food - The Mindanao Sentinel https://themindanaosentinel.com Regional Focus. National Relevance. Mon, 19 May 2025 14:19:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://themindanaosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Sentinel-logo_small200-32x32.png food - The Mindanao Sentinel https://themindanaosentinel.com 32 32 P20 Rice: A Promise Fulfilled, But at What Cost? https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/05/p20-rice-a-promise-fulfilled-but-at-what-cost/ Tue, 20 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=11458 When President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ran for office, one of his boldest and most popular campaign promises was to bring down the price of rice to ₱20 per kilo. For millions of Filipinos, that pledge symbolized hope—for affordable food, for government intervention in runaway prices, and for renewed attention to the agricultural sector. Today, […]

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]]> Philippines Secures $10-Million Adaptation Fund Grant to Boost Climate Resilience in Tawi-Tawi https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/05/philippines-secures-10-million-adaptation-fund-grant-to-boost-climate-resilience-in-tawi-tawi/ Sat, 03 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=10734 Bonn, Germany — April 11, 2025 — The Philippines has secured its first-ever Adaptation Fund (AF)-financed project, worth USD 10 million, aimed at strengthening the climate resilience of vulnerable communities in Tawi-Tawi. The funding was approved during the 44th AF Board Meeting held from April 8 to 11 in Bonn, Germany. The project, titled “Harnessing […]

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]]> Editorial: P20 Rice Program – Fulfillment of a Promise or Election Season Gimmick? https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/04/editorial-p20-rice-program-fulfillment-of-a-promise-or-election-season-gimmick/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=10506 The recent launching of the P20 per kilo rice program in the Visayas, specifically in Region 7, is being touted by the administration as the fulfillment of a campaign promise by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. During the 2022 elections, the President vowed to bring down rice prices to P20 per kilo — a promise that […]

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]]> BARMM Official Stresses Cultural Sensitivity in Reinventing Moro Dish ‘Pastil’ https://themindanaosentinel.com/2024/09/barmm-official-stresses-cultural-sensitivity-in-reinventing-moro-dish-pastil/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:09:02 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=932 A high-ranking official from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has emphasized the importance of cultural sensitivity, particularly in the preparation of the popular Moro rice dish, pastil, which has recently gained popularity nationwide. Pastil, a beloved meal known for its affordability and simplicity, consists of steamed rice topped with shredded meat, traditionally […]

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