Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "indigenous knowledge"

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    • 'Bobo' traps: A smart way to fish 

      Rosas, Jay (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 9, 2015, on page A8)
      Sa lawud itagak, sa bukid pangitaon. (Drop it into the deep sea, but look for it in the mountains.) This is how 65-year-old fisherman Mamelito Quisada describes the traditional deep-sea fishing method practiced by his ...

    • Ex-Cordillera exec says commercial eroding native culture 

      Cariño, Delmar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      The government’s open-door policy for big business, like commercial production of vegetables and large-scale mining, are fast eroding the Cordillera’s traditional practices that should instead be tapped to preserve indigenous ...

    • Highland fishing 

      Lapniten, Karlston (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 4, 2020, on page A10)
      Age-old fishing practices of villagers continue to preserve and sustain life in the rivers of this farming town in Mountain Province. Tributaries of the Siffu River that zigzag through the town serve as crucial lifeblood ...

    • The language of climate change 

      Cabreza, Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2015, on page A9)
      Global warming has become a catch-all phrase to explain everything that goes wrong in the environment these days, even among Filipinos, whether they live in urban centers or out in the farms or the hinterlands. But while ...

    • Pandemic gives respite to Thai 'sea gypsies' threatened by mass tourism 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2020, on page A10)
      Coronavirus has wrought havoc across the world, but for Thailand's "sea gypsies" it has brought welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism. Since the pandemic began, life has been easier for Sanan Changnam and his ...