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Sunday, September 06, 2009 |
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The very first MAD (Mangyan, Aeta and Dumagat)
Tribal Games
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Wisdom from the wild |
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By Perry Gil S Mallari
Photos by Larry Doctor and Rolly Inciong (ACB)
The Aetas of Luzon originally lived as foragers,
moving from one place to another in search for food If supply ran
out in one place, they would move to another so nature could
replenish itself They never took more than their share There was
wisdom in how the Aetas treated the land and environmental experts
are taking notice.
The very first MAD (Mangyan, Aeta and Dumagat)
Tribal Games, a joint project of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations Center for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Philippine Olympic
Committee (POC), held recently at the Clark Freeport Picnic Grounds
in Pampanga, aims not only to promote the skills of indigenous
peoples but also to recognize their key role in saving biodiversity.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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THE FILIPINO CHAMPION
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100 Percent in One Day
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It is perhaps the biggest display of volunteerism the Philippines
will ever witness Today, 100,000 volunteers deployed in 2,000
medical mission sites will minister to an estimated two million
patients all over the country Dubbed as “100...
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UP College of Fine Arts Alumni: Celebrating a Century in the Arts
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The University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UP CFA), the
oldest teaching institution in the visual arts in the Philippines is
marking its 100 years of providing visual arts instruction in the UP.
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Jose Marie Chan for Mother Nature
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The Dominican Sisters of Regina Rosarii in cooperation with ROCA,
ROSA, Club 513 & mission partners will sponsors Kasaganaan, a
concert-featuring singer Jose Mari Chan, harpist Noelle Cassandra
and Choir Olympics champion Hail...
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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From Appasionata:
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TO A LADY GOING TO ANTIPOLO
To Antipolo there will be many young men who
will...
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British e-reader company in partnership with Google Books
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WASHINGTON, D C : Interead, the British company behind the COOL-ER
electronic reader, announced a partnership with Google on Wednesday
to add more than one million public domain books to its online
bookstore.
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Young Writer Series
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Taxi
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It was raining sheets that day as I was heading home from school I
had to rush to the waiting shed in my small umbrella that barely
covered me while water swirled at my feet I could only pray that
mother wouldn’t get mad at me for ruining my best pair of shoes.
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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Sell out, sell out
wherever you are
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I’ve come upon writers who are so concerned about this
“business” of selling out that they are ashamed to say or
promote what it is they are writing.
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US storm as Mohammed cartoons edited out of book
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NEW YORK City: Editors of a new US book on the controversy over
cartoons caricaturing Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed have
triggered a storm by deciding not to reprint the 12 sketches for
fear of new violence.
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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Lost and found natural treasures
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First of two parts
The hottest of the hotspots—this is how most
biodiversity conservation...
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PROFILE
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On the spot
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“I think my biggest accomplishment as of now is when I finally
decided to join Haribon, a group that promotes environmental
conservation.”
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GREEN
SPACE
By Dennis Morada
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The green tipping point
versus greenwashing
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Any small step toward greening should be appreciated, that was the
principle I follow Any small step is a good step toward the right
direction: a shove, a push towards the tipping point of the eventual
“greening” of our society.
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FAN
GIRL
By Karen Kunawicz
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Alexandra Trese’s
Full Hands
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Sometime in October to November of 2005, the first issue of the
comic title Trese was released as photocopied sheets with a staple
through the middle Four years later, the first two batches of Trese
stories are being sold as books titled:...
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GAME
TIME
By Ed Richelle Uy
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ZX Online launches
Rise of the Emperor
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ON Saturday, while most of the country remained dumbstruck with
revelations of the ridiculous wealth amassed by her “highness”
and the royal family of Pasig River, thousands of gamers gathered
several miles away from her kingdom and...
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