Anselmo Roque

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White revolution: The farmers’ liberation from hopelessness

ABOUT a decade ago, the usual talk in pained tone by the farmers in a village in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, was their unremitting bondage to hopelessness. Their harvests from their rice and vegetable farming have been in an up-and-down state, their margin of profit in a pittance as cost of inputs goes higher, their debts mounting, and their dreams for a better tomorrow unreachable.

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Veggie ice cream, anyone?

To beat the heat, customers in Science City of Muñoz splurge on a refreshing frozen dessert laden with nutritious ingredients – carabao’s milk and a choice of malunggay, kalabasa, ampalaya, and carrot flavors. It is handy, too, as it is solidified in a stick.It’s called “Veggie Ice Cream Bar”.

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Sa Nueva Ecija, isang natatanging pagpapalaki ng kawan

Iyon, ang lugar na iyon sa Sitio Lomboy, San Jose City, ay isang lambak o mababang kalupaan sa pagitan ng dalawang bundok. Sa kaliwa, patungong norte, ay nakabalatay sa gilid ng bundok ang Maharlika Highway at sa kabilang gilid ay ang Digdig River. Sa pagbaba sa lambak, tatambad ang isang katangi-tanging bukid na gamit sa pag-aalaga at pagpaparami ng mga gatasang kalabaw.

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