Soil engineering allows agriculture to flourish in Agusan del Sur

Soil engineering allows agriculture to flourish in Agusan del Sur

PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Young farmer-entrepreneur Japhet Gupit Tabale, owner of Cacao Prince products, is proving that agriculture and technology can thrive together as he uses artificial intelligence (AI) to market and expand his cacao business across the country. A graduate of business administration and computer science, the Bayugan City native integrated e-commerce and AI into their family’s third-generation cacao enterprise that was started in the 1970s by his grandmother. The 2.5-hectare farm in the mountain village of Magkiangkang now focuses on hybrid cacao varieties that produce bigger beans, hence a higher yield, and have stronger resistance to […]... Keep on reading: Soil engineering allows agriculture to flourish in Agusan del Sur

Dec. 27 Grand Lotto 6/55, 6/42 jackpots roll; no top winners

Dec. 27 Grand Lotto 6/55, 6/42 jackpots roll; no top winners

MANILA, Philippines — Jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 games went unclaimed in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office draws on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. According to the PCSO, no ticket matched all six numbers in the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw, leaving the jackpot at ₱258,798,014.20. The winning combination was 41-16-45-20-52-01. In the Lotto 6/42 draw, no bettor hit the six-number combination 27-20-04-35-19-42, so the jackpot of ₱15,202,187.80 will continue to grow. READ: Dec. 26: No jackpot winners in Ultra, Mega lotto draws In other major and minor games: Minor games • 6D Lotto: Winning combination 0-8-0-6-3-3; no jackpot […]... Keep on reading: Dec. 27 Grand Lotto 6/55, 6/42 jackpots roll; no top winners

Alex Eala, partner fall in mixed doubles at Macau Masters

Alex Eala, partner fall in mixed doubles at Macau Masters

MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala was unable to score a win in her first outing at the Macau Tennis Masters mixed doubles event on Saturday. Eala and her partner, China’s Jerry Shang, bowed to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and China’s Wu Yibing, 7-5, 7(7)-6(1), at the Macau Forum. READ: No doubt Alex Eala is biggest PH sports figure of the year Davidovich Fokina came in as a last-minute replacement for Russia’s Mirra Andreeva, who was reportedly feeling under the weather. Eala is also scheduled to face Andreeva in singles action on Sunday, although that matchup may still be subject to change depending […]... Keep on reading: Alex Eala, partner fall in mixed doubles at Macau Masters