Sustaining and strengthening the Pulangiyēn identity – Datu Menaling contemplates with joy the young graduates as he shares their sense of accomplishment for completing another school year. Elders hold important knowledge of the gaup, about traditional practices, customs, and beliefs….
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Apu Palamguwan Cultural Educational Center (APC): the name refers to an Elder Pulangiyēn who envisaged that his “children could write down their story.” This organization is a Jesuit work, in relationship with ESSC (Environmental Science for Social Change), implementing a comprehensive…
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APC students on the last stretch of their 12-km walk to Zamboanguita, 15 March The classrooms at the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) school were empty on 15 March, Friday – what would have been an ordinary school day…
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by Gloria Amor Paredes Community spirits were high in Sitio Nabag-o, a village in the Upper Pulangi area in northern Bukidnon, Philippines, as gulang (high school) students from the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) school in Bendum led tree-planting and…
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by Gloria Amor Paredes For many young people in Bukidnon upland communities, a National Certificate (NC) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is not just another piece of paper in their job application folder. The certificate also…
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