“Producing muscovado sugar from the coconut is far more profitable than copra, with less labor,” said Eliseo Ganibe Sr., a coconut farmer. BY RUSSTUM G. PELIMA Sarangani Information Office Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5 March 2-8, 2008 KIAMBA, Sarangani – Soon after Eliseo Ganibe Sr. attended a seminar on muscovado coco-sugar, he realized…

This interesting streamer was sneaked up to the stage during the Feb. 29 interfaith prayer rally in Makati City. It uses a common Filipino joke, “Sana kunin ka na ni Lord” (May God take your life away), as a political statement. This one calls on God to take Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,…

While calling on the Catholic faithful, the biggest religious bloc in the Philippines, to destroy “the roots of corruption,” the recent statement by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo – whose administration is the single biggest wellspring of corruption in the country today – “to take the lead in…