While tourists might have known or heard about the majestic island of Palawan, more and more people would want to come and visit the Philippines’ Last Ecological Frontier. Simply describing Palawan as beautiful does not give justice to it. the It has been awarded the ‘World’s Best Island’ in 2017 by a well-known international travel continue reading : A Glimpse of Palawan: The Impact of Community-Based Ecotourism
Ipinagdiwang ng mga residente ng Odiongan, Romblon ang ika-171 na anibersaryo ng bayan noong ika-isa hanggang ika-anim na Abril ng taong 2018. Kasabay nito ay ang taun-taong Kanidugan (Coconut) Festival upang magbigay-karangalan sa patron nito na si San Vicente Ferrer. Bilang parte ng pagdiriwang, nagsagawa ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng Agri-Trade Fair continue reading : Ika-171 na Anibersaryo ng Odiongan, Ipinagdiwang ng mga Residente
The town of Cagayancillo, located between the islands of Palawan and Negros in the Sulu sea, is endowed with beautiful beaches and rich marine resources. It is a 6th class municipality which is home to 6,285 people. Cagayanins are known to have a culture of eating sea turtles or pawikan. When it was declared as continue reading : Farming in the Sea: The Cagayancillo Seaweed Farming
Home to indigenous tribe Pala’wan, the municipality of Brooke’s Point is one of the emerging municipalities in the south. With its rapid development, the local government preserves the environment through a mining moratorium. The local citizens are one of the staunch advocates of environmental protection. The municipality’s economy is primarily based on agriculture, particularly rice continue reading : Balancing a Flourishing Economy and the People
Philippines is an agricultural country – with its abundant nature and good climate, a lot of local residents, especially on rural places, would engage in farming. Zooming in lies the nature-loving province called Palawan. Located in the province is the municipality of Aborlan which is known as one of the biggest producers of agricultural products continue reading : Aborlan pushing for Organic Farming
Filipinos are always practical; we do everything just to financially provide for our families in ways we know. We look around, and are always on the go to find livelihood projects that are beneficial and lucrative when fearlessly ventured. The hog raising industry has been touted to be just such. Many Palaweños in the rural continue reading : Soaring High Through Hog Raising
In partnership with Marinduque State College (MSC), the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) conducted a series of skills training on meat processing last January 27-28 and February 2-3, 2018. Participants from various barangays of Boac gathered at the food laboratory of MSC. The organizers also invited Ms. Nenita Gonzales and Ms. Ma. Edelwina Blasé who served continue reading : SLP Marinduque, Marinduque State College hold Skills Training for Meat Processing
To further capacitate the beneficiaries of the butterfly project, the Sustainable Livelihood Program distributed 93 starter kits to the barangays of Boac including Caganhao, Tugos, Canat and Boi. The beneficiaries were given nets and plywood as materials for their chosen livelihood. They have also undergone an enhancement training to ensure that they have the full continue reading : SLP Beneficiaries receive 93 Starter kits for Butterfly Project
