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Greening Bohol Naturally
« on: June 18, 2009, 11:02:12 AM »
Natural Reforestation Succeeds in RP Sites
Written by Willy Rodolfo III / Reporter   
Thursday, 18 June 2009 01:45

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol—Diosdado Abergosado is a typical farmer. Early mornings he usually goes to his small rice field in Danao town in central Bohol with his young wife and two kids.

This day, however, is different. Abergosado is meeting three other farmers and walking a few hours to the hills for their weeklong tour of duty.

Arbegosado and other farmers from San Miguel village take weeklong turns up in the hills, armed with lunch and a plywood board. Their objective is the pesky cogon grass. Their mission: to restore the once lush forest that they’ve heard of only in stories told by their elders.

“Our parents told us they used to see many animals in these forests. Now the forests are all grass,” he said. “I want my children to see those forests once again.”

The Philippines’ once-spectacular forests have by now disintegrated into patches or grooves mainly in Palawan and some parts of Luzon. Around 7 million hectares of forest remain in the country, a number that is dwindling fast. Rampant logging and burning by farmers to clear plots brought down the country’s forest cover to just around 20 percent of what it used to be.

There were efforts at reforestation, according to Environment Undersecretary Jeremias Dolino, particularly in the last two decades when the government spent billions of pesos to pay organizations and farmers to plant seedlings and take care of the trees.

He admitted, however, that the effort had their limitations. Once the funding stopped, the trees were left on their own. “The biggest challenge for us is to get the community involved,” Dolino said.

Farmer Arbegosado is part of a growing movement in Danao and in the Philippines to revive the country’s forests by not planting trees. Instead, he allows nature to run its course uninterrupted via a practical, cheap and sensible method called assisted natural regeneration (ANR).

According to Dr. Percy Sajise of Biodiversity International, ANR has long been presented as an effective way to revive Philippine forests but was put in the back seat by the more tangible tree-planting activities.

“Now ANR is getting the attention as the most cost-effective way to revive the forest,” said Sajise.

The ANR method helps nature rejuvenate herself. Sajise said by natural dispersion, seeds are scattered in random places and are left to grow and mature.

However, some of the saplings are covered by thick cogon grass so they wilt and die. To help ANR, volunteers look for these “naturally planted” seedlings, clear the pesky cogon, and allow the future tree to get all the nutrients and sunshine it needs to grow by on its own.

Sajise explained that with ANR, trees grow in their natural habitat, unlike tree-planting where new species are introduced in areas, which often leads to imbalance with other species. Most of all, ANR is cheap.

Conventional tree-planting requires the establishment of nurseries before transporting the seedlings to the mountains. Including the care for seedlings, the effort costs around P35,000 per hectare. ANR costs a little less than half of the amount.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) saw how important the forest is and ANR in supporting livelihood in rural areas. So it funded a three-year program to pilot ANR campaigns in Bohol, Davao del Norte and Bataan.

According to Kazuyuki Tsurami, FAO representative in the Philippines, the total project cost for the three-year program was P240,000.

“ANR is one of a few methods to revive the forest and mitigate the effects of climate change without affecting the livelihood of the people. In fact, ANR allows the people to earn more,” Tsurami said. “Most of all, it is very cheap.”

According to Patrick Dugan of Bagong Pag-asa Foundation, which is helping UN FAO implement the ANR pilot programs, the three sites in the Philippines are reaping the economic benefits from ANR. Bataan is having pineapples and bananas, rubber for Davao, and Danao is reviving its forest to support its bid to be an ecotourism destination in Central Philippines.

“There is no bigger motivator than the economic reward,” Danao City Mayor Louis Thomas Gonzaga said. “Talking about climate change and global warming is too complicated for the people. But when you tell them we will all benefit economically because of the project, they will all support it.”

And with ANR and other support mechanisms in place, Danao has already earned more than P2 million from its EAT Danao ecotourism project in the first few months of the year as adventurers, bikers and families from nearby urban centers like Metro Cebu and Tagbilaran City flock to the town for a green recluse and an adventure in nature.

Its tourism industry has earned more than the total income from taxes in its public market—usually the biggest-earning enterprise of any local government unit. The project has also employed 50 people.

Tourists come to Danao to go hiking, kayaking, water-tubing, mountain biking, and run down a zipline and visit caves. The sites are in prime condition because of efforts by the locals to protect the environment.

As is the case with other projects, the challenge for ANR in the three pilot areas is sustainability. At present farmer Arbegosado receives P40 in allowance for every tour of duty. It will soon be over as the project is over.

Mayor Gonzaga and his town council, however, vowed to continue the program. He said proceeds from the ecotourism revenues will be placed in a special fund to expand the ANR areas and protect them from fire—the biggest threat to the young forests.

 The national government is also starting to see the benefits of ANR. For the first time, a P2-billion fund has been allotted for ANR across the country that includes a 50,000-hectare upland reforestation effort, according to Undersecretary Dolino said.

Tsurami said the UN FAO program opened the dam for funding agencies to get interested in ANR. UN FAO itself is considering extending the program in a second round.

In May, the UN FAO’s ANR project concluded with an international workshop in Bohol, attended by participants from Asia and Europe. Everybody agreed that ANR is the most sensible solution to recovering the lost forests of the world.

Arbegosado said he was happy to see a busload of foreigners and scientists visit his hilltop outpost in barangay San Miguel and see him work. But he couldn’t care less. For him, it’s all about his children and the forest that his family could see and enjoy in the future. Fortunately, that is more than enough.

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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 04:51:24 AM »
Mr. Abergosado is a very noble man.  We need more people like him.  We should be like him.  I hope he can inspire more people in our province.  Good job, Mr. Abergosado!  Keep it up!

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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 05:01:54 AM »
“There is no bigger motivator than the economic reward,” Danao City Mayor Louis Thomas Gonzaga said.

cebuano kaha kagikan ila mayor.....hehehe
basi oyoan naho na...hahahaha  ;D
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« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2009, 07:36:06 AM »

This is observation when I had a vacation to my hometown last  2008:

Sa amomg lugar , boudary sa Sikatuna ug Corella is turning greener. Nagsigi ug pamanon og kahoy ang mga farmers . Wala nay mga kaingin. MIbalik ug kalasang ang lugar.

What is the result? Daghan nang mga onggoy ug manok  ihalas.

Ang mga onggoy mopaduol na sa mga kabalayan, sila na ang mamutong sa mga lubi.
Kon sanggi-on na ang mais, ang unang mananggi ang manok ihas ug onggoy. Mao ni karon ang problema sa maong lugar.

In this situation, is there a balance in the ecosystem?

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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2009, 07:46:42 AM »
Sa amoa pud bitaw isla perti nang labonga ug daghan kahoy kay segi pud pananum lagi.Apil ang dagat gitamtan ug palibot ug mangrove namaot nuon unya lapok.Nindot man to sa una kay daghan kinhason karon wala na halos kay ang kinhasanan sa una puro naman mangrove murag nangawala man nuon ang mga kinhason.Tangkig nuon daghan ug mahadlok na nuon ta maligo.

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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2009, 11:02:28 AM »
Lingaw kog basa ani sir FD.

Nananum -> Nitubo -> Nidaghan ang unggoy -> Problema ... hehe

Next step:  Maghimo ta ug tourist attraction diha sa inyo sir.   j/k  :)



This is observation when I had a vacation to my hometown last  2008:

Sa amomg lugar , boudary sa Sikatuna ug Corella is turning greener. Nagsigi ug pamanon og kahoy ang mga farmers . Wala nay mga kaingin. MIbalik ug kalasang ang lugar.

What is the result? Daghan nang mga onggoy ug manok  ihalas.

Ang mga onggoy mopaduol na sa mga kabalayan, sila na ang mamutong sa mga lubi.
Kon sanggi-on na ang mais, ang unang mananggi ang manok ihas ug onggoy. Mao ni karon ang problema sa maong lugar.

In this situation, is there a balance in the ecosystem?

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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2009, 02:48:02 PM »
ANR seems to work, is more practical, involves the local community, offers livelihood, and is reportedly cheaper!
Not everyone can afford the more expensive and labor-intensive tree planting.  If the report is true, we should adapt ANR and continue with it.  What counts in the end is that we see more forests, more trees not less, better opportunities for local
community growth!  The magic word is SUSTAINABILITY of the reforestation undertaking that gives green tree cover to our
vanishing forests!  Let's support ANR!

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« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2009, 03:53:15 PM »
Many trees, mahogany ang gemelina were planted by land owners in Corella, the nearest town of Sikatuna.  The area now is becoming a virgin forest, most farmers stop raising corn , rice and rootcrops because it is shady and plants will not growwell. Would trees substitute for agricultural crops.?

But some traditional farmers still cultivate  some crops and were infested with wild chickens and monkeys. Thus, farming is declining in Canangca-an, and some barangays within the boundary of Sikatuna and Corella. Coconut trees near the forest starts dying because of the shade.

In the early 1970s, ubi was so productive in these places. BUt now, it becomes scare. You can not see kaingin where these crops are  planted. It's a part of Bohols greening.

Again , I would say, "can trees substitute  for crops ? Moabot ang panahon, kahoy na ang daghan ug wala nay crops.



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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2009, 05:19:23 AM »
Tinuod na sa amoa sad isla ang mga farm ground sa una gipanamnan ug gemmelina ug mahogany karon naingon na ug lasang.Wala nay nagbaol or nag uma ug di man gani kahoy ang gipangtanum kamanggahan. Maabot ang panahon ang mga bag ong tubo di na kaila unsay kamote ug balanghoy.Giunsa kaha pagkwenta no?Sa una tanan tawo sa amoa naay kamotehan,balanghoyan ug kamaisan karon wala na jud.

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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2009, 05:34:04 AM »
Sa amoa pud bitaw isla perti nang labonga ug daghan kahoy kay segi pud pananum lagi.Apil ang dagat gitamtan ug palibot ug mangrove namaot nuon unya lapok.Nindot man to sa una kay daghan kinhason karon wala na halos kay ang kinhasanan sa una puro naman mangrove murag nangawala man nuon ang mga kinhason.Tangkig nuon daghan ug mahadlok na nuon ta maligo.

Mas daghan og benefits ang mga katunggan, Raqz, kay itloganan man ni siya sa hapit tanang matang sa mga mananap sa dagat tungod kay abunda man ni siya og mga pagkaon alang kanila.  Kon baga ang katunggan ug kalusayan, mas daghan og isda sama sa danggit, ug mga kasag, imbaw ug kinhason. Naka compare jud ko ani dihang nag work ko sa una sa USAID-funded nga Coastal Resource Management Project.  Apil man gani ang Madangog ug Lomboy ani. Kon baga pud ang katunggan, modaghan pud ang tawo (he he, joke). Kay adto na man mag-date! Talk about "itloganan", ha ha ha!     

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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2009, 04:45:54 PM »
Sa amoa diri nga lugar kay daghan kaayo mga kahoy ug linaw ganahan ko mopuyo.


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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2009, 07:07:48 PM »
  Kon baga pud ang katunggan, modaghan pud ang tawo (he he, joke). Kay adto na man mag-date! Talk about "itloganan", ha ha ha!     

He he he, tungod sa biodiversity sa healthy nga katunggan, mahimo ning itloganan ug mao nga naay daghang klase sa mananap. Mao nga dili tingali problema ang pagdagsang sa mag-date, kay sa akong paminaw modaghan man pod ang tungaw! Ha ha ha, kon naay pabuang-bu****, nah, patay kang itlog ka! 

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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2009, 07:40:44 PM »
But some traditional farmers still cultivate  some crops and were infested with wild chickens and monkeys. Thus, farming is declining in Canangca-an, and some barangays within the boundary of Sikatuna and Corella. Coconut trees near the forest starts dying because of the shade.

Dili problema ang mga unggoy! Dakpon ni sila unya tudloan pag-harvest og lubi.
Sa Indonesia, mga unggoy nga nakaagig seminar maka-harvest og 1000 coconuts a day!

Sulbad pod ang problema sa mga mananakahayg lubi nga delikadong matagak. (Diha koy nabal-an sa gamay pa ko nga natagak kay ija untang kawton ang gilok niyang kigol.)

Ay, dia ra diay ang poster boy sa monkey coconut harvesters:

monkey coconut harvester in action




monkey coconut harvester at break time





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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2009, 12:38:35 AM »
OK man kaayo ang pagtanom og exotic or introduced tree species like mahogany and gmelina (yes, it is spelled without an "e"), especially if we look at the economic benefits, but the problem is these species have allelopathic effects on our endemic or native species of plants including trees. Allelopathy is the inhibition of growth in one species of plants by chemicals produced by another species. When these allelochemicals are produced as secondary metabolites and released into the environment (soil), they inhibit the development of neighbouring plants. 

On the other hand, farming has become an unattractive industry especially among the youth who prefer to find work elsewhere. Diri sa Bohol daghan na kaayong mga abandoned farms, especially kadtong mga rainfed. Ang makasalbar ra gyud tingali sa atong agriculture industry is to plant perennial crops like fruit trees.



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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2009, 08:39:24 AM »
Sa amoa daghan na nananom ug mangga.Tagsa nay nag uman kay puro naman naay abroad unya ug mag uman pud ka naay mouna ug harvest nimo mga tawong tapuwan maghuwat rag anus a ma ready ang ilang di hinaguan..Sop kaajo na among isla pwede pud mag date sa ilawom sa kabayabasan.Murag ug akoy daga di ko makigdate sa katungganan kay itloganan jud bitaw na unya daghan tangkig plus ang hokhok perti mapuno ka ug paak.

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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2009, 12:44:52 PM »
    Bohol now is turning to be a green forest

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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2009, 09:22:12 PM »
. . . ug akoy daga di ko makigdate sa katungganan kay itloganan jud bitaw na unya daghan tangkig . . .

Day Raqz, mogawas ra man nang tangkig kon thrilling na. Mag-date lang gud. Dili lang mag thrilling-thrilling.

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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2009, 09:17:08 AM »
Day Raqz, mogawas ra man nang tangkig kon thrilling na. Mag-date lang gud. Dili lang mag thrilling-thrilling.

Duda na ko aning tangkiga, da.  ;D

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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2009, 10:35:04 AM »
Peligro ning tankingga kinalahan hehhehe.Ug sa kakahuyan pud magdate daghan pud has (snake)mas lah(poisonous pud) Inay Greening Bohol Naturally nahimo naman nuon ning populating bohol naturally.

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« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2009, 02:47:38 PM »
quote from fdaray: Again , I would say, "can trees substitute  for crops ? Moabot ang panahon, kahoy na ang daghan ug wala nay crops.

a balance between planting trees and agricultural crops will have to be struck to ensure that people continue to have basic food source - unless people are ready and willing to munch on tree leaves when they get hungry.

the best way to maintain said balance would be to plant trees in watersheds and areas that have steep inclines that are prone to erosion and therefore not conducive to farming, and establish farms where the terrain is flatter and more suitable to agricultural production.

in plain and simple terms: mananon tag kahoy sa bukid ug bakilid, mag farm ta sa patag.

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« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2009, 12:04:52 AM »
quote from fdaray: Again , I would say, "can trees substitute  for crops ? Moabot ang panahon, kahoy na ang daghan ug wala nay crops.

a balance between planting trees and agricultural crops will have to be struck to ensure that people continue to have basic food source - unless people are ready and willing to munch on tree leaves when they get hungry.

the best way to maintain said balance would be to plant trees in watersheds and areas that have steep inclines that are prone to erosion and therefore not conducive to farming, and establish farms where the terrain is flatter and more suitable to agricultural production.

in plain and simple terms: mananon tag kahoy sa bukid ug bakilid, mag farm ta sa patag.

well said, bolingitboy.



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« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2009, 05:48:24 AM »
Kung ang bungi pasultion. Mananum kita ug kahoy kay ug ma dam ag mga mu mu tang tanan.
Iyang buot pasabot ani is Mananum kita ug kahoy kay ugma damlag naa tay mapupo.

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« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2009, 07:34:37 AM »
quote from fdaray: Again , I would say, "can trees substitute  for crops ? Moabot ang panahon, kahoy na ang daghan ug wala nay crops.

a balance between planting trees and agricultural crops will have to be struck to ensure that people continue to have basic food source - unless people are ready and willing to munch on tree leaves when they get hungry.

the best way to maintain said balance would be to plant trees in watersheds and areas that have steep inclines that are prone to erosion and therefore not conducive to farming, and establish farms where the terrain is flatter and more suitable to agricultural production.

in plain and simple terms: mananon tag kahoy sa bukid ug bakilid, mag farm ta sa patag.

Sakto jud. Dili nato supakon ang terrain.

Ang nakita nahong problema naa sa implementation, unsaon man nga ang atong local government can--and do--get its act together.

Looking further however--and from a larger economic perspective--another important consideration would be the concept of comparative advantage. After all, Bohol does not exist in isolation, and therefore there is no need for us Boholanos to produce everything that we need.

A hypothetical scenario: After years of massive and successful reforestation, Bohol has become a virtual forest aside from ample areas reserved for the needs of human habitation. Agricultural production is reduced to a minimum. However, the province earns so much money from its forest resources such that it can easily afford to buy food items from neighboring provinces, even from other countries.

(Mag-reserve jud hinuon tag luna para sa typically Bohol crops, sama sa kinampay, he he.)

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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2009, 08:44:00 AM »
well said, bolingitboy.

Mao ne ang tama, dili lang ta magsigi ug tanom ug kahoy, mananon sad ta ug fruits, crops , rice and corn our staple food.

Miagi ko diha sa  zigzag road padulong sa chocolate hill, nindot na kaayo ang man-made forest diha. Wala na gyud ko kakita  ug basakan o maisan dihang dapita. Puro na lang kahoy.

Time will come nga aduna na tay logging industry sa Bohol in the near future.


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« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2009, 09:34:32 PM »
Hapsay kaayo pagkasulti nimo, Bolingitboy. I agree with you 100%.

I can't help but notice that despite Bohol's taking the lead in agricultural production and forest cover in the country, there are still swaths of land that are idle and backyards that are untended (including mine). At this point, there is still room for expanding crop production. We have not reached yet the point of having to choose between crops and trees kay sub-optimal pa man ang atong cultivation.

Maayo pud unta'g ang 10,000 hectares nga gi-commit sa gobernador sa Jatropha katong mga bukid ug bakilid. Kay ug pati patag tamnan ug Jatropha, basig makaapekto sa rice self-sufficiency program nga mao ra bay plataporma nga gipangandakan ni DA Sec. Yap.



quote from fdaray: Again , I would say, "can trees substitute  for crops ? Moabot ang panahon, kahoy na ang daghan ug wala nay crops.

a balance between planting trees and agricultural crops will have to be struck to ensure that people continue to have basic food source - unless people are ready and willing to munch on tree leaves when they get hungry.

the best way to maintain said balance would be to plant trees in watersheds and areas that have steep inclines that are prone to erosion and therefore not conducive to farming, and establish farms where the terrain is flatter and more suitable to agricultural production.

in plain and simple terms: mananon tag kahoy sa bukid ug bakilid, mag farm ta sa patag.

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« Reply #25 on: August 06, 2009, 09:58:43 AM »
Quote from benelynne: "Maayo pud unta'g ang 10,000 hectares nga gi-commit sa gobernador sa Jatropha katong mga bukid ug bakilid. Kay ug pati patag tamnan ug Jatropha, basig makaapekto sa rice self-sufficiency program nga mao ra bay plataporma nga gipangandakan ni DA Sec. Yap."

i actually have the same hopes... the regional hub which is cebu does not have the capacity to grown its food requirement as well as basic resources such as potable water. this present condition should give bohol leaders the impetus to follow a development path that will see bohol as the bread basket of central visayas. indeed, there is still room to plant more crops, my own backyard included :-)


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« Reply #26 on: August 06, 2009, 10:06:00 AM »
but a lot of these rice fields need efficient irrigation which Bohol haven't accomplished yet.

water. water. water.

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« Reply #27 on: August 06, 2009, 10:14:36 AM »
I myself want to do some farming when I settle there for good, hopefully next year. Bisag sa gamay ra nga luna, I would like to be part of making Bohol the bread basket and rice bowl of the Central Visayas.

Quote from benelynne: "Maayo pud unta'g ang 10,000 hectares nga gi-commit sa gobernador sa Jatropha katong mga bukid ug bakilid. Kay ug pati patag tamnan ug Jatropha, basig makaapekto sa rice self-sufficiency program nga mao ra bay plataporma nga gipangandakan ni DA Sec. Yap."

i actually have the same hopes... the regional hub which is cebu does not have the capacity to grown its food requirement as well as basic resources such as potable water. this present condition should give bohol leaders the impetus to follow a development path that will see bohol as the bread basket of central visayas. indeed, there is still room to plant more crops, my own backyard included :-)


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« Reply #28 on: August 06, 2009, 10:18:09 AM »
Corruption waters down Bohol's water projects. The dams are damned.  We should not relent on shaking down those responsible for the shameful Talibon Dam.

but a lot of these rice fields need efficient irrigation which Bohol haven't accomlished yet.

water. water. water.

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« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2009, 10:23:10 AM »
Bene san daghan jud tingali kang nabaw-an nga pamaagi sa farming diha sa Japan kay mga maayo man na sila sa farming. kabantay ka ni dear Aya nga pagka maajo man jud to sha nga farmer! mura sad to sha ug si Raquel.

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« Reply #30 on: August 06, 2009, 10:40:19 AM »
Magtuon pa ko, MDB, kay igo ra man ko'g tan-aw sa mga farmers. Pero efficient kaayo ilang production method, bisag gamay nga luna, tamnan gyud nila ug taas ang productivity.

Bene san daghan jud tingali kang nabaw-an nga pamaagi sa farming diha sa Japan kay mga maayo man na sila sa farming. kabantay ka ni dear Aya nga pagka maajo man jud to sha nga farmer! mura sad to sha ug si Raquel.

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« Reply #31 on: August 06, 2009, 10:42:34 AM »
Magtuon pa ko, MDB, kay igo ra man ko'g tan-aw sa mga farmers. Pero efficient kaayo ilang production method, bisag gamay nga luna, tamnan gyud nila ug taas ang productivity.


mao nay gusto nakong mabaw-an Bene san. bilib bitaw ko sa ilang technique kay biwan usa ra ka dupa nga luna maka harvest man sila ug daghan.

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« Reply #32 on: August 06, 2009, 10:48:33 AM »
Ang akong mga amigo nga Japanese retirees nga nagplano mag-retire sa Bohol mga farmers man kasagara. Ug mudajon sila, tun-an nato ang ilang cultivation ug propagation techniques.

mao nay gusto nakong mabaw-an Bene san. bilib bitaw ko sa ilang technique kay biwan usa ra ka dupa nga luna maka harvest man sila ug daghan.

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« Reply #33 on: August 06, 2009, 10:53:45 AM »
Corruption waters down Bohol's water projects. The dams are damned.  We should not relent on shaking down those responsible for the shameful Talibon Dam.


is there any update on that?

see? how the political turmoil in Tagbilaran easily overshadows the issue. i'm afraid it's only TB that keeps shouting here. and they are as calm as the damn of Talibon.

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« Reply #34 on: August 06, 2009, 10:56:58 AM »
mao nay gusto nakong mabaw-an Bene san. bilib bitaw ko sa ilang technique kay biwan usa ra ka dupa nga luna maka harvest man sila ug daghan.

maayo baya pod ang pinoys. kuwang lang tag technological side. yet, bisan kabao lang atong gigamit, kasagaran, naay daghang gatoon nga tagalaing nasud diri sa ato gumikan kay ang atong mga farmers naa poy gikasugyot.

and remember the rice terraces of banaue. a marvel. kamot lang gani tingali gigamit ana.

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« Reply #35 on: August 06, 2009, 11:01:47 AM »
Maka-update nato ani si Bay Zec, kay naa man gyud siya's sala ni Guv.

Ang last update nako ani sa taho sa GMA, niingon si Gov. Erico Aumentado nga na-forward na niya ang pertinent documents on Talibon Dam sa Sandigayanbayan. Pangutana lang pud kung naa na'y igong ebidensiya to pursue the case on the people involved.

Mas angayan man tingali i-priority ang paghuman ani kay direktamenteng makaapekto sa panginabuhi sa tawo ug sa plano to make Bohol the bread basket of Western Visayas.

is there any update on that?

see? how the political turmoil in Tagbilaran easily overshadows the issue. i'm afraid it's only TB that keeps shouting here. and they are as calm as the damn of Talibon.

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« Reply #36 on: August 06, 2009, 11:02:54 AM »
i am studying (self study)  plant propagation ug di nako makaya mo enroll nalang tingali ko. naa mi diri dako nga agri school nga nag dawat ug mga Filipno scholars. naa gani ko na amiga nga amiga sad ni Mari diay diri duol sa amoa nag  scholar.

bisan di ko scholar pero gusto jud ko mo enroll pohon para pang background lang gamay. kay mao sad na akong plano pohon ug mo uli ko. pohon.

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« Reply #37 on: August 06, 2009, 11:13:58 AM »
Padayon, Belle, aron manguma ta's Bohol pohon. Maayo man gyud naa'y formal background aside from practical experience.

Ang recession-proof zone daw sa US kanang agricultural belt. Kung kita manguma, di gyud ta gutmon kay pwede ra man ta mamupo'g utan ug mangutkot ug kamote ug taggutom na jud.

i am studying (self study)  plant propagation ug di nako makaya mo enroll nalang tingali ko. naa mi diri dako nga agri school nga nag dawat ug mga Filipno scholars. naa gani ko na amiga nga amiga sad ni Mari diay diri duol sa amoa nag  scholar.

bisan di ko scholar pero gusto jud ko mo enroll pohon para pang background lang gamay. kay mao sad na akong plano pohon ug mo uli ko. pohon.

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« Reply #38 on: August 06, 2009, 11:45:19 AM »
korek! ug buot kwentahon sa kaulahian, si Raquel ra jud ang MAGWAGI ani! bisan gani mga baka diri naapektohan pero di kaajo kay mga prime man na diri.

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« Reply #39 on: August 06, 2009, 12:04:42 PM »
Sa akong observation ngano nga daghang idle land karon diri sa Bohol tungod kay ang mga batan-on karon wala nay hilig sa panguma. Kadaghanan tua sa abroad, OFWs, seaman, cargivers and domestic helpers. 

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