Maura Deloso Lipanda I was born in Busdi, and grew up here in Bendum since my mother died when I was only three years old. I grew up with my aunt, Erlinda Menaling. She took me in her care and…
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Bendum is located at the eastern part of the Upper Pulangi watershed in the northern part of the Pantaron Mountain Range. It is a village of about 300 people, 80% of whom are indigenous. In the mid-1980s, Bendum was officially…
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Section 2: “The State shall recognize and promote all the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs)… to their ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social and cultural well being… to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions and institutions. It…
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Elda T. Almahan, Daweg E: Ang aking pag-aaral sa Bulonay ay hindi maganda dahil palagi lang ako humihinto sa pag-aaral dahil wala akong dalang pagkain. Noong humihingi ako ng pagkain sa aking ina ay sinasabihan niya lang ako na “Wala…
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Sa panganduy ku ha makapunga a ku pagtungha daw makatuun a magbasa daw magsulat para maadagi sa matimu ku ha kursu. (My dream is to finish my schooling, and to learn to read and write, so that I can go…
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