Caroline Seow Together with Louie Bacomo from JRS Asia Pacific, five urban dwellers travelled to the mountains of Bukidnon, Mindanao, to better understand the effects of climate change and unchecked development on indigenous communities. Our journey—via jeepney, motorbike, and on foot—led us to Sitio Kaulayanan in…
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I am Maura Deloso Lipanda, a Pulangiyēn community teacher of the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) in Sitio Bendum, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, a Jesuit-supported Indigenous school. I am a Pulangiyēn Indigenous Community member and live along the Pulangi River headwaters…
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Jenny Lynn Lee One of the greatest challenges and the greatest obstacle to learning in Philippine education is the use of English as the official medium of instruction. Almost all of the learning materials, from kindergarten onwards, are in English. …
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The Hulas program enables the holistic development of Mindanao youth through technical and vocational skills and leadership training since 2010. For the past 10 years, the program trained over 400 indigenous and migrant youth through short courses that integrate skills…
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The APC school recently obtained permit for its senior high school program from the Department of Education (DepEd). The senior high school program offers the Technical Vocational track in the following areas: Home Economics (Dressmaking NC II, Tailoring NC II, Handicraft…
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