Marvin Jinayon indeed lives up to his surname which in Cebuano means ‘to slow down'. His father used to advise him not to be too hasty in putting money on his balut business. That is why Marvin joined the training and expository visits in order to gather more knowledge and skills in balut making.

BRGY. LIBERTAD, Butuan City – Two months ago when I was bored at home due to the quarantine measures, I decided to start gardening by growing bell peppers and tomatoes. I had 1 packet each of bell pepper and tomato seeds that had been untouched for so long. So I thought it was the right time to use it. I checked the expiry date and found out it was still okay so I started placing the seeds in my Do-It-Yourself paper pots. After a few days my tomato seeds started germinating. But my luck stopped there because when I checked my bell peppers, the seedlings did not emerge.