Quezon City – As her nimble feet gracefully moves with the cadence of the bamboo sticks, 11-year old Christine Arche jives to the rhythm of the Pinikpikan music as she performs continue reading : Pursuing opportunities in times of adversity
Dumagat lass breaks tradition, welcomes change
Back in their community, 15-year-old Lea Dela Cruz is expected to have been married and be raising children already. As tradition, this is what most Dumagat teenage girls in Tanay, continue reading : Dumagat lass breaks tradition, welcomes change
Tribal mother-grantee of Pantawid Pamilya welcomes complements to cultural practices
A 40-year-old mother from the Ati broke the stereotype of indigenous peoples (IP) being aloof, and spoke about how Pantawid Pamilya has changed her family’s way of life. The Ati continue reading : Tribal mother-grantee of Pantawid Pamilya welcomes complements to cultural practices
Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT
In the remote Singnapan Valley where caves become abodes during the rain, one can find the indigenous community of Tau’t Bato. A sub-group of the Pala’wan ethnic group, the Tau’t continue reading : Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT
Sec. Soliman leads advisory committee visit to IP communities
Coron, Palawan – Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the Joint National and Regional Advisory Committee (N/RAC) meeting in this municipality last April continue reading : Sec. Soliman leads advisory committee visit to IP communities