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Water means food in Sitio Sukiap
Kalinga, Philippines – Despite modern times, time seemingly stood still for local farmers in a remote village in the Cordilleras due to their backward farming methods. Using bare hands, bolos, and carabaos, local farmers from Sitio Sukiap of Barangay Tanglag cultivate their lands to provide food on their tables. However, their produce remains scant and unable to sustain their families’...
The struggles and optimism of a peasant mother
Kalinga, Philippines – Farming is the bread and butter for Aling Rosa and her family. As a mother, she works her fingers to the bone to provide the sun and moon for her children. But no matter how hard she works in the field, she always falls short. For Rosa, farming is crucial for her family’s survival since this is...
Seed Aid for Food Security
Kalinga, Philippines – When Typhoon Ompong (known internationally as Mangkhut) battered the remote and mountainous Cordillera Region last September 2018, it ruined homes, severely destroyed agricultural lands and livelihoods, and claimed even lives. Among those affected were the communities in Barangay Balantoy in the municipality of Balbalan in the province of Kalinga. Delia was sleeping soundly in her home when...