MALUNGON, Sarangani, Philippines—Ever wondered what keeps boxing icon Manny Pacquiao going and possibly one of his secrets in toppling his ring opponents?
Pacquiao, who has a reputation for demolishing his opponents through powerful punches, on Tuesday provided some hints on how he keeps in shape and maintains his strength.
“Hindi lang dapat puro karne ang kainin natin (We should not eat just meat),” he said during the fellowship lunch he hosted for some 500 participants to the three-day vegetable congress here that also started on Tuesday.
Pacquiao said Filipinos need to learn to eat vegetables as well.
“Kailangan nating kumain ng marami at sari-saring gulay upang lumakas ang ating resistensya at katawan (We need to eat many and different vegetables to have strong resistance and bodies),” the southpaw said to his guests, led by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
As if to show to his guests that he was serious in his call for increased vegetable consumption, the pugilist from General Santos City toured them around his 10-hectare vegetable farm here.
Pacquiao said vegetables have many health benefits and that he owed his being in shape to eating them.
He said during his rigid pre-fight training, he made sure that he consumes lots of vegetables.
Yap agreed by saying: “We need to eat lots of vegetables and fruits to sustain and maintain a healthy life.”
He said even the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommends that a person should consume at least 75 kilograms of vegetable in a year to remain healthy.
“We in the Philippines consume just half of that,” Yap said.
Increasing vegetable consumption among Filipinos was one of the reasons the three-day national vegetable congress was held here (July 14-16), he said.
The congress was aimed not only at helping stakeholders and boosting the vegetable industry but also instill in the minds of the participants the value and benefits of eating vegetables, Yap said.
Among the issues tackled in the congress was the revival of the Philippine Vegetable Industry Development Board (PVIDB) Technical Working Group.
The organizers, among them the Department of Agriculture (DA), said the reactivation of the PVIDB-TWG would play a vital role in boosting the country’s vegetable industry.
Tommy Ala, DA director for Central Mindanao, said the region, which has about 10,000 vegetable farmers, has the advantage to boost production because it is typhoon-free.
“This is to our great advantage. Vegetable farmers can plant whole year round. Given the right technology, opportunity, and government support, local vegetable growers can enhance their production capability resulting to a much better income generation,” Ala said.
Central Mindanao accounts for about 30 percent of the country’s total vegetable production, according to Ala.
Jose Victor Santos, president of the Central Mindanao Vegetables Industry and Development Council (Cemvidec), said his organization also wanted to unify the efforts of industry players to make an impact in the government’s food sufficiency and poverty alleviation program.
Pacquiao, who has a reputation for demolishing his opponents through powerful punches, on Tuesday provided some hints on how he keeps in shape and maintains his strength.
“Hindi lang dapat puro karne ang kainin natin (We should not eat just meat),” he said during the fellowship lunch he hosted for some 500 participants to the three-day vegetable congress here that also started on Tuesday.
Pacquiao said Filipinos need to learn to eat vegetables as well.
“Kailangan nating kumain ng marami at sari-saring gulay upang lumakas ang ating resistensya at katawan (We need to eat many and different vegetables to have strong resistance and bodies),” the southpaw said to his guests, led by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
As if to show to his guests that he was serious in his call for increased vegetable consumption, the pugilist from General Santos City toured them around his 10-hectare vegetable farm here.
Pacquiao said vegetables have many health benefits and that he owed his being in shape to eating them.
He said during his rigid pre-fight training, he made sure that he consumes lots of vegetables.
Yap agreed by saying: “We need to eat lots of vegetables and fruits to sustain and maintain a healthy life.”
He said even the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommends that a person should consume at least 75 kilograms of vegetable in a year to remain healthy.
“We in the Philippines consume just half of that,” Yap said.
Increasing vegetable consumption among Filipinos was one of the reasons the three-day national vegetable congress was held here (July 14-16), he said.
The congress was aimed not only at helping stakeholders and boosting the vegetable industry but also instill in the minds of the participants the value and benefits of eating vegetables, Yap said.
Among the issues tackled in the congress was the revival of the Philippine Vegetable Industry Development Board (PVIDB) Technical Working Group.
The organizers, among them the Department of Agriculture (DA), said the reactivation of the PVIDB-TWG would play a vital role in boosting the country’s vegetable industry.
Tommy Ala, DA director for Central Mindanao, said the region, which has about 10,000 vegetable farmers, has the advantage to boost production because it is typhoon-free.
“This is to our great advantage. Vegetable farmers can plant whole year round. Given the right technology, opportunity, and government support, local vegetable growers can enhance their production capability resulting to a much better income generation,” Ala said.
Central Mindanao accounts for about 30 percent of the country’s total vegetable production, according to Ala.
Jose Victor Santos, president of the Central Mindanao Vegetables Industry and Development Council (Cemvidec), said his organization also wanted to unify the efforts of industry players to make an impact in the government’s food sufficiency and poverty alleviation program.
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