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IRDFS farmers: Protecting Earth through organic rice By BONG FABE

Third part (This story was produced under the Climate Change: A Reporting Lens from Asia/ IPS Asia-Pacific) Fighting climate change with rice: “Climate change is a global challenge that threatens every nation, no matter how large or small, wealthy or poor,” said US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “The threat is serious, it is urgent and it is growing.” Rice production con-

tributes to and suffers from climate change. Therefore, it is paramount that rice farmers help mitigate climate change using what is dear to them—rice paddies. Dr. Rolando T. Cruz, head of the Favourable Rice Environment program at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), warned as early as 2009 that rice farmers will continue to become preys to climate change impact “if farmers themselves don’t help mitigate climate change.” Because of this, the Philippine Agrarian Reform Foundation for National Development has risen to

Power coops panic on ‘red alert’ status GENERAL Santos City–– New four-hour daily power interruptions threaten various key areas in Mindanao anew due to renewed curtailments implemented by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). Santiago Tudio, South Cotabato Electric Cooperative I (Socoteco I) general manager, said Wednesday the NGCP imposed the curtailments after the Mindanao grid was declared again under the red alert status, which means a severe deficiency in power supply. “We have [again] a lack of power supply for the island,” he said, citing a grid advisory sent by NGCP to local electric cooperatives. On Tuesday, a one-hour power outage suddenly hit Koronadal City and its neighboring areas. On Wednesday morning, a 15-minute power interruption also occurred in the area, which is the seat

• Power coops stand to lose P300,000 on 24-hour power outage • STEAG says the power supply is back to normal level

the challenge and embarked on a journey teaching rice farmers a technology that is not only cost-effective but also environment friendly and economically viable— the Integrated Rice-Ducks Farming System (IRDFS). “The Integrated RiceDucks Farming System is an environment friendly system that benefits both farmers and the environment. The ducks growing alongside the rice paddies eliminate the use of chemicals; ducks eat pests, their dung fertilizes the soil, and the paddling movement of their feet cultivates the soil and destroys weeds.

Increased rice production and added income from duck meat and eggs contribute to household benefits that liberate farmers from poverty. In addition, the paddling movement of the ducklings in the rice fields aerates the soil, therefore contributing to the reduction of methane emission coming from stagnant water in rice paddies,” explained PARFUND Program Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan. A study done by Chinese scientists on rice paddies using the IRDFS in China showed that ducks’ constant paddling in the rice paddies effectively reduced the

emission of methane. Scientists Chengfang Li, Cougi Cao, Jingping Wang, Ming Zhan, Weiling Yuan and Shahrear Ahmad said in “Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Wetland RiceDuck Cultivation System in Southern China” that the IRDFS “will contribute to alleviating global warming.” The scientists evaluated the integrated global warming potentials (GWP) of a rice-duck cultivation system based on methane and nitrous oxide emission. They found out that the IRDFS “could suppress the total amount of methane and nitrous oxide emissions

from rice paddies.” They also said in their report: “Moreover, because the decrease of methane emissions from rice-ducks compared to traditional rice farming was far more than the increase of nitrous oxide emissions from rice-ducks compared to tradition rice farming, rice-ducks farming greatly reduced integrated GWPs compared to traditional rice farming. So, the rice-ducks cultivation system based on methane and nitrous oxide in southern China and will contribute to alleviating global warming.” RICE/PAGE 7

Trader lost P1m to ‘budol-budol’

of government of Region 12 By BEN D. ARCHE or the Soccsksargen Region. Regional editor-Davao Tudio blamed Tuesday’s brownout to the breakdown of one of the coal-fired DAVAO City––A power plants of STEAG State b u s i n e s w o m a n Power Inc. in Villanueva, from Toril DisMisamis Oriental. J e r o m e S o l d e v i l l a , trict lost a whopSTEAG public relations ping P900,000 in officer, confirmed their coal mill unit 2 experienced cash and P200,000 a problem, forcing them worth of jewelry to to reduce capacity by 50 megawatts to 150 MW from alleged members of “budol-budol” 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’re now back to 200 gang operating in MW and operating on a normal level,” he said in a the city. phone interview. Police identified the vicPHOTO BY BEN D. ARCHE “We need to rectify tim as Editha Sumilig DUTIFUL EFFORT. Two firefighters on their staunch stand to put off the fire that killed one POWER/PAGE 7 TRADER/PAGE 7 person and damaged at least P30 million in properties at a downtown street of Mati City in Davao Oriental recently.

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5 inmates bolt Surigao City jail By PAT SAMONTE, Regional editor-Caraga and JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent

“First in Service, Foremost in Fleet Maintenance”

BUTUAN City––Five robbery and theft suspects detained at the Surigao City police jail escaped after destroying their cell’s iron grills Wednesday.

However, Lamosnero Authorities said Junren Balonsio, Reneboy Amper, came back and voluntary Albert Saavedra, Angelo Le- surrendered an hour later, garda and Henry Lamosnero police said. Lamosnero, a theft staged the prison break at JAIL/PAGE 6 around 2:30 am.

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