P30-M Rice Terraces rehab up
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will commence by the end of February the P30-million rehabilitation program for the world-famous Ifugao Rice Terraces, which was damaged by recent typhoons.
200 photographers pick up shovels for rice terraces
Charlie, a farmer, stepped out of his house early Thursday in G-string to await visitors who may hold the future of the rice terraces in their hands.
P30M allocated to repair Ifugao rice terraces
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P20 million to repair the damaged rice terraces in four Ifugao towns, which were eroded through years of abnormally high rainfall, a top agency official said on Sunday.
Voluntourists to rebuild the Batad Rice Terraces
A group has started a project which aims to save a living heritage by restoring Ifugao’s Batad Rice Terraces, a World Heritage Site, which were damaged by a series of typhoons.
Road to save terraces leads to Ifugao homes
Residents of the village of Batad in Banaue, Ifugao, will open their doors on Feb. 3 to tourists, as well as the country’s top businessmen, who have been invited to help rebuild centuries-old rice terraces that collapsed due to strong monsoon rains.
Wanted Weekend Warriors
Photo by Mon Corpuz MANILA, Philippines — If to see the Banaue Rice Terraces is on your bucket list, you may need to hurry up to see them and be awed by their beauty and majesty before it’s too late.
Batad: Saving a crumbling heritage
More than 2,000 years ago, ancestors of the Ifugao, using only primitive tools and their ingenuity, carved their mountains into what is now known as the Rice Terraces of the Cordilleras. Located 5,000 m above sea level and some 300 km from Metro Manila, the rice terraces are considered an architectural wonder unmatched anywhere in the world. Recognized by Unesco World Heritage Center as a World ...
There is a home–with good food–amid the Terraces
The town of Kiangan in Ifugao is reached after a long drive through landscapes of forested mountains and rushing streams. I had the sense that we were far from everything else, but in truth we were but a few hours outside the bustling cities of the Cagayan Valley.
Ifugaos fight to save terraces amid fund lack
The Ifugao government has been busy online, drawing tourists to a February 3 “photo safari” so they can document for a fee how its people are restoring centuries-old rice terraces that have been damaged by last year’s typhoons.