April 13, 2021 THE top official of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas has encouraged the public to consume indigenous food resources and locally-grown products to help farmers cope with the adverse economic effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
DA-Western Visayas Director Remelyn Recoter, on the sidelines of the kick-off celebration of Filipino Food Month (FFM) in Western Visayas in Iloilo City on Monday, April 12, said they aim to create awareness among Filipinos of the indigenous food.
“Also, the activity will be an avenue for our farmers to sell their products and for the consumers to patronize our local products,” she added.
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CALOOCAN CITY, April 7 (PIA) Plant-based chefs will gather virtually to share knowledge on plant-based diets, including preservation of vegetable dishes in Filipino cuisine, and to raise awareness on the power of plant-based food to address the climate crisis on the 40th episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Change Pathways,” with the topic “Oh My Gulay!”
The episode, hosted by three-term former Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, will air on Thursday, 8 April 2021, 10 a.m. via Facebook Live through the Climate Change Commission, Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda and the Department of Education.
Joining the online conversation are sustainable food enthusiasts including Chef Mae Dolonius of Studio Plantmaed; Chef JR Royol, host of GMA’s Farm to Table; and Asha Peri of Ecology of Food to discuss nutritious and sustainable food consumption through easy-to-do, plant-based recipes.
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IF THERE is one thing every Filipino loves its food, and they will celebrate the fact even when a pandemic ranges. So Filipino Food Month (officially celebrated over the entire month of April thanks to 2018’s Presidential Proclamation No. 469) will still go on online, that is.
The month-long annual event which is spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement will be celebrated virtually this year via Philippines on a Plate
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