Cordillera

Broccoli rotation seen to increase strawberry yield

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:30:48 +0000

BENGUET State University (BSU) researchers are set to increase the yield of the country’s fledgling strawberry industry.

This as Dr. Luciana Villanueva and Floresca Agustin found out a crop rotation scheme to reduce soil-borne diseases of strawberry.

Crop rotation is one of the oldest and useful cultural control strategies where specific crops are planted on the same field succeeding a previously planted crop that belongs to a different family.

Ranking NPA killed in Abra encounter

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:29:42 +0000

NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur - The highest ranking leader of the communist rebels in the Ilocos-Cordillera front was identified as among the eight rebels killed in an encounter between army soldiers and New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas in the outskirts of Tineg, Abra last Monday.

Police identified the slain rebel leader as Loverito Bernal, alias “Oxy”, identified as the commanding officer of the Kilusang Larangang Gerilya Northeast of the Ilocos Cordillera Regional Committee, of Lacub, Abra.

Peace corps, university hold HIV training

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:28:55 +0000

UNITED State Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) from North Luzon, in cooperation with the Benguet State University (BSU)-College of Nursing organized the Regional HIV/Aids Training held at the BSU Anthurium Hall, October 11 to 13.

The three-day training aims to empower future nurses and community leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids in the Philippines by disseminating information and reducing stigma.

Cajucom: Mother smother

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:24:35 +0000

Bayan: The coding ordinance and the ambassadors of goodwill

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:22:32 +0000

Women in the Cordillera highlands: Seed keepers, life keepers…

dr_tangarorang — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:20:59 +0000

Guilty of ethnic discrimination – My cookie crumb trail

The Igorot Journal — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:36:01 +0000

Her name is Candy Pangilinan.

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Guilty of ethnic discrimination – My cookie crumb trail

Benguet

KORDIPOWERMUSIK — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:44:19 +0000

Of the people in the Cordilleras, some Kalinga and Ifugao refuse to be called Igorot . On the other hand, most Igorot tribes, along with some Kalinga and Ifugao consider themselves as part of the Igorot people.

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Benguet