Time to use our coconuts!

Exhausting. That’s exactly how I would describe a two-day conference aimed at formulating a roadmap for small  group of coconut coir players. How I managed to survive the lengthy hours of scribing the discussions among government, suppliers and funding agencies – is a feat that I have yet to reflect on. 
 I remember what my teacher [...]

Oh, profits!

It was good to hear that the Department of Trade and Industry has immediately banned retailers from increasing the prices of basic commodities, steel and cement  in Metro Msnils following the declaration of a state of calamity due to the impacts of typhoon ondoy (international name, Ketsana). But it wasn’t also surprising to see that [...]