June 14, 2025
A woman farmer “breaks her back” for the whole day and under heavy rains during the “panag-sikka” (Iluko for preparing palay seedlings) over a rain-fed rice paddy in barangay Cuenca, Pugo, La Union. Most farmers who had been waiting for the rains had started to prepare for their palay seedlings ready for this planting season. […]
April 30, 2025
VEGETABLE TRADING – Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) in La Trinidad, Benguet, workers load fresh harvested vegetables , showing the vital role of the facility in marketing local produced . The scene reflects the collaborative efforts of farmers, traders, and transporters in sustaining the agricultural economy of Benguet and other areas. Photo by Christopher […]
March 29, 2025
Tinalakay ang Urban Agriculture at iba’t ibang kaganapan mula sa City Veterinary and Agriculture Office sa ginanap na City Hall Hour noong Marso 26. Photo by Hubert Balageo / UB Intern
March 29, 2025
BAGUIO CITY Ipinahayag ni Engr. Marcelina Tabelin, supervising agriculturist ng City Veterinary and Agriculture Office, na ang urban agriculture division ay may mga serbisyo sa produksyon ng iba’t ibang pananim, livestock, poultry, at fisheries. Sa naganap na City Hall Hour noong Marso 26,sinabi nito na ang lungsod ay kilala sa may mga malawak na lugar […]
July 21, 2024
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Tumaas ang productivity ng palay na may kabuuang 3.03 metric tons(mt/ ha) per hectare habang ang mais naman ay may 2.65 mt/ha sa lalawigan, ayon sa Benguet Provincial Agriculture Office. Ayon sa datos ng ahensya, may kabuuang 4,255.63 hectares ang planted area at may 3,253.92 hectare harvested area ng palay, habang ang […]
May 5, 2024
BAGUIO CITY Mining and quarrying stands as the primary barrier to the Cordillera Administrative Region’s (CAR) economic growth, experiencing a negative 1.7% growth in 2023. The said industry continues to encounter a downtrend as it decelerated to 1.7% from 0.4% in 2022. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, also decline at negative 1.3 percent. Villafe Alibuyog, […]
April 30, 2024
BAGUIO CITY Mining and quarrying stands as the primary barrier to the Cordillera Administrative Region’s (CAR) economic growth, experiencing a negative 1.7% growth in 2023. The said industry continues to encounter a downtrend as it decelerated to 1.7% from 0.4% in 2022. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, also decline at negative 1.3 percent. Villafe Alibuyog, […]
April 30, 2024
Vivian Romero, economist of Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Cordillera Administrative Region (MGB-CAR) explains the decline in the mining during open forum of the 2023 Cordillera Economic Performance held at the Paragon Hotel and Suites, Baguio City on April 25. Photo by Jether Cabanlong – UB Intern
April 30, 2024
The Benguet Provincial Assessor has assessed the total value of real properties to be P15.6 billion in the first quarter of this year (2024). These properties span various categories, including agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, mineral, timber, and special classifications. Photo/Text by Ruffa Mae T. Payangdo-UB Intern
April 26, 2024
Photo Caption: Planting Seeds of Sustainability: Hedcor and Sablan reinstitute the orchard farm of the municipality with essential equipment and sustainable farming practices. Hedcor, the renewable energy asset manager of AboitizPower, bolsters Sablan’s Orchard Farm with P620,000 worth of equipment and seedlings donation — boosting the municipality as the Fruit Basket of Benguet. Hedcor supports […]