Category: FEATURE

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Dalawampung taon nang may kuryente ang isang malayong komunidad sa hilagang Kordilyera galing sa malinis at sustenableng teknolohiya. Panoorin ang isang nakamamanghang tagumpay mula sa determinasyon, pagkaka-isa at pagtutulungan ng isang pamayanan at kanilang mga kaibigan.

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Electricity that does not destroy the environment

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“Here in Conner, we have the unique phenomenon of lowlanders making the eight-hour trek up to our village to have their mobile phones, flashlights, radio sets, batteries and other gadgets recharged after strong typhoons have damaged their [on grid] power supply lines. Why is that? Because what we have here is a more reliable power supply that is cheaper and cleaner,” village chief Benito Lugayan said.

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From bodong to electricity

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By 1999, the dam, canal and power house were finally finished and passed inspection. Tall wooden posts on which wires would bring electricity to the houses were put up. SIBAT, led by engineer Pol Tabiolo, then arrived with a turbine, dynamo and wires. They installed the machinery that was designed for 7.5 kilowatts, enough to provide the basic and initial electricity needs of Katablangan.

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YES to Golden Harvest but NO to Golden Rice!

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It can be done! SIBAT farm technicians once again showed that this soon- to- be harvested Red, Black and White Rice under Varietal Adaptability Trials (VAT) could really produce a potentially golden rice harvest. This means that we don’t really need hazardous genetically engineered rice crop to provide food for our homes and communities especially rice as our staple food which we Asians can do without.

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