(NOTE: The foregoing article is featured in the 09 April 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer) How to starve indigenous communities By Maurice MalanesPhilippine Daily Inquirer BAGUIO CITY – The Igorot people now acknowledge their ancestors’ long-term foresight in ensuring the food security of succeeding generations by carving rice terraces, even in tough, challenging terrain, in the Cordillera mountains. READ ON.