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==Villagers in Sarangani build bridge in name of fallen son== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/336272/villagers-sarangani-build-bridge-name-fallen-son | |||
* October 1, 2011, 4:37pm | |||
:by MICK M. BASA | |||
MALUNGON, Sarangani, Philippines -- Conquering the tip of one of the province's highest plains, the Lumad villagers in Sitio Sabangan spend three hours walking from the town towards where they are from, a neighborhood of Tagakaulo tribes some 600 meters above the ocean. | |||
Some are fortunate enough and drive motorcycles that traverse through the rough terrain circling the mountain. The road gets tough when rain falls as it gets slippery for the wheels with the deadly mountain edge just around the corner. | |||
It's the usual picture these indigenous peoples (IP) paint in this landlocked municipality in Sarangani. | |||
When they reach their village, a wide river lies just before the first shanty sits at the other side of the ground. During rainy days, the river turns into a roaring torrent, something villagers worry about. | |||
Fifteen-year-old Robert C. Dialuna, Jr. tried to cross the raging current earlier last year but was washed down by the deadly stream. His body was found three days later, Esterlina Dialuna, his mother, said. | |||
Another 10-year-old school girl Darlene B. Tako fell just a few weeks ago, but was saved when she was seen clinging to a large rock downstream. | |||
Finding a solution they believe they alone could solve, villagers here built a 26-meter bridge with the help of private funding and named it after the fallen boy whose memory still lingers a year after he passed away. | |||
"It's amazing that people here can make their own bridge without anyone constructing it for them. We hope this could be replicated in other towns," said Jonathon Bentley-Stevens, president of Bentley House International, an organization that recently partnered with Belgium-based WeForest to plant 10 million trees in the province while those who plant it get livelihood for every seedling they grow. | |||
==Philippine mango industry positioning “strongly” in world market== | ==Philippine mango industry positioning “strongly” in world market== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=56891 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=56891 | ||
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Pacquiao also asked mango industry players “to maximize the production and export potentials of the Philippine mango industry. We will utilize this mango congress as a dynamic platform to learn as much as we can to ensure the strongest position in the world market.” | Pacquiao also asked mango industry players “to maximize the production and export potentials of the Philippine mango industry. We will utilize this mango congress as a dynamic platform to learn as much as we can to ensure the strongest position in the world market.” | ||
The three-day mango congress being held at world-class Isla Jardin del Mar resort in Gumasa ends on September 30. (PIO Sarangani/PIA General Santos City/CTA) | The three-day mango congress being held at world-class Isla Jardin del Mar resort in Gumasa ends on September 30. (PIO Sarangani/PIA General Santos City/CTA) | ||
==Alcantaras plant 5,000 mangroves in Saranggani== | ==Alcantaras plant 5,000 mangroves in Saranggani== | ||