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The halo effect is a cognitive bias first studied by Edward Thorndike in 1920 whereby the perception of one trait (i.e. a characteristic of a person or object) is influenced by the perception of another trait (or several traits) of that person or object. An example would be judging a good-looking person [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been a part of the search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations for three years already because of the nature of my job. No, I am not one of the finalists, let’s just say our office is pretty much involved in this annual search for youth organizations who [...]
Continue Reading →Former Undersecretary Ernesto Ordonez shows the way to ensure that growth in the agriculture budget means better prospects for farmers.
Effective and pro-poor budgeting
By Ernesto M. Ordonez
(First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19th, 2011)
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala [...]
Continue Reading →The average age of Filipino farmers, according to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, is 57. Meanwhile, the average age of the Department of Agriculture‘s (DA) employees is mid 50′s. Aren’t the figures alarming?
To solve this hounding problem in the [...]
Continue Reading →Heading into the Easter break, the president makes a pitch for his own version of the reproductive health bill. Could this be his way of making penance with the pro-RH cause for the sin of omitting their bill from his legislative priorities?
With his [...]
Continue Reading →The Supreme Court ruling favoring former Marcos crony Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco, Jr. demonstrates that kleptocracy is alive and well in the country.
As economist Cielito Habito will tell you, coconut farmers not rice farmers constitute the poorest of the poor in the Philippines. They also [...]
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In farming, the use of agrochemicals which are harmful to human health, soil life, and the environment is often carelessly called inorganic farming.
Inorganic farming is a confusing term that the agrochemical industry uses to obfuscate issues against chemical farming. The more accurate term to [...]
Continue Reading →Fresh from their victory in the recently held 8th Search for the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO), The Pagaypay 4H Club of Barangay Pagaypay, Passi, Iloilo already has a growing number of young adults who are very keen in joining their club.
Based on a story in Manila Bulletin, these Passi youngsters teach the youth the importance of agriculture while elevating their town’s economic opportunities by maximizing the use of its natural resources. Pagaypay 4H Club teach members how to farm, raise swine and chicken and process pineapple wine.
Continue Reading →“Gov’t to promote foreign investments in agriculture sector” by MELODY M. AGUIBA
The government may take a strong policy of aggressively promoting foreign investments even as it is set to hold in February a long-term visioning to make agriculture a top investment priority until year 2025.
The Congressional [...]
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- There's too much fun in the Philippines
There’s too much fun in the Philippines
A certain pizza place we shall now disguise behind the name Norwich Pizza had been acquired by a large food conglomerate we shall call Bumblebee Food Corporation for purposes of…
- Pseudo-trial
Pseudo-trial
What happens when social media takesover the justice system?
As per the Julian Assange case in Britain where the WikiLeaks founder may find out about his fate through the social networking…
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
