Brains & Beauty Agriculture

I have long noticed that many hearts in Facebook are full of either anger or anxiety; today, Valentine’s Day, I wish to share what I know and feel – Faith and Hope – for you, for our country. (PH map from GISGeography.com ) Filipinos, Do-Wish yourself everyday a “Happy P.H.I.L.I.P.P.I.N.E.S.!” Peace of Soul . Think good as often as you can, as much as you can, then God will give you peace of mind. Health . Buy naturally grown foods, or raise them yourself. Mother Nature knows best. Intuition . You have intuition – you just are not exercising it. “Trust your instinct” – that’s the rule. Love . Trust your Heart. Love is not only the absence of Hate but the presence & practice of Kindness, Forgiveness, Sharing. Be kind always. Share what you have, much or little. Internet . Yes! You are missing much in life if you are not connected to the outside & invisible world. Set your family to travel the information superhighway. Phone . You don’t have to be alone. Go get yourself a ...

I googled but couldn’t find who invented virgin coconut oil (VCO) – but here is young Jessielyn “Jess” Alfuente of Lu-op, Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Mindanao, reinventing VCO into what she calls “ Goddess of Magic .” And why did I superimpose American genius Steve Jobs on Filipina genius Jessielyn Alfuente’s business image? To point out that we could have more inventions-reinventions if we paid attention to our own genius! How did Steve Jobs come out with so many digital products that changed the history of knowledge ? First, he reinvented the information highway by thinking out the desktop personal computer (PC) and bringing it to life with Steve Wozniak as mechanical genius. (image of Steve Jobs from Gadgets 360 , Gadgetsndtv.Com ) How did Jessielyn Alfuente come out with her single-varied product? Goddess of Magic Citronella Goddess of Magic Eucalyptus Goddess of Magic Lavender Goddess of Magic Rose Petals Goddess of Magic Sampaguita . Not to forget: Jess’ Goddess of Mag...

This time, we begin with a song from “The Sound Of Music” – Do-Re-MI: “Let’s start at the very beginning/ A very good place to start/ When you read you begin with A-B-C… A is where you begin PH Economic Recovery. ANN says Secretary of Agriculture William Dar says (Author Not Named, 02 Feb 2022, “Phl Agri Backs Up Economic Recovery With Food Production Agenda,” DA.gov.ph ): The agri chief (says) the country saw the importance of the agri sector during the most difficult times of the pandemic, thus tying the Philippine agriculture’s transformational agenda with economic recovery. (“Food is essential” image from Pinterest.ph ) “Tying the Philippine agriculture’s transformational agenda with economic recovery” – because agriculture feeds every hungry stomach, and if the food is problematic, the country is problematic as hell. At the 2 nd year anniversary of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Zero Hunger , as head of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Mr Dar says: The unpreceden...

Born to be a pilosopo (“thinkerer,” my concocted definition), I find I have to disagree with human rights advocate & INQ columnist Ed Garcia when he writes against voting for Bongbong Marcos (BBM) as President of our country. He has 10 reasons – after examining, I say none of those reasons is valid! Yes, I am a full-blooded Ilocano (FBI), and BBM’s father PH President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was an FBI too – and yes, I say, “There is a Solid North” when it comes to voting for the presidency. But take note: BBM is only half-Ilocano. His mother, Imelda Romualdez , is Bisaya ; are we FBIs going to vote for BBM because he has some Ilocano blood? Not necessarily. Mr Garcia says (10 Feb 2022, “Why Marcos Jr Is Unfit For The Presidency,” Opinion , Inquirer.net ): Leadership is about character. It involves integrity, honesty, hard work, competence, a track record of service to others – essential ingredients for every candidate who aspires to become president of a country. That is...

Born to be a pilosopo (“thinkerer,” my concocted definition), I find I have to disagree with human rights advocate & INQ columnist Ed Garcia when he writes against voting for Bongbong Marcos (BBM) as President of our country. He has 10 reasons - after examining, I say none of those reasons is valid! Yes, I am a full-blooded Ilocano (FBI), and BBM’s father PH President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was an FBI too – and yes, I say, “There is a Solid North” when it comes to voting for the presidency. But take note: BBM is only half-Ilocano. His mother, Imelda Romualdez , is Bisaya ; are we FBIs going to vote for BBM because he has some Ilocano blood? Not necessarily. Mr Garcia says (10 Feb 2022, “Why Marcos Jr Is Unfit For The Presidency,” Opinion , Inquirer.net ): Leadership is about character. It involves integrity, honesty, hard work, competence, a track record of service to others – essential ingredients for every candidate who aspires to become president of a country. That is...

Here is Digital David , undiscovered conqueror of 3 Global Goliaths, hurling 1 stone and defeating 3 international giant enemies simultaneously; here is Organic Agriculture  working against Farmer Poverty + Bad Health + Climate Change concurrently. A modern revelation in science! Now then, as an agriculturist since 1965, a warrior writer since 1975, and blogger since 2000, Filipino, will I, Frank A Hilario go down in history as Digital David, the Hand of Knowledge who independently hurled the Science called Organic Agriculture (OA) so that OA becomes The One That Strikes 3 Bads With 1 Stone ? (original “David & Goliath” images from Shutterstock , which I posterized) The package of idea of OA solving 3 problems collectively – farmer poverty, bad human health and climate change – visited on me Thursday, 13 January 2022, and I blogged it the next day (see my essay, “In PH Agriculture As Elsewhere, We Need Badly A Paradigm Shift From Grey To Green!” Primate Change , Blogspot....

Does PH Vice President & Presidential Candidate Leni Robredo have a heart for Filipino farmers? I have not come across a major campaign statement of Ms Leni about PH Agriculture, which is the #1 industry in the country, what with 10 million farmers involved. She needs advice from the “laylayan” (outskirts)! On Facebook, there is a group that calls itself Angat Buhay Lahat (ABL) – liberal translation: “Improved Lives for All.” ABL is derived from Ms Leni’s OVP “Angat Buhay” projects. In her speech during the virtual Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc (SEIPI) Q1 General Membership Meeting & Partner of the Industry Awards 2022 , with her campaign slogan “Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat” (Faithful Government, Fruitful Lives For All – my translation), Ms Leni is not saying how her government will truly be sincere, but I believe she is sincere in wanting prosperous lives for all Filipinos. Now, how will she make sure that all Filipinos will enjo...