PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — A young farmer from Sitio Malolong, Sofronio Española town, this province was chosen as the Outstanding Young Farmer of the Philippines by the  Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Gawad SAKA Search for Young Farmer. Dario Gullos, 29, is an accomplished vegetable farmer who was awarded in 2010 as Provincial Outstanding Young Farmer. He was sent to Japan to learn farming techniques under the Japan Agricultural Exchange Program and has shown success inspiring success in his half-hectare vegetable field. (Ferdinand Castro)

FEEDING KIDS

TAYTAY, Rizal — Policemen here are performing their social responsibility by spearheading a feeding projects and anti-illegal drug awareness campaign in this town and in Tanay in line with the Children’s Month celebration. In Taytay, Supt. Art Masungsong, chief of police in this town, will lead his men and women in uniform in feeding around 400 kids, who are grade 1 and 2 pupils at the Taytay Elementary School Unit 1 today. The school kids will be treated to vitamin-enriched soup with chicken and eggs. (Nel B. Andrade)