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What to do with the leftover queso de bola?
Queso de Bola is the Filipino term, from Spanish, for Edam cheese. This literally means a “ball of cheese”. A brief background on this semi-hard cheese treat is that it originated from the Netherlands and is traditionally sold in rounded cylinders with a pale-yellow interior and a coat, or rind, of red paraffin wax. It…
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DAR to provide 3 hectares of land for agriculture graduates
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has announced that they will provide (3) three hectares of land to children who will take an agricultural course. The good news was announced by Secretary John Castriocines in front of 720 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Zamboanga Peninsula during the distribution of the Certificate of Land Ownership Title…
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Healthy resolutions for 2021!
The year 2020 may be coming to an end but the challenges we faced this year, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, have caused great impacts and have affected our lives in many aspects. From the economy to healthcare services, food accessibility, education, employment and many more. Since the implementation of community quarantine to control the virus,…
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DA-BFAR to Boost Aquaculture Production through the Bayanihan 2 Stimulus Package
The government, through the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), is set to further develop the country’s aquaculture industry through the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2’s stimulus package. The stimulus package worth Php 500 million, which will fund culture of certain fish and aquatic species with good…
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LGU-Lakewood Conducts Supplemental Feeding for Pregnant Mothers
Realizing the importance of maternal nutrition as part of the First 1000 Days (F1KD) of life, the municipality of Lakewood conducted a month-long supplemental feeding to the 135 pregnant mothers of their 14 barangays during this month of December. This initiative of Lakewood aims to guarantee that pregnant women, especially those who are nutritionally at-risk,…
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Grilling: health benefits and risks
Families, friends, and colleagues usually gather around the grill during the holidays, birthdays, special occasions, and even for no particular reason at all. Grilling is cooking food on a rack over a heat source, usually a charcoal fire or ceramic briquettes heated by gas flames and usually at a rapid rate which drastically reduce the…
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ZamPen expects COVID-19 surge, strict policies during, after holiday
As we are nearly leaping to another year, the fight against the prominent coronavirus disease in Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) is not yet over, rather ‘overwhelming’ increase of cases is being expected if people remains reprimanded and take the public health protocols for granted this holiday. “There is still continuous growth of COVID-19 cases seen in…
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How to Stay Physically Active over the Holidays!
Holidays are festive times of the year with seemingly endless opportunities to cheat on our diet and skip a workout. On normal days, it is already hard enough to exercise and be physically active especially when schedules are tight and busy. But on holidays, many of us find it harder to exercise and it becomes…
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BACK TO BACK! NNC 9 makes it AGAIN during the 3rd Quarter Webby Awards
Part of the 3rd Management Conference held on 15 to 17 December 2020 was the 3rd Quarter Webby Awards conducted virtually via Zoom on 17 December 2020 where the National Nutrition Council Region 9 was awarded AGAIN as the winner for the NNC-Q Webby Award for the Highest Number of Articles Posted. NNC 9 posted…
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Tips for Healthier Holidays!
Holiday season is fast approaching! With few more days left before Christmas and New year, you may already have your plans how to spend this season such as eating and drinking with family and friends and skipping your fitness routine to unwind for yourself. Surely, we all want to loosen a bit and have time…
