A developing province
Malaybalay’s Valdez Native Handicraft: but where’s the abaca?
MALAYBALAY CITY — The local handicraft industry is losing business due to scarce supply of abaca, Bernadette Valdez, onwer of Malaybalay’s renowned Valdez Native Handicraft, said.
Although the demand for the products had been increasing, supply of woven abaca is going down, she said.
Her business, which started as a home-based cottage industry in the late 1980’s, [...]
Cinchona: Philippine Eagle watch in Bukidnon’s Mt. Kitanglad Nature Park
I chanced upon this nine-minute AVP (audio-visual presentation) of an observatory of the Philippine Eagle in Cinchona Forest Reserve Kaatuan,Lantapan, Bukidnon.
I think this is an interesting subject, the Philippine Eagle being a symbol of efforts to conserve, preserve and protect nature and the environment.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sumilao (Bukidnon) farmers in “walk for land” now in Luzon
Ten years after their famous hunger strike in 1997, the militant Sumilao Farmers are back on the streets, this time, in a “march for land” from Bukidnon to Manila.
As of the November 7 (Day 29) update from Balaod Mindanao, the farmers are reportedly in Calbayog, Samar.
The Sumilao farmers started the march on October 10 from [...]
