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Tzu Chi brings Plant-based Food to Universities

Students and faculty at the Philippine Normal University (PNU) showed their support for the plant-based movement by adopting Veg-Up!, a project by the Tzu Chi Foundation that advocates for a plant-based lifestyle. In July, PNU successfully transformed its canteen menu, shifting to 40 percent plant-based dishes. Two months later, it opened its campus to a whole-day Veg-Up! caravan, featuring simultaneous screenings of environmental documentaries, the playing of trivia games, and the selling of plant-based tocino sandwiches, plant-based snacks, and starter kits of textured vegetable protein. “What we want is to sustain this project, so that even without us, they can do it on their own,” said Tzu Chi Program Officer Lineth Brondial. “We are also bringing Veg-Up! to other schools so the project doesn’t stop at PNU.”

Tzu Chi concludes 2026 Food Bazaar with overflowing gratitude and impact

Tzu Chi’s food bazaar on August 22 and 23 drew families and friends to two days of shopping, eating, and togetherness at the Buddhist Tzu Chi Campus in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Blessed with fair weather, the fundraiser attracted guests with its wide variety of freshly cooked vegan dishes, premium vegan products, and pre-loved clothes and items at discounted prices. Missed your chance? Come back in November, when Tzu Chi mounts its annual Fiesta Verde, a bigger shopping and eating event just in time for the holiday season.

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