The Duck Industry of Pateros: An Inter-Connection of Economy, Government and Religion Introduction             The Municipality of Pateros is synonymous to the once flourishing cottage industries; duck raising and its alfombra, a type of native slippers. Situated along the Pasig-Pateros River, early residents were able to raise ducks along its bank, some of the most famous delicacies made from the duck eggs are itlog na maalat (salted egg), balut (fertilized egg) , penoy (under-fertilized egg) and bibingkang abnoy (cake-like rotten eggs, cooked in herbs and dip in a concoction of spicy vinegar). Due to the excessive industrialization and modernization, there were only few businesses related to dealership of duck eggs that remained. All of them imported the raw materials, the duck eggs from farmers of nearby provinces such as Laguna and Bulacan.             Based fro...