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CATFISH

By Rocel Felix | April 30, 2006 - 12:00am

CARMEN, North Cotabato – It seemed for quite sometime that the strife in Mindanao would never end. But it did, and when it finally came to an end Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) commanders laid their guns...

Agriculture

Former MNLF combatants turn to seaweed farming

April 25, 2004 - 12:00am

PARANG, Sulu Province – An idle coastline here in Barangay Subah Buton will soon be transformed into a seaweed production site as 75 former combatantas of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) received production...

Agriculture

Basilan growers try new seaweed variety

By Louie Rodaje | November 9, 2003 - 12:00am

MALUSO, Basilan – Former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) who are farming seaweed in this Western town of Basilan will soon be planting a variety that is seen to be more suitable to their...

Agriculture

Proper post-harvest method improves seaweed prices

July 20, 2003 - 12:00am

MALUSO, Basilan – Improving the quality of dried seaweed will boost competitiveness in the local market and increase the income of seaweed farmers. This came out in a workshop on the proper handling and maintenance...

Agriculture

Former rebels go into high-value crop production

April 20, 2003 - 12:00am

TANGCAL, Lanao del Sur – "Let us start small with seedlings as our capital and develop into big producers," remarked Mike Cedic, who was confident that farming peanuts could bring additional income...

Agriculture

Weeds on the Battleground

By Gutierrez Mangansakan II | March 23, 2003 - 12:00am

For nearly two decades, the municipality of Tuburan in Basilan was the staging ground for massive combat operations between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). As a result, the town’s...

Starweek Magazine

Former rebels get aid in seaweed farming project

March 9, 2003 - 12:00am

MALUSO, Basilan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Livelihood Enhancement and Peace (LEAP) Program, and the British Embassy, are providing some 50 former Moro National...

Agriculture

$5 million grant-in-aid for former MNLF rebels

January 18, 2002 - 12:00am

The United States government has issued a grant of up to $5 million for the livelihood programs of the former rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front.

Nation