Philippine rice growers on front lines of climate change fight

Merriam Saba took a chance on alternate wetting and drying in her rice paddy in Los Banos, the Philippines, nine years ago and has never looked back. (Photo by Sherwin Vardeleon)Big in AsiaFewer flooded paddies could mitigate a leading source of Southeast Asia's methane emissionsRAMON ROYANDOYANAugust 8, 2026 06:00 JST