HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICERS. As an institution holding three ISO  certifications, PhilRice further improve its working environment by conducting a  seminar on basic occupational safety and health.About 40 staff were trained, April 22-25. The Integrated Management Systems and Services, headed by Hazel Jane Orge, led the five-day activity.       PHOTO RESOURCE ADMINISTRATORS (PRA): A more efficient knowledge management is expected with the new PhilRice photographers. Trained on basic photography […]

Aside from the opportunity of studying in a good school, scholarship gives free education and covers lodging, travel allowance, and book allowance. So, if you’re planning to apply for a free graduate course, consider these tips. Start from the net and Human Resource Management Office Genevive Nemeño of PhilRice Agusan found her scholarship through browsing the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) website. She filled up all the requirements listed […]

A global trend is threatening food security.  Many of the young people are evidently leaving rural areas to pursue non-agricultural careers in urban districts. In the Philippines, a team from Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) finds a way to help engage the Filipino youth in agriculture. Dubbed as “Infomediary Campaign,” the campaign worked with the Department of Education (DepEd) to encourage the youth to explore the farming sector and to […]

Makahiya (Mimosa pudica) and Lantana (Lantana camara), medicinal plants known to treat common diseases in humans, were also found to be beneficial to rice plants, recent study showed. In a research, Nueva Ecija High School student Lena Nagaosa with her adviser Jerandel Gaspar and PhilRice researchers Ma. Salome Duca and Dindo King Donayre, gathered that said perennial weed and flowering plant can fight bacterial leaf blight (BLB) in rice. BLB […]

Harvest is fast approaching. At last, Mang Juan will be reaping the reward of more than three months of caring for his rice plants. He’s not only excited for harvest, but also for the rice straw, locally known as dayami, that he will get. This will give him more income as fertilizer and as growing medium for his mushrooms. Evelyn F. Javier, supervising science research specialist of Agronomy, Soil, and […]

PhilRice Magazine and PhilRice on Air (Bukid at Buhay) were recognized as Best Agricultural Magazine and Regional Agricultural Radio Program of the Year, respectively. The award was given by the Philippine Agricultural Journalists, Inc and San Miguel Corporation during the 2018 Binhi Awards held at Diamond Hotel in Makati, March 28.   Philippine Rice Research Institute was awarded by Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) as 2019 Outstanding Seed […]

  PhilRice Bicol – Hundreds of youth for agri. Almost a thousand students were introduced to the prospects in agriculture in an information caravan for youth held in Legazpi City, Albay, March 7. With the theme, “Kabataan sa Agrikultura, Para sa Bayang Masagana,” it aimed to create youth awareness on new farming technologies and government agricultural programs, and encourage them youth to pursue careers in agriculture. PhilRice in Ligao City, Albay and […]

Read this infographic based on the 2018 Central Luzon gender research results and check how they can be used as actionable data.

Tired of messy files scattering all over your computer? Can’t find the document needed for your presentation or research? You might have lost it, or worst deleted it. You wouldn’t worry this much if your files are organized. Now cheer up, for we have listed down some of the many ways to organize e-files. 1. Don’t wait for tomorrow, organize now The first key to achieve organized files is to […]

PhilRice is a home for inspiring women. Let’s discover the story behind one of PhilRice’s women-leaders and a gem of the Technology Management and Services Division.