Far from pre-dating Spanish colonization, the iconic rice terraces may be just as old as some colonial-period churches, a team of archaeologists find MANILA, Philippines – The Ifugao Rice Terraces may ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Efforts to help save the world-renowned Ifugao Rice Terraces from further degradation has shifted from subsidizing the repair of ripraps and irrigation to offering free ...

Walking thousands of steps in the midst of a sunny afternoon would be taxing under normal city conditions. Well, up in the highlands of Ifugao and in the middle of Mayoyao’s rice terraces, this kind ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Ifugao State University, through its Research and Development Center for the Ifugao Rice Terraces as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, launched has a ...

Comments: The Ifugao Rice Terraces at Banaue (Ban-ow'-ee) of northern Luzon Island, Philippines, is a GMO-free World Heritage site. This civil engineering project by the native Ifugao people of the ...

For Joy Poligon, life is simple, if harsh. "If I don't go to our rice field every day, we will have nothing to eat." It takes her an hour for a return trip to Batad, traversing rough terrain to reach ...

LAMUT, Ifugao (PIA) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) National Commission of the Philippines plans to harmonize the conservation initiatives for the ...

BANAUE, Ifugao—Eyeing an annual windfall of P107 million in rice harvests, Ifugao leaders have offered what is essentially a public-private partnership program (PPP) to rehabilitate 300 hectares of ...

BAGUIO CITY—Abandoned and worn-down rice terraces in Ifugao province could be suited for growing weed to help improve its economy and generate income for its farmers, “provided marijuana is legalized, ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The rice terraces in Ifugao are being cared for, Ifugao Gov. Jerry Dalipog declared, disputing a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization description of the world ...