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                    [Title] => Rat species found only in RP faces extinction
                    [Summary] => LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Did you know that the most attractive rodents in the world are found only in the Philippines?


But the distressing news is that the cloud rats are nearing extinction due to the continued wanton destruction of the country’s forests and the hunting of the rodents for pelts (undressed raw skin with the fur in place) used in making purses, hats and wall decor.


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-02-09 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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                    [Title] => ‘Earthworms’ destroying Benguet farms
                    [Summary] => LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Researchers of the Benguet State University (BSU) are studying a "black pest" that looks like an earthworm which has been destroying some farmlands in Kabayan town.


The annelids, which farmers call bileg, do not actually feed on crops. However, they burrow into the soil when the rice paddies are irrigated. Water flows through their burrowed paths, causing the paddies to dry up, sag and erode, eventually adversely affecting the crops.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-11-03 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => First Mountain Eng’g degree offered in CAR
                    [Summary] => Here’s another "first" in the Philippines.


A Master of Science in Mountain Engineering (MSMtE) degree program has been instituted by a consortium of three tertiary institutions in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).


A memorandum of agreement (MOA) along this line has been signed by the Benguet State University (BSU) in La Trinidad, Benguet; and the Saint Louis University (SLU) and Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF), both in  Baguio City.


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Rat species found only in RP faces extinction

By Rudy A. Fernandez | February 9, 2004 - 12:00am

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Did you know that the most attractive rodents in the world are found only in the Philippines? But the distressing news is that the cloud rats are nearing extinction due to the continued...

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‘Earthworms’ destroying Benguet farms

By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 3, 2002 - 12:00am

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Researchers of the Benguet State University (BSU) are studying a "black pest" that looks like an earthworm which has been destroying some farmlands in Kabayan town. The annelids,...

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First Mountain Eng’g degree offered in CAR

By Rudy A. Fernandez | September 23, 2002 - 12:00am

Here’s another "first" in the Philippines. A Master of Science in Mountain Engineering (MSMtE) degree program has been instituted by a consortium of three tertiary institutions in the Cordillera Administrative...

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