you’re determined to drop that weight, and this time you’re doing everything right. You’re cutting fat-packed foods from your diet as much as you can. You’re feeding up on fresh fruits and veggies, whole-grain breads…

Vegetable beauty may only be skin deep

Frauline Maria Sinson 07/23/2016

You go to the market to buy vegetables and you come across two eggplants: a smooth and pretty-looking one and another with pockmarks on its skin. Which one would you buy? Instinct usually tells you to grab…

Our children’s food

Philip S. Chua 07/11/2016

WHAT children eat greatly determines their growth and development, the integrity of their immune system, their body’s ability to ward off infections and diseases, and their morbidity and longevity. The other essential factors are their daily physical…

Prices of veggies surge in Carbon; dry spell blamed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/26/2016

Prices of some vegetables like okra, string beans and eggplants have increased in Cebu City markets just this month. In Carbon Market, the price of eggplants is now P45 per kilo compared to P30 per kilo in…

Prices of farm products seen stable

Vanessa Lucero 11/02/2015

  THE Department of Agriculture (DA) does not expect prices of agricultural products to increase because of the El Niño phenomenon, said Regional Director Angel Enriquez. “Our supply is still okay. At this point, harvest season is…

100-year-old lolas love to eat greens

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/01/2014

Vegetables and lots of prayers have helped Maxima Cabilao reach 100 years old. Although she has to sit on a wheelchair most of the time, she can still stand up from her bed to go to the…

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