Bernie Tadeo, 41, remembers the time when his family struggled to make ends meet. His wife was the sole breadwinner so they had a hard time finding the money for food, their children’s school expenses and utility bills.
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CARD MRI eradicates poverty one family at a time
Ofelia de Jesus recalled a time when “the roof of our house was made of cogon grass and the walls were woven bamboo. My husband was a tricycle driver earning P150 a day, which we spent on rice, viands, gasoline—everything. There was never enough money.” De Jesus, 44, related how they resorted to making flower […]
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Try This Unconventional Farming for a Better Yield
In places where deep-seated traditions have been handed down from one generation to the next, introducing innovation may not always work. But this isn’t the case with some farming communities in Marinduque. Averiel Rosales, from the Napo farming community in the province, had been planting rice the conventional way for over 20 years. In June […]
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