In the outskirts of Santiago, Gerona, Tarlac, a community is nestled in the middle of an agricultural land. Here, families know each other. After all, they are related by blood. By early afternoon, many of the relatives gather under a massive mango tree where halo-halo is being sold to beat the April heat. It resembles an opening sequence of a local movie – children at play, the huddle of parents […]

Few months after a techno demo, adoption of two-wheeled lightweight machine for direct seeding known as plastic drumseeder had increased to 200% in Libungan, Cotabato. From seven rice farmers who participated in a 2020 wet season techno demo, 21 farmers have established their crops using plastic drumseeder this 2021 dry season. The machine was developed and promoted by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). Victorino Dumanig, […]

Jehanel V. Soriano, 24, has set her heart out in agriculture. She is an agricultural enterprise entrepreneur, farmer, and farm school owner. Born and raised in llagan, City, Jehanel started as an enumerator in her alma mater, the Central Luzon State University in Nueva Ecija for five years, and as a market inspector of DA-Cagayan Valley Research Center in Isabela for a year. An agricultural business management graduate, she eventually […]

Naniniwala ako na mas nabigyan ko ng sapat at balanseng oras ang pag-aalaga sa aking asawa at mga anak at ang pagiging researcher ko sa opisina kahit na may pandemya.

Ang pandemya ay hindi naging hadlang upang itigil ang galaw sa bawat araw, bagkus ito ay isang gintong pagkakataon na naging malapit sa isa’t isa ang bawat miyembro ng pamilya

Gingawa ko ding makabuluhan at produktibo ang araw-araw kapag kami ay magkakasama lalo na ngayong quarantine para malimutan ang dinaranas na sakuna.

Na balanse ko ang trabaho at panahon sa pamilya sa pamagitan ng self-discipline and leadership.

Tanging ang Diyos at malasakit ng kapwa ang pinaghuhugutan ko ng lakas at pag-asa.

Napagod, pero hindi sumuko at nakaya naman.

Sa ngayon, ang tangi ko lang magagawa ay ibayong pag-iingat, pagsunod sa ordinansa, palakasin ang loob ng pamilya, pag-alaga sa sarili, at pananalig sa Poong Maykapal.