The country’s biggest Sheep and Goat Genetics Nucleus Farm is now nearing completion in North Cotabato. When fully operational this year, it will be the breeding center of two outstanding lines of Goat and Sheep whose offsprings will later be distributed to the different regions of the country. The project is a partnership between the…
The commercial production through grow-out culture of “Ulang,” the Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in the Liguasan Marsh could earn local farmers as much as P400,000 per hectare per year, according to a study conducted by the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). The result of the study came almost five months since I invited…
“Don’t Mislead The President; Lower Rice Tariff Wrong Move!” Dear Sec. Arsing, While I did not have the opportunity to work with you when I was Secretary of Agriculture, several co-workers in the Department of Agriculture who knew you gave me the impression that you are a hardworking and sensible government worker. Your recent move,…
In an unexpected development, Youth Leaders of Matalam town in my home province, asked my brother, Socrates, if they could visit my farm. Yesterday, I led a dozen Youth Leaders in a tour of my farm in Paco, Kidapawan City showing them the Soybeans trial plots, free-range chicken yards, upgrading of native goats and the…
Many followers of my page had repeatedly asked me what the genetic composition of “Manok Pinoy” is. I have always shared the information that “Manok Pinoy,” a free-range chicken strain which I first developed in 2010, is actually a combination of three breeds, two of which are Heritage chicken while the dominant line is Oriental….
Just before the year ended, we set up another breeding yard of 100 pullets which will be mated to the indigenous breed, Pauwakan Asils, to produce the genetic combination which I call the Manok Pinoy. The second yard has Plymouth Barred Rock Pullets while in the first yard we had another 100 pullets of Black…
A typical Filipino family celebration will always have “Pancit” as one of the main dishes and this explains why there is a great demand for noodles. The Philippine pasta and noodles market was valued at $1.1 billion in 2020 (roughly P64-B) and it is projected to grow by 6% over the next five years. While…
As I prepare for a possible return to public service as Governor of North Cotabato, I have designed a program which would make my home province a self-sustaining “Food Republic” supplying the food requirements of its people by boosting the production of farmers. This will start with the “Cotabato Rice Republic” which will protect local…
(In June 2024, I challenged an Economic of the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corp. (HSBC) to a public debate over his claim that reduced rice tariff will result in lower rice prices in the market. I did not get any response. Now, he will have to eat his words and bury his head in the…
Just as in 1995 when I ran for Mayor of my hometown, Mlang, my last minute run for the Governorship of Cotabato now seems like a deja vu. I did not have any plan to enter politics in1995 but my father, Bernardo, fell ill with 25 days to go before the election for Mayor. With…
