Boy: Taga-Dev ka ba? (Are you from the development sector?) Girl: Bakit? (Why?) Boy: Nadebelop na kasi ako sa iyo. (‘Cause I’ve fallen for you.) Rizal G. Corales of the research sector may have this as his favorite punchline for Dr. Aurora M. Corales of the development group; but more than his humor, his loving ways contributed to their enduring story as a PhilRice couple. The Corales couple are two […]

Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija – About 40 media practitioners from Central Luzon convened at the PhilRice Central Experiment Station based in this city to learn the latest information on the healthier rice project, January 9. PhilRice Development Communication (DevCom) Division, in coordination with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), organized the “Media Dialogue: Making Rice Healthier” to enlighten the media about the nutrition situation in the country and […]

Farmers from different provinces in the country differ in terms of the quantities of inputs used, technologies adopted, and management skills employed. This results in the varying yield and production cost among farmers. To address this, economists from the Socioeconomics Division of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) shared ways on how to narrow these gaps to help farmers increase their productivity and income based on the findings from 33 […]

Under the unforgiving heat of the lenten sun, the farmer is drenched in his sticky perspiration as he goes back and forth to the field to check if his rice crop is being dehydrated. However, because he can’t afford to lose even a cavan of his potential harvest, he’ll irrigate his field and sweat it out even if it takes more than a thousand steps to reach his field. According […]

Rice has always been a major food staple in the Philippines. Both producers and consumers consider a slight change in rice price as their major concern. In light of the emerging issues in rice price, agriculture workers from different regions in the country gathered together in a seminar-workshop to understand the rice value chain, and craft localized agriculture interventions and strategies for their respective regions. Participants crafted strategies that will […]

About 1, 500 participants composed of farmers, students, extension workers, and researchers from Luzon regions will participate in this year’s Lakbay Palay Wet Season (WS) at PhilRice Central Experiment Station in Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, September 26- 27. Lakbay Palay is a field day held by PhilRice twice a year (during the dry and wet seasons) to showcase its rice and rice-based farming technologies to a wide […]

Rice constitutes a huge portion of a regular diet of every Filipino. On average, a Filipino consumes 114 kilograms of rice every year. Rice, however, does not have much nutrients. It contains largely carbohydrates. To make it healthier and to help address the pressing malnutrition problem in the country, Golden Rice is being developed. According to Dr. Reynante Ordonio, PhilRice Healthier Rice Project lead, Golden Rice is a new type […]

There was just a farmer’s son; now he’s a scientist. Dr. Ricardo F. Orge had been developing technologies for the farmers for 25 years, which led to awards and acclamations. Amidst his success, he wants to be remembered as Scientist na anak ng magsasaka (Farmer’s son). Popularly known as Dong, his inventions focus on climate-change, which includes finding ways on how to help Filipino farmers overcome the challenges of climate […]

The public should learn more about Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), know its causes and effects, and understand the process behind possible ways on how to prevent it. According to the Department of Health, the annual observance of the Sight-Saving Month targets to warn the public about avoidable blindness and inform them on how to properly take care of their eyes especially through proper nutrition. VAD is one of the leading […]