DOST develops technology to identify superior pigs

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has developed a DNA technology that can identify genetically superior pigs and help local swine breeders earn more.

Synan Baguio said the technology allows breeders to identify pigs that grow faster, heavier and produce more meat; those which are prone to stress and die before slaughter time, and those which are likely to sire or sow more piglets.

Baguio, officer-in-charge of the livestock research division of the DOST Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), said the research started in May 2013 under the Swine Genomics R&D for the Swine Industry.

“We can now help those who want to go into swine breeding to choose the best breeding animal they can buy to increase their chances of a profitable operation,” Baguio told The STAR.

By analyzing the DNA of the pigs, swine breeders can increase more efficiently their livestock and improve the quality of their animals.

Science Secretary Mario Montejo said that the completion of the genomics R&D on swine was one of the DOST’s agriculture and aquaculture’s major breakthroughs in the past years.

“We are reaping the benefits of the various R&D projects we have invested in. We are confident it will be a big help to our farmers and contribute greatly to the national effort to ensure food security,” Montejo added.

He said the project placed the Philippines in a better position to capitalize on its being declared a foot and mouth disease (FMD)-free country. – The Philippine Star

Cholesterol is finally officially removed from Naughty List

The US government has finally accepted that cholesterol is not a ‘nutrient of concern’, doing a U-turn on their warnings to us to stay away from high-cholesterol foods since the 1970s to avoid heart disease and clogged arteries.

This  means eggs, butter, full-fat dairy products, nuts, coconut oil and meat have now been classified as “safe” and have been officially removed from the “nutrients of concern” list.

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The US Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for updating the guidelines every five years, stated in its findings for 2015: “Previously, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that cholesterol intake be limited to no more than 300 mg/day.

“The 2015 DGAC will not bring forward this recommendation because available evidence shows no appreciable relationship between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum (blood) cholesterol, consistent with the AHA/ACC (American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology)

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will, in response, no longer warn people against eating high-cholesterol foods and will instead focus on sugar as the main substance of dietary concern.

US cardiologist Dr Steven Nissen said: “It’s the right decision. We got the dietary guidelines wrong. They’ve been wrong for decades.”

“When we eat more foods rich in this compound, our bodies make less. If we deprive ourselves of foods high in cholesterol – such as eggs, butter, and liver – our body revs up .
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The Real Truth about Cholesterol

The majority of the cholesterol in you is produced by your liver. Your brain is primarily made up from cholesterol.  It is essential for nerve cells to function. Cholesterol is the basis for the creation of all the steroid hormones, including estrogen, testosterone, and corticosteroids.  High cholesterol in the body is a clear indication
which shows the liver of the individual is in good health.

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Dr. George V. Mann M.D. associate director of the Framingham study for the  incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors states: “Saturated fats and cholesterol in the diet are not the cause of coronary heart disease. That myth is the greatest deception of the century, perhaps of any century”

Cholesterol is the biggest medical scam of all time.

There is no such thing as bad Cholesterol!

So you can stop trying to change your Cholesterol level. Studies prove beyond a doubt, cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease and it won’t stop a heart attack.  The majority of people that have heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels.

OUR BODY NEEDS 950 mg OF CHOLESTEROL FOR DAILY METABOLISM AND  THE LIVER IS THE MAIN PRODUCER.

ONLY 15% OF CHOLESTEROL IS BEING  DONATED BY THE FOOD WE EAT.  If the fat content is less in our food we eat, our liver
Got to work more to maintain the level at 950 mg.  If the cholesterol level is high in our body, it shows the liver is working perfect.

Experts say that there is nothing like LDL or HDL.
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…..  Cholesterol is not found to create block any where in human body.

WONDERZYME INC.’ s Natural Products Showcased in the DENR’s Zero Waste Month Celebration

by Malou Darwin, WZI Marketing Consultant

 

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January of every year is declared as Zero Waste Month as per Republic Act 9003, also known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

The DENR –EWB (Environmental Management Bureau) and the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) led this year’s 3RD Eco-Waste Management Summit and 2017 Environmental Celebration held last 26-29 January 2017 at the QC Memorial Circle.

The 4-day event was hosted by the Quezon City government in partnership with the MMDA, DILG , DOST, Climate Change Commission and local government agencies participated in by LGUs, Business sectors, Non-Govt Organizations, Academe, Media, Natural & Environment Advocates & Consumers.

WZI showcased its natural products by participating in a Booth exhibit together with other business sectors.

MS Schippers launches HYCARE

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MS Schippers of the Netherlands held a seminar for customers of INFARMCO Group last January 24 at the Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalg Center Manila.  Dubbed HYCARE: An Innovative Approach to Livestock Farming the talk was conducted by Guus Verhaag, R&D Manager of MS Schippers.

The seminar focused on MS Schippers HYCARE Concept.  HYCARE is derived from the words hygiene and care.  HYCARE is a hygiene management program that has four essential steps namely: 1) Personal Hygiene, 2) Cleaning and Disinfection, 3) Water Optimization and 4) Fly Control.  For these four critical steps Mr. Verhaag highlighted several essential products in achieving successful hygiene management program such as MS Topfoam ALK (cleaning agent), MS Kiemkill (disinfectant), MS Oxyclean (water sanitizer & pipe cleaner), MS Goldfeed (organic acidifier), MS Maggot Death (maggot killer) and MS Aza-fly (adult fly killer).

Mr. Verhaag also shared the positive results when using HYCARE.  He showed that use of HYCARE Concept resulted in increased ADG, lower FCR, lower mortalities, lower feed costs, lower antibiotic use and reduction of infection pressure.  This is overall, he said, leads to substantial savings for the farm.  Mr. Verhaag especially noted that HYCARE can reduce over dependence on antibiotics.

Throughout the talk Mr. Verhaag also answered questions from the attendees who were curious to know more of the details of the program.  Ms. Natalie Teng, GM of Schippers Philippines Inc., is confident that the HYCARE Concept will be very well accepted by our customers.

 

Guus Verhaag details the benefits of HYCARE
Guus Verhaag details the benefits of HYCARE
Ms. Natalie Teng, GM Schippers Philippines, Inc. gives the introductory remarks.
Ms. Natalie Teng, GM Schippers Philippines, Inc. gives the introductory remarks.
Marc Chua, GM for ISGI, leads the opening prayer via a song.
Marc Chua, GM for ISGI, leads the opening prayer via a song.
Dr. Arnel Amurao of Bitrade give pointers on the local situation.
Dr. Arnel Amurao of Bitrade gives an overview on the local situation.
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Farm owners ask some questions on the program.
Mr. Guus Verhaag during the Q&A portion.
Mr. Guus Verhaag during the Q&A portion.
Mr. Jimmy N. Chua, President of INFARMCO Group, gives the closing remarks.
Mr. Jimmy N. Chua, President of INFARMCO Group, gives the closing remarks.
Farm owners during the Q&A.
Farm owners during the Q&A.
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Mr. and Mrs. Guus Verhaag.

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Wonderzyme extends SRF promo on EP

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Wonderzyme, Inc. (WZI) has extended the SRF (sales referral fee) promo for EP (Eliminator Plus), which ended last December 31, for another six (6) months (up to June 30, 2017). All employees and members of the INFARMCO Group of companies may participate in this promo.  The SRF is a 5% commission awarded for every sale made of its core product EP regardless of quantity.  The SRF will be based on the SRP of EP. For more details of this exciting promo you may get in touch with Ms. Marissa Cruz of WZI.

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EP Liter Size – SRP P376.00
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EP Gallon Size – P1,450.00
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EP Carbuoy Size – SRP P6,900.00
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EP Drum Size – SRP P62,500.00

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Grassroots Awakening

By Danny S. Venida

 

The move in Congress to reimpose the death penalty is one issue that requires mobilization to reach out to the grassroots where poverty thrives. The death penalty and the “shoot to kill” directive in the war on drugs are loaded against the poor. Poverty and crime are connected. Poverty has to be addressed in order to confront crime. Killing and the death penalty will never do the job.

A fundamental flaw in justifying the death penalty is treating the criminal as less than a human being. Admittedly, criminals treat their victims inhumanely. But that is no justification for anyone else or the state to do likewise. Being human is a continuing challenge for every human being. The state must do no less.

One comical argument for the death penalty reported in the news goes: “If you see in the criminal Satan himself, will you not want to give him death?” But who can kill Satan? Evil will always continue as long as humans desist from being human, as long as they feign having power over other human beings and consider the latter less human than they. The Bible says:  “…[W]ho is sinless among you cast the first stone” (Jn 8:7). In the end, hypocrisy can be the greater crime.

The poor must become aware that it is imperative for the government to have absolute respect for human life. That is the most important value they possess. The unabated killings in the war on drugs and the potential reimposition of the death penalty are antipoor policies.

In May 2009, Pagbabago: People’s Movement for Change was launched with an 11-point agenda focusing on propoor initiatives under good, competent, principled and just governance. Where is this movement today?

Recently, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. launched the Kilusang Pagbabago (KP), aimed at backing the Duterte administration’s war on drugs and crime, corruption in government, the oligarchy, and foreign intervention. It is reported that an executive order will be issued creating the Office of Participatory Governance, with the KP expected to be working with it. Together with the National Anti-Poverty Commission, the proposed office working with KP can be a powerful outreach tool to the grassroots and a counter movement.

It can begin with the principle of absolute respect for life as its core. The crusade must transcend politics. Fundamental values are involved, and life-and-death issues are on the table. The need to stamp out the drug menace and fight crime is recognized, but there can be basic differences in how they may be addressed, particularly with respect to killings.

The counter movement will have to be anchored on a prolife agenda. Prolife is not antichoice. It is prochoice, too, and life is the rational choice.  A grassroots-based movement can evolve from this prolife, prochoice, propoor agenda.

Movements have come and gone but the masses continue to wallow in poverty amid unprecedented wealth generation in the country. Ferdinand Marcos’ Kilusang Bagong Lipunan was his failed promise to build a “New Society.”  Cory Aquino’s “Yellow Revolution” was a movement of sorts that was running on empty by the 2016 elections. FVR’s “Kaya Natin Ito” was an attempt to make the country a tiger economy. “Jeep ni Erap” for the 2000 presidential campaign and the Partido ng Masang Pilipino were meant to mobilize the grassroots for Joseph Estrada’s win, then to hurdle the poverty bar. GMA had the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino that subsequently merged with Lakas-CMD.

P-Noy had “Yellow Revolution Part II.” Yet the grassroots are wanting.

Kilusang Pagbabago is Du30’s likely vehicle to push his governance agenda. The state machinery will be a resource for this movement, and the nationwide barangay network nationwide a ready venue for pushing the initiative. If Charter change moves forward and a new constitution is presented for ratification, Kilusang Pagbabago will be an effective vehicle to get it done.

This movement can be very powerful to project the popular support Du30 needs to push his agenda. If he effectively keeps Congress and the armed forces in check, a virtual one-man rule can be operative. Will he be able to serve the poor and bring them finally to prosperity? Must democracy with the rights enshrined in the 1987 Freedom Constitution be put at stake for the country he would like to make of the Philippines?

The challenge to launch an authentic grassroots-based non-government initiative now rests on the youth. They have to seize the moment and harness their idealism to reach out to the poor and offer a real alternative to what the administration will provide when its approach runs counter to the prolife, prochoice, propoor agenda. This is the “opposition” that seeks the leadership of Vice President Leni Robredo now that she is out of the Cabinet. The Liberal Party is not a real opposition party at this time, with its politics outdated and overwhelmed by the Du30 juggernaut. It has not served the grassroots.

The millennials must mobilize. A real alternative movement must get organized. Grassroots awakening can happen when the youth respond to the challenges in their milieu. They can go beyond politics as usual.
This article was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on December 24, 2016

INFARMCO Christmas Party 2016!

The INFARMCO Group held its Christmas party last December 22 at the North Greenhills Clubhouse.  The event was highlighted by a music band who also were the emcees for the evening.  The night of fun composed of games, raffle prizes, sing-alongs and dancing.  The night was capped with service awards for long serving employees and the coveted Chairman’s Award 2016.   The Chairman’s Award went to Infarmco Farms Corporation (IFC) while NBCC/Exim got 2nd place.

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Second place for Chairman’s Award for 2016 goes to NBCC/Exim. Here represented by Danny Chua and Nedy Santos.

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IFC Christmas Party 2016!

IFC held its Christmas Party last December 22 at the farm grounds in Cabuyao Laguna  The highlights of the evening were employee Christmas presentations, raffle prizes, employee service awards.

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INFARMCO Chairman Tony N. Chua giving his Christmas message.
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INFARMCO President Jimmy N. Chua.
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Leony Castro of INPRO receiving 15 years of service plaque of appreciation.
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Sonny Chua IFC Farm Manager receiving 20 years of service plaque of appreciation.

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ESGI spreads the season to be merry to school kids in Ibaan!

Christmas is about sharing your blessings. So for the second year in row Europhil Swine Genetics, Inc. (ESGI) spread the Christmas cheer among the students of Sto. Nino Ibaan Elementary School in Ibaan, Batangas.  ESGI distributed hundreds of gifts to many elated children at the school.

To welcome the ESGI group was school principal Gina Cayetano and the rest of the teaching staff who also presented a plaque of appreciation to the INFARMCO Group. The children, on the other hand, performed some dance numbers as a gesture of appreciation and gratitude.  The ESGI group was led by Leo T. Apo, Operations Manager; Nedy Santos, Executive Assistant to the President Infarmco; Rachel Villareal, OM MS Schippers; and Gary D. Veloso, Corporate Communications.

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Sto. Nino Ibaan Elementary School Principal Gina Cayetano presents a plaque of appreciation to the INFARMCO Group.

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Nedy Santos, Executive Assistant to the President, INFARMCO