PROJECT DAILY BREAD: 14 years of delivering compassion wrapped in a warm lunch meal 

News & Announcements

Project Daily Bread (PDB) has grown from a simple “what if we can solve a certain problem?” into a full-scale institutionalized initiative. It began with listening to students’ stories during counseling sessions and scholarship interviews, where a dismal reality emerged, many college students came to school on empty, aching stomachs. To cope, they resorted to cigarettes, instant snacks, candies, or even rice sprinkled with salt and boiled kangkong from a relative’s garden.

SLU VLIR UOS

Restoring Hope Through Education: SLU-VLIR UOS Food Upcycling Team’s Outreach for Alternative Learning System Students

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On 5 August 2025, under Baguio’s rejuvenated skies following the devastation of Habagat and strong Typhoon Emong, the SLU-VLIR UOS team brought not just academic enrichment but hope and sunshine to the resilient learners of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) at Bonifacio Elementary School, Cresencia Village, Baguio City.

Sustainable Food Systems

Fostering Belgian-Filipino Collaboration in Sustainable Food Systems: Insights from a Conversational Engagement with the Belgian Ambassador to the Ph

News & Announcements

This article documents the recent hybrid meeting between the SLU-VLIR Short Initiative Food Upcycling Team and the outgoing Belgian Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Michel Parys, held at the Belgian Embassy, Multinational Bancorporation Center 9th Floor, 6805 Ayala Avenue, Makati City on 8 July 2025.

food upcycling

Empowering food processors through Sensory Analysis: A step forward in Food Upcycling Innovation

News & Announcements

The Flemish Interuniversities Council University Development Co-operation or Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VLIR UOS) Ghent University–Saint Louis University (SLU) Food Upcycling Project Team, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Cordillera Administrative Region, spearheaded a Sensory Analysis Training Workshop on 10 July 2025, at SLU’s Incubator for Research, Innovation & Business (SIRIB) Center, Otto Hahn Building, SLU Main Campus. 

From Trash to Treasure

From Trash to Treasure: Entrep Fever 2024 highlights food upcycling innovation

Extension and Outreach, News & Announcements

Saint Louis University hosted the “Entrep Fever Competition 2024” on 26 November 2024 at the Diego Silang Lobby. The event was organized by the SLU-University Research and Innovation Center (UnRIC) through the School of Accounting, Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS) and the Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES).