The region where the 2,000 year old famous Rice Terrages can be found have new residents, only they’re not of the usual kind. The New People’s Army (NPA) is reportedly flourishing in Ifugao, and its members have grown steadily through the last few years when previously there were practically none. (By Ace Alegre / bulatlat.com)
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Threats to the Cordillera Rice Terraces in a Period of Rapid Climate Change
Deep into the Cordillera rice terraces are soil dwellers that dig their way through in a disrupted ecology. These lowly but destructive creatures endanger the nurturing ground that sustains the rich rice biodiversity of the Cordillera granary. BY MARY CARLING Center for Developments Program in the Cordillera Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Deep into the…
Amid Repair of Rice Terraces, Other Ifugao Cultural Masterpieces Face Destruction
While the provincial government of Ifugao through the Ifugao Cultural Heritage Office exerts efforts to repair the damaged portions of the Rice Terraces, other historical and cultural masterpieces here face extinction. BY JEREMY M. GAWONGNA Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat CULTURE MAYOYAO, Ifugao (536 kms. North of Manila)– While the provincial government of Ifugao through…
LGU, Groups Cooperate in Repair of Damaged Parts of Ifugao Rice Terraces
The provincial government in Ifugao through the Ifugao Rice Terraces and Cultural Heritage Office (IRTCHO), together with farmers’ and non-government organizations, is now ready for the rehabilitation of the damaged portions of the rice terraces of Hungduan and Mayoyao towns. BY JEREMY M. GAWONGNA PIO-Ifugao / Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 26,…
Saving the Ifugao Rice Terraces
Since the last quarter of the previous year, different local government units and other civil society organizations in Ifugao have been engaged in a concerted effort to preserve the rice terraces and promote the Ifugao culture. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Lagawe, Ifugao (348 kms. North of…