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As we celebrated the First TESDA GAD (Gender and Development) awards, we are reminded of two women who, back in the day, were already advocating for women empowerment and working for gender equality – Helena Z. Benitez and Leticia Ramos-Shanani.

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What really sustains an industry? We in the coffee industry are taking the bull by the horns and learning from even younger people to see how we can take our 27th place in production to the top ten.

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As soon as you land at the Iloilo International Airport, waste no time and head to an institution – Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafoods.

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One of the habits of Filipinos is to have a dipping sauce when eating almost anything as a viand.

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Where did the name Pateros come from? It may have come from being the land of pato (duck) or sapatero for being shoe and slipper makers.

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I have always heard about the Philippine Eagle but have never really visited the Philippine Eagle Center despite my numerous trips to Davao.

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Do you know the difference between and among these terms? Cacao is the fruit, cocoa is the product and chocolate could be a mix of cocoa butter, milk and other ingredients.

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Have you come across the word proprioception?

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Growing up in a village in Caloocan and what is now CAMANAVA – Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela – we always looked to Malabon for food.

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Yes, Jeju Island of South Korea has successfully kept its borders closed to pork from without, all these years,  to be able to preserve the purity of its prized BLACK pork breed.

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As we celebrated the First TESDA GAD (Gender and Development) awards, we are reminded of two women who, back in the day, were already advocating for women empowerment and working for gender equality – Helena Z. Benitez and Leticia Ramos-Shanani.

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What really sustains an industry? We in the coffee industry are taking the bull by the horns and learning from even younger people to see how we can take our 27th place in production to the top ten.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134170 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1225745 [AuthorName] => Chit U. Juan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2552472 [Title] => Iloilo, a foodie’s heaven [Summary] =>

As soon as you land at the Iloilo International Airport, waste no time and head to an institution – Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafoods.

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One of the habits of Filipinos is to have a dipping sauce when eating almost anything as a viand.

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Where did the name Pateros come from? It may have come from being the land of pato (duck) or sapatero for being shoe and slipper makers.

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I have always heard about the Philippine Eagle but have never really visited the Philippine Eagle Center despite my numerous trips to Davao.

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Do you know the difference between and among these terms? Cacao is the fruit, cocoa is the product and chocolate could be a mix of cocoa butter, milk and other ingredients.

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Have you come across the word proprioception?

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Growing up in a village in Caloocan and what is now CAMANAVA – Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela – we always looked to Malabon for food.

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Yes, Jeju Island of South Korea has successfully kept its borders closed to pork from without, all these years,  to be able to preserve the purity of its prized BLACK pork breed.

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