By Karl Jerome M. del Mundo In March 2026, Farmlands in Occidental Mindoro experienced drought brought by the El Niño phenomenon. (Photo from Office of the Provincial Agriculturist Occidental Mindoro) …

By Henrylito D. Tacio  Research by a newly conferred career scientist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) could help rice breeders identify traits linked to stemborer resistance as farmers …

Words and Photo by Henrylito D. Tacio` If there’s one fish that most Filipinos love, it’s none other than milkfish, or more popularly known as bangus (scientific name: Chanos chanos). The undisputed national …

By Henrylito D. Tacio  Every year, between 600 and 800 natural disasters occur, some small and localized, others affecting several countries and many thousands of people,” writes Bob Hansford, disaster …

Words and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio “We are running out of fish and running out of time. For a country known for marine biodiversity, there are very few fish …

Words and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio More than four decades ago, during the celebration of World Food Day, the Rome‑based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a …

Words and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Fish and rice form the backbone of the Filipino diet—an everyday pairing so culturally ingrained that it is difficult to imagine a Filipino …

Words and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Barangay Dahican in Mati City, Davao Oriental is best known for its seven‑kilometer stretch of fine white sand—a coastline that draws swimmers, surfers, …

Words and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio The ocean has always been a distant neighbor to the farmer—felt in the monsoon winds, tasted in the morning air, and heard in …