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ARGENTINES CREATE MAP OF FOOD PRODUCERS AND ARTISANS
An Argentinian group has created a map of Argentine agri-food producers and artisans, listing 350 georeferences, organized by item and...

By The Financial District
Dec 6, 20201 min read


KINDERGARTEN CLASSES GO ONLINE TOO
Just before the announcement of a national lockdown, Daryndy Bala, a chain of kindergartens originating in Karaganda had finished...

By The Financial District
Dec 5, 20202 min read


CHINKEE TAN SEEKS TO CREATE 100 MILLIONAIRES IN 2021
Chinkee Tan has made a pact for himself next year: Create 100 millionaires from among the ranks of OFWs, lost souls and ordinary...

By The Financial District
Dec 5, 20203 min read


DA LAUNCHES SMART GREENHOUSE PROJECTS IN ILOILO, BUKIDNON
Filipino farmers will start adopting “smart farming technologies” shared by South Korea aimed at enabling them to sustainably produce...

By The Financial District
Dec 4, 20202 min read


QUEZON EYED AS CACAO PRODUCTION POWERHOUSE
The province of Quezon may soon be another powerhouse for cacao production in the country.

By The Financial District
Dec 3, 20202 min read


PANUBLION HERITAGE FAIR BOOKS P10M IN SALES
The Panublion Heritage Fair 2020 was able to surpass its sales target of P9M despite participants' limited movement and travel to...

By The Financial District
Dec 1, 20201 min read


SEX TRADE THRIVES IN SQUEAKY-CLEAN SINGAPORE: ‘ASHLEY CHAN’
In her five years as an escort, 24-year-old Ashley Chan (not her real name) has learned several tenets, including how to be absolutely...

By The Financial District
Nov 30, 20202 min read


FERMENTED GINGER ALE ‘KILLS 2 BIRDS WITH 1 STONE’ IN JAPAN
A fermented ginger ale production facility in Minuma Ward, Saitama City, is scheduled for completion next spring with the aim of serving...

By The Financial District
Nov 29, 20202 min read


USE OF COOPS AS DUMMIES FOR RICE IMPORTS PROBED
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to assist the...

By The Financial District
Nov 28, 20202 min read


GELATO MANILA: A DELECTABLE CONCOCTION OF PASSION AND COMPASSION
Zarah Manikan has whipped up a "new" kind of gelato.

By The Financial District
Nov 28, 20203 min read


PROJECT KARINDERYA HELPING MICRO ENTERPRISES
Eighteen foundations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been helping micro enterprises, particularly owners of food stalls...

By The Financial District
Nov 28, 20202 min read


FINNISH FARMERS RELIEVED AS MINK FARMS ARE FREE OF COVID-19 VIRUS
Following the discovery of a COVID-19 outbreak at Danish mink farms, the Finnish Food Authority conducted tests in the country’s mink...

By The Financial District
Nov 27, 20201 min read


P347 MILLION INITIALLY RELEASED TO AFFECTED FARMERS, FISHERFOLK
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has released some P347 million to help rebuild the lives and livelihoods of insured...

By The Financial District
Nov 27, 20201 min read


DA PROVIDES P1.42B FARM, FISHERY INPUTS TO QUEZON PROVINCE
The Department of Agriculture (DA) provided thousands of farmers, fishers, and indigenous peoples (IPs) in Quezon province P1.42-billion...

By The Financial District
Nov 25, 20203 min read


MAN LEAVES $3,000 TIP FOR A BEER AS COVID SHUTS DOWN RESTAURANT
A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By The Financial District
Nov 24, 20201 min read


AKITA PREFECTURE ASKS REMOTE WORKERS TO LIVE IN THE LAND OF HACHIKO
The northern Japan prefecture of Akita has been calling for residents outside the region to move to the rural area as the option of...

By The Financial District
Nov 24, 20202 min read


SOKOR SEES MORE FEMALE MORTICIANS AS TABOO FADES
A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views...

By The Financial District
Nov 23, 20202 min read


DTI VOWS TO PROCESS 15K MSME LOANS
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp) is set to process an additional 15,000 loan applications...

By The Financial District
Nov 23, 20202 min read


AD EXEC COMES UP WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST
A seasoned advertising executive who has handled various multinational brands on facial care, hair care, home care, cars, petrol and food...

By The Financial District
Nov 22, 20203 min read


SMC BUYS RECORD VOLUME OF CORN TO SUPPORT FARMERS AMID PANDEMIC
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its food division San Miguel Foods, continues to make good on its promise to help local farmers...

By The Financial District
Nov 19, 20202 min read


OPTION 2 OF CREATE BILL FAVORED
Business groups want lawmakers to pass a Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill that will lead to more...

By The Financial District
Nov 19, 20202 min read


SMC EYES ECONOMIC ZONE IN P740 MILLION NEW AIRPORT
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is putting up an economic zone that would attract business locators and create jobs within the P740 million...

By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20202 min read


SAN MATEO EYED AS FOOD BASKET FOR METRO MANILA
Initially focusing on short-gestation crops, particularly vegetables, the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched in San Mateo, Rizal...

By The Financial District
Nov 18, 20202 min read


YOUNG AGRI PROFESSIONALS TAPPED
Hundreds of young agricultural professionals are set to be deployed to various offices and projects under the labor department’s...

By The Financial District
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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