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Synopsis in English: The Andean Community (CAN) has formally launched the four-year project to help its member countries confront the the challenge of adapting to the impacts of the accelerated retreat of Andean glaciers (widely attributed to global climate change) on water basins in Bolivia, Ecuador

9/30/08 A visit to Sagada is never complete without a healthy serving of yoghurt from Yoghurt House. Some find it a little too tart but for me, it’s spoon after spoon of creamy goodness. What I also like about Yoghurt House is the late afternoon light seeping in from its windows.

9/29/08 On the way to Bomod-ok Falls, we chanced upon a group of children playing in the Bangaan Terraces. Like carabaos cooling off in the mud, these kids were playfully rolling in the wet, good earth. Now that’s mudslinging without the negative connotation. This one looks like he’s retreating from an attack.

9/29/08 We took the Cable Tours bus (E. Rodriguez Avenue, in front of St. Lukes and Trinity University) to Bontoc and stopped for a brief photo opportunity at the Banaue Rice Terraces. A stream cuts across the terraces. Is this meant for the second harvest? Banaue or Bust!

 9/26/08 The wind makes an eerie howl, making our parked bus tremble. Streams of cold air sneak inside the windows, making its way to its already shivering passengers. Without warning, the bus lights go off and we are plunged into a frigid darkness. Outside, everything is a hazy world of white and grey.

BY THE NORTHERN DISPATCH BAGUIO CITY — Another activist has been reported missing by his family. James Balao, a member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), was reported missing since Sept. 17. In a statement, the CPA said the family was expecting Balao’s arrival that day but he never came.

Seven lawyers, three nuns, two women, one bishop and one educator received the first Gawad Tanggol Karapatan, a tribute to human rights defenders by human rights organizations in Baguio City last week. BY LYN V.

I could not believe it! I was standing on the rooftop of Luzon, 2,922 meters above sea level! Just months ago, I was wondering if I could reach the summit of Mt. Pulag given my physical limitations. But a spur of the moment decision to go to Pulag changed all that. We planned our Pulag trip barely a week before our actual climb.

For day 2 of our North Philippines road trip, we had a meeting with Mayor Bautista of Baguio City and a working lunch meeting with the Baguio Convention and Visitors Bureau (BCVB) at the Panagbenga office. Of course, we feasted on a packed lunch from the Baguio Country Club (BCC).

The day after the harvest, we began our trip back to Manila. The group passed by a different route in order for us to see more of Ifugao. From Mayoyao, we boarded our rickety bus again for another bumpy ride deeper into the Ifugao heartland. But before we left, we stopped by a view point of the Mayoyao Rice Terraces.