Not only meats and vegetables are preserved. Even eggs are also preserved. One way of doing it is by salting it (Itlog na Pula or Itlog na maalat) . Unlike those packed meals with sauces that are messy to prepare, salted eggs are different. Once salted, eggs are ready to be served and eaten with [...]

Goats’ meat is essential to almost all the special occasions in the Philippines, like baptisms, weddings, and fiestas. Aside from this, goats are very popular to every Filipinos because of low initial capital needed in raising them, its fast multiplication and they can fit to the small hold farm conditions. Compared to other meats, goat [...]

The use of internet is very beneficial to everybody. All we need is a computer and internet connection. But because not every has their own computer and internet connection, that’s why ample of internet cafe business are found almost everywhere. Cyber café, Net café, Web café, or PC café are some of the names used [...]

Announcing an opportunity for all entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to get that much needed funding for your project you’ve been keeping for so  long. This is through the Philippine Business in Development (BiD) Challenge 2009 which is being launched by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).

During the ancient time, candle was the traditional source of household light. We can also find them in altars and church rites. Earlier candles are tube in shape and are made from oils and animal fats with a cloth as a wick. Later on, they found other materials known as bees’ wax which can also [...]

It all started as a backyard enterprise which later on grew and formed large farming operation. Among the animal enterprises in the Philippines, chicken broiler and egg production are most progressive nowadays. Yet, in spite of the growth of poultry industry, its problem also continues to grow. Critical problems such as poultry diseases and parasites [...]

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest and recognized “voice of Philippine business,”  have identified 12 priority reform bills that they want Congress to prioritize and focus on when it resumes session in July. Edgardo Lacson, PCCI president, said they picked the 12 from the 75 bills originally identified by the different [...]

Through the process of bacterial fermentation of coconut water, a jelly-liked, transluscent food product is produced known as nata de coco. Nata de coco is soft and chewy, but it depends on how properly it is cooked. If not cooked properly, it would be hard to chew. It is commonly used as one of the [...]

“Ubod” can only be gathered from the upper most part of the coconut trunk, that is usually the part right under the leaves of the coconut tree. It is commonly divided into three different parts with different quality level, the softest, the finest and the most desirable part coming about 2/3rd from the top of [...]

One of the basic needs for survival is water. But because we cannot ensure the safety of water we used to drink coming from wells and from the water being supplied by the government anymore, people found ways on how to provide safe and clean drinking water. This is the reason why, just like mushrooms, [...]

In order to make a pork tocino, you will need to have its main ingredient which is the meat. It would be better to use any of the following parts of meat: Kasim or pork pigue (lean pork). You can use it with or without skin, depending on your preference. Have the bone removed and [...]

Soaps can be made through two processes, the hot and the cold process. The hot process, which completes the saponification quickly, is used to make liquid soaps.
Unlike in bar soaps which use sodium hydroxides (NaOH), liquid soaps utilize potassium hydroxide (KOH) to saponify oils. Due to larger molecule size of potassium hydroxide, it can maintain [...]

Some of the liquid soaps that we prefer to use are difficult to find. Usually they are imported. Or if ever it is available locally, stores which sell this are very few. But actually, we can make liquid soaps on our own by using a different recipe but will provide us nice liquid soap that [...]

The 1st Mindanao Coconut Summit will be held on June 25 and 26, 2009 at the Honey’s Hotel and Restaurant in Mati, Davao Oriental. The event will gather together coconut farmers and other stakeholders in the coconut industry.
Louie Rabat, Mindanao Business Council Trustee and Conference Director, recently disclosed that 300 participants are expected to grace [...]

SM has been very successful in scattering its mall brand all over the country, and it is also successful in its venture into the banking industry, with Banco De Oro making a steady climb to the top of the ladder. Now, the Sy-led SM Investment Corporation (SMIC) is looking to make a mark in the [...]

If you happened to be in Pangasinan and you are looking for some ‘pasalubong’ to bring home to your friends and families, be sure to check out the Pangasinan Pasalubong Center. It’s a place where the products of Pangasinan can be found and bought. The store is strategically located at Barangay Carment East, which is [...]

Five local animation companies were able to catch the interest of other countries during their recent participation in the Hong Kong Film and Television Market Fair (Hong Kong Filmart), because of this, they received offers from prospective partners in China, Singapore, France and other countries.
These five local companies are Glow Animation, Cutting Edge Productions, Top [...]

The number of SM mall chain around the country has just reached 34 last Friday when shopping mall giant SM Prime Holdings, Inc. opened its SM City Naga, its first mall in the Bicol region, which is also the first of their scheduled malls to be opened this year.
With a gross floor area of 64,780 [...]

Martin Ozaeta, 42, a Batangueño from Lumil, San Jose learned all about the intricacies of poultry and egg business from his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Virtusio who first ventured into the business. Now that he is managing his own business, Martin makes sure that he attends to his farm’s needs personally.
Through the years, Martin [...]

Tapa is a common breakfast for Filipino families. It is meat cut in thin slices and cured with salt and spices to preserve it. But Mariano Natural, 53 and his wife Mercy, 55 did something magical for the common tapa. Aside from curing it with salt and spices, the Natural couple sun-dried them, and here’s [...]