tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33114545538443745042012-01-07T09:55:37.789+08:00'if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys'Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581722195360084418noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311454553844374504.post-38272966058244461692007-07-20T10:29:00.000+08:002007-07-20T10:42:39.049+08:00

The SUD Model is a strategy to ensure sustainable management of the upland resource base and improve the living standards of the communities who derive most of their income from upland farming.It encompasses six key schemes namely: 1) Land-Use Based Barangay Development Planning; 2) Agricultural Extension for Promoting Diversified Farming; 3) Barangay Forest Protection; 4) Labor-Based Routine

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Topic #1: 'NPA not threat to mining, but NGOs'THE presence of New People's Army (NPA) rebels in mineral-rich areas in Davao Region is not a threat to mining companies operating in these areas. Instead, an official of an aggrupation of mining firms tagged non-government organizations, advocating for the protection of the environment, as the ones that make "our knees shiver."

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Tagaytay’s tracks and motivating profile... It is one of the barangays of Magsaysay in province of Davao del Sur. It has a total land area of 1,433 hectares. The soil type is clay and sandy loam, which is best, suited to agriculture. The area is 10-20 percent rolling and 70 percent mountainous. The barangay’s water resource includes nine rivers, 16 creeks and 13 springs.The barangay has 213

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The Last Temptation of ChristOriginally uploaded by vince3166 When I was young at 16 going on 18, I was suffering to become legal. To be officially permitted by my parents to do things my way. Sometime when the going gets tough at the university I wouldn’t be compelled to hear mass on Sundays. My weekends should be reserved for me to do some making up to whatever I think is necessary. It would

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Albagan’s past…The condition of the forest in Albagan depicts that of Mt. Matutum in general. Where Albagan, in the past, had lush vegetation of highly diverse species of plants and animals, it now only has three hectares of forestland and eight hectares of plantation forest. This condition was brought about by the practice of illegal cutting of forest trees aggravated by ‘kaingin’ practices of

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Sitio Mapaso illustrated…San Roque is one of the 17 barangays comprising the town of New Bataan, in the province of Compostela Valley. It is the first barangay one passes through, while cruising the national highway from New Bataan to the next municipality of Compostela Valley. The barangay is three kilometers from the center of the town, accessible by a number of passenger vehicles such as

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Upo in the shadows of progress…One of the 19 barangays some eight kilometers away from the town center in Maitum. Estimated population is 1,640 comprising 98% lumads, particulary the T’boli, where only 43% are literate. It has a total land area of 2,430 hectares representing 7.5% of the total area of Maitum. The terrain is 18-30% hilly to moderate slope class and with at least 8-18% of rolling

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Denuded Palo 19...It is the second smallest barangay in the town of Tampakan in the province of South Cotabato, and acts as the boundary between the province of Sultan Kudarat. It was once blessed with abundant forest resources.The families of B’laan who originally settled in the area enjoyed the rich resources but due to a series of logging concessions granted to Habaluyas, Henry Wee, Chonglao

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Veggies: A Climb tO FlourishBarangay Kablon is situated at the foot of Mt. Matutum with an area of 4,700 hectares, more or less. It is composing of eight sitios; however, Sitio Glandang is the most populated area in the cluster with an average household size of four. Around 66% of its inhabitants are indigenous people belonging to the B’laan tribe. It has a total land area of 1,004 hectares and

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Sitios Rancho and Kolambog, are villages located at the hilly eastern part of the barangay Libi, and inhabited by the B’laan tribes since the 1930”s. About 30 households make up the two sitios with a total population of 259. The land area of Rancho spans 205 hectares while Klambog 664 hectares.There are no health and educational facilities within the two sitios. Prior to the clearing of the road

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‘Only those with brave hearts and unrelenting commitment to steer development would dare go and beat the odds.’ Accessibility and mobility are leading problems in the upland communities. This situation does not exempt barangay Maligang in the town of Kiamba. The barangay has about 261 households of mostly indigenous people. Their main livelihood is farming and source of income. The area is

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Leftovers of the armed struggles against the government were heavily felt in the upland where lawlessness is freely exercised because to distance and obscurity. Struggling communities are often displaced to fear and uncertainties. The social unrest prevents them to see beyond their next harvest, and fearful that the rebels will again attack and raid the fruits of their labor.Barangay Maligang was

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(A documentation on upland enterprises in southern Philippines)The major purpose of this documentation is to amplify the interplay of realities presented, met and subsequently addressed by the Upland Development Programme in its struggle to facilitate the embankment of its mission to the lives of upland folks in southern Philippines.For almost seven years, UDP has threaded the dreams of improving

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