In this short video, Untung ta Kalasan (Forest of Life), Eneriza Menaling, shares her story and that of the forests and her community in Bendum. Eneriza is a Pulangiyēn youth from Bendum, an upland village in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in northern…
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Presentation by Jason Menaling at the Asian Sacred Wisdom webinar on World Indigenous Peoples Day (WIPD) 2025, 8 August 2025 Good evening to everyone. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share from the perspective of the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum,…
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In the forests of the Pantaron mountain range in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon, the indigenous Pulangiyēn youth in Bendum are leading efforts to restore their ancestral lands. Once devastated by logging under the regime of former President Ferdinand…
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APC shares this story written by Mark Z Saludes of LiCAS News who visited the upland village of Bendum in September 2024. With climate change threatening their lands, the Indigenous Pulangiyēn people are rebuilding Bendum’s forests and restoring life-giving water…
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