Rice straw biogas hub to rise in Laguna

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 22, 2022 |

The Los Baños-based Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and United Kingdom-based organizations have started a project to make clean energy accessible to remote and underserved rural communities. According to Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, SEARCA Director, the “Rice Straw Biogas Hub” project is a collaboration of as lead proponent, SEARCA, the UK SME Koolmill, and UK academic partner Aston University. He said the three-year project is funded by Innovate UK under the auspices of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation organization. “The project will generate biogas as clean energy from waste rice straw...

Is the guest team, the Bay Area Dragons, the team to beat?

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 22, 2022 |

The 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup opened with a bang at the Mall of Asia Arena Wednesday night, September 21 with the first game between the Hongkong based Bay Area Dragons and the Blackwater Bossing. The guest team Dragons routed the Bossing with the tune of 133 – 87, the highest margin difference a foreign guest team inflicted to a local PBA team so far. What with an import Myles Blake Powell tallying 41 points. The following pictures will show the story behind the win. (Max A....

Southeast Asia-wide photo contest zooms in on emerging agri innovations for next generation

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 15, 2022 |

The 2022 edition of the annual photo contest launched by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is in search of striking images of agricultural innovations in Southeast Asia. Themed “Emerging Agricultural Innovations for the Next Generation,” the SEARCA Photo Contest is open to Filipinos and nationals of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. “We are looking for images that show technologies and innovation that are modernizing and transforming agriculture and rural development towards increased food supply and security,” said SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio....

PANGISDAAN MULING BINUHAY SA ANGONO

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 15, 2022 |

Umabot sa mahigit 50,000 pirasong binhi ng isdang tilapia ang ipinunla sa lawa na sakop ng baybaying munisipalidad ng Angono sa lalawigan ng Rizal kamakailan. Ito’y alinsunod na rin sa programang sapat at abot-kayang supply ng pagkain para sa mga mamamayang Pilipino, Nagsanib-pwersang pumalaot sa Laguna de Bay na kilala bilang pinakamalaking lawa sa Pilipinas, ang mga kawani ng Angono Municipal Veterinary Office at Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) para sa pagpupunla ng hindi bababa sa 50,000 binhi ng isdang tilapia sa gawing bahagi ng Angono Lakeside Ecopark nitong nakaraang araw. Sinabi ni Angono Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon,...

Balik Scientist names 6 seaweed genera, holds record by a Filipino scientist

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 12, 2022 |

Written by Eriza C. Asilo, DOST-PCAARRD S&T Media Services Dr. Wilfred John E. Santiañez, 2019 PCAARRD Balik Scientist Awardee, is one of the youngest seaweed taxonomists in the Philippines. A Balik Scientist, Dr. Wilfred John E. Santiañez of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), authored a new brown seaweed genus, Manzaea, from the tropical western Pacific and discovered a new brown seaweed species, Asterocladon ednae from Camotes Islands in Cebu. Dr. Santiañez currently holds the record in having the most number of new seaweed genera described/named by a Filipino scientist. The new species, Asterocladon ednae, is characterized...

SEARCA and partners to hold high-level policy forum on PH rural transformation

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 9, 2022 |

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Philippines, and Rome-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organized the High-Level Policy Forum on Rural Transformation in the Philippines: Pathways, Policies, and Prospects to be held on 8-9 September 2022 at Luxent Hotel in Quezon City and via Zoom. According to SEARCA Director Glenn B. Gregorio, the hybrid event will convene stakeholders from relevant Philippine government agencies, development and research organizations and think tanks, civil society and farmers organizations, the academe, and the private sector to discuss the state of...

Philippine Cup Game 7, San Miguel Beermen dethrones TNT Tropang Giga

Posted by Raffy Rico | Sep 6, 2022 |

PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup Game 7 San Miguel Beermen dethrones TNT Tropang Giga Highlight pictures of Game 7 (Max A....

Robert Herndon – hero for SMB win

Posted by Raffy Rico | Aug 27, 2022 |

PBA Philippine Cup 2-1 now for San Miguel Beermen over the defending champion TNT Tropang Giga in the Finals of the PBA Philippine Cup best of seven championship series in the tune of 108-100 Game 3, Friday, August 26 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Thanks to the quality time of Robert Herndon who substituted for JC Perez who fouled out in the fourth quarter of the game with a trey upon entry in the regulation time, and was all over the court in the extra 5-minute with a twinner and another three for a total...

1-1 as SMB downs TNT

Posted by Raffy Rico | Aug 25, 2022 |

PBA Philippine Cup Game 2 Game 2 of the on-going PBA Philippine Cup saw the SMB dominates the TNT from the opening to the closing buzzer to the tune of 109-100 Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Though Roger Pogoy, Jayson Castro, Kib Montalbo, Troy Rosario and Kelly Williams have double digits with Pogoy accounting for 28, the others, did not deliver well, notably Michael Williams who only has 7 points on TNT’s side. On the other side, SMB has Jaymar Perez, Vic Manuel, Marcio Lassiter, June Mar Fajardo, Jericho Cruz and Moala Tautuaa scoring on double digits. Game...

Fajardo unstoppable, Castro buzzer beater

Posted by Raffy Rico | Aug 22, 2022 |

PBA Phillipine Cup Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup was down the wire up to the last .01 second. It took the PBA to decide the buzzer beater of Jayson Castro whether to count it or not but in the end it was counted so the final score was 86-84 in favor of the TNT Tropang Giga, Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Jordan Clarkson, the Fil-Am Utah Jazz NBA player who will join the GILAS in the coming FIBA games was in attendance in the game. Game 2 will be on Wednesday,...

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