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Pagpaambit sa kaalam sa kasaulugan sa Talaandig day, naka sentro sa “Gagaw”

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Nakasentro sa polong “gagaw” o gugma ang pakigpolong ni Datu Migketay Victorino Linsahay Saway, Talaandig Tribal Administrator atol sa pagpaambit niini sa iyang kaalam sa dungang selebrasyon sa Talaandig Day ug Indigenous Peoples Month, Oktobre 14, 2023 sa Tulugan, Songco, Lantapan, Bukidnon

Gibutyag ni Datu Migketay nga kinahanglan ang gugma gikan sa pagkahimugso sa kalibutan, mao ang ikinabuhi aron mapasigarbo sa pagbalik ni Magbabaya nga gituman ang iyang gibilin nga batasan alang sa gugma, diha sa pag-alima sa katawhan. “𝑀𝑎𝑜 𝑛𝑎’𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑦𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛, 𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑔𝑎 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚. 𝐴𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑔, 𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑢𝑡𝑎. 𝐴𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑎𝑤, 𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔. 𝐵𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑜𝑔 – 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑜𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑚𝑔𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛, 𝑚𝑎𝑜 𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑏 𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑔 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑔 “𝑔𝑢𝑔𝑚𝑎” 𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑝 𝑢𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑏𝑎𝑛”.

Sa maong selebrasyon, nagbalik-lantaw si Datu Migketay sa kasaysayan sa tribu. “𝑁𝑎-𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑎 𝑂𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑟 14, ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑎ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑜 𝑘𝑎𝑑𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑀𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑔, 𝑘𝑎𝑑𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑈𝑛𝑦𝑎 𝑠𝑖 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑖ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑜 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟. 𝑆𝑜, 𝑛𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜, 𝑚𝑎𝑜 𝑡𝑢’𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑔𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑘𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑘𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑛. 𝑈𝑛𝑦𝑎, 𝑠𝑖 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑖ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑜 𝑠𝑎 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑔 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙. 𝑆𝑜, 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑦 [𝑘𝑎ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑜] 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑠𝑎 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑔𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑜 𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑛… 𝑚𝑎𝑜 𝑛𝑎 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑑𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑎ℎ𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑖-𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑇𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑘𝑜𝑑 – 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑦𝑎”.

Dakong kabahin sa panagtapok nga tulumanon sa tribung Talaandig nga gisugdan Oktobre 10-14, 2023 mao ang Kaliga ritual, ang pinakataas nga proseso sa pag-ampo, “𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑖 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑡𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑔 𝑘𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑢𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑎 𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑡. 𝐾𝑎𝑦 𝑘𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑎, 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑦𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝑠𝑎 𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑡”.

Gipasabot ni Datu Migketay nga baylan ang kinahanglan nga manguna sa nasangpit nga ritual. Baylan nga gikan sa grupo ni Datu Ampuan Jeodoro Sulda, Menubu Chieftain. “𝑁𝑎𝑎 𝑔𝑦𝑢’𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑛. 𝐵𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑛

4 Mindanao bishops to Marcos Jr.: void FTAA of Tampakan project

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY—Four Catholic bishops in Mindanao have asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to void the Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) granted to Sagittarius Mines, Inc., developer of the controversial Tampakan project, the largest untapped copper-gold minefield in Southeast Asia

Set to expire on March 21, 2020, the 25-year FTAA awarded to the Tampakan project had been extended for 12 years—or until March 21, 2032—in an order issued June 8, 2016.

MindaNews reported about this development in January 2020.

FTAA No. 002-95-XI was originally granted to Australian Firm Western Mining Corp. (WMC) on March 22, 1995. SMI acquired the FTAA from WMC in 2001 with the approval of Environment Secretary Heherson Alvarez.

The FTAA is subject to renewal for another 25 years, but long before its expiry, SMI sought and was granted a 12-year extension of the original FTAA, citing “force majeure,” a copy of the order obtained by MindaNews then showed.

Leo Jasareno, then national director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), an agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), approved the extension on June 8, 2016, “by authority of the secretary.” The environment secretary at the time was Ramon Paje.

A copy of the bishops’ petition to declare illegal SMI’s FTAA extension was filed with Malacañang on Wednesday. It was signed by Bishop Cerilo Casicas, Diocese of Marbel; Archbishop Angelito Lampon, Archdiocese of Cotabato; Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, Diocese of Kidapawan; and Bishop Guillermo Afable, Diocese of Digos.

The prelates represent the communities that will be affected by the Tampakan project, which the company earlier estimated to cost an investment of at least $5.9 billion.

Their petition was subsequently submitted to the DENR, headed by Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga.

Together with their legal counsels from the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC), the church leaders argued that the extension of the FTAA by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in 2020 was unconstitutional.

“We respectfully reiterate our demand to cancel the illegal extension of FTAA – 002 in favor of Sagittarius Mines, Inc. We respectfully believe that the extension of the FTAA (is) beyond the powers of the MGB, and the same must be declared void, especially as the mining operations will impact critical environmental areas,” Casicas said in a statement.

Atty. Rolly Peoro, Direct Legal Services Coordinator of LRC, said the Tampakan FTAA “has definitively lapsed, and SMI should have thus undergone consultations, environmental impact assessment, and other regulatory compliances for renewal.”

 

“These safeguards are there to ensure that the utilization of our natural resources is held accountable to the highest office and therefore highest regulatory scrutiny,” Peoro said.

The petitioners elaborated that SMI’s claim of force majeure as the basis for requiring extension was unfounded.

The acts cited as constituting force majeure, such as legal and tenurial conflicts, the open pit mine ban, and civil disturbances, among others, are all forms of assertions of rights that can be duly exercised vis-a-vis the course of the project, the petition said.

Addressing Marcos, Casicas said, “This constitutional power was exclusively lodged to your office, as the President, being the father of the nation, is entrusted to represent the best interests of the Filipino people. May your guidance and leadership of our country be blessed upon by our shared faith to protect the environment.”

MindaNews sought an SMI official for comments but have yet to respond as of posting.

On its website, SMI reposted a BusinessWorld report that it targets to go full-swing operations in 2026. Several other national media outlets came out with a similar report.

In an SMI study, the mining company noted that the most viable method to extract the shallow mineral deposits is through open-pit mining, which has been banned by the South Cotabato provincial government since 2010.

SMI revealed that the Tampakan project has the potential to yield an average of 375,000 metric tons of copper and 360,000 ounces of gold per annum in the expected 17-year life of the mine.

Once developed, it has the potential to be a key driver of national and regional growth as well as socio-economic development for its host communities, the firm said on its website.

In a mining forum at the Notre Dame of Marbel University in Koronadal City in September 2019, Casicas urged the national government to refrain from renewing the FTAA of SMI for another 25 years.

In that forum, Casicas pledged to sustain the opposition spearheaded by his predecessor, the late Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez, against SMI.

Casicas deplored the Tampakan project, a venture which, according to him, “even God will not approve,” considering its impact on the environment, Indigenous Peoples, and other residents who will be affected.

Vowing to sustain the local Catholic church’s resistance against open-pit mining, Casicas stressed: “God created humans to protect the environment.” (Bong S. Sarmiento/MindaNews)

Pito ka tribu sa Bukidnon, naghiusa

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Naghiusa ang pito ka tribu sa probinsya sa Bukidnon alang sa kalihukan nga ilang gitawag og “Lambaga”

Base sa pahibalo sa LGU Bukidnon, ang Lambaga isa ka panagtagbo sa tanang tribu sa tumong nga isaulog ang pagpasalamat sa lugar sa probinsya.

Ang kalihukan gipahigayon atoll sa pagbukas sa Indigenous Peoples’ Month Celebration ning bulan sa Oktobre nga nagdala sa tema: “Sustainable Development through Strengthening Customs and Traditions of IP Communities”.

Gipahigayon kini niadtong Oktubre 2, 2023 sa Tulugan Building sa Kaamulan Park ning dakbayan sa Malaybalay.

Ang Lambaga isa ka pagpalig-on sa gilantaw nga kalinaw diha sa pagtuman sa mga lagda sa batasan uban sa kinaiyahan nga naplastar diha sa Republic Act No. 8371 o Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act kon IPRA Law of 1997.

Agig pagsaulog sa IP Month, ang kalihukan nakatutok sa bug-os nga pag-ampo ug pagpasalamat sa Magbabaya, nga gitambungan sa mga tribal elders, mga datu ug bae sa tribung Talaandig, Umayamnon, Matigsalug, Higaonon, Tigwahanon, Bukidnon ug Manobo. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Ritwal sa pangampo sa IPMR, gipahigayon

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Gipahigayon ang isa ka ritwal sa pangampo alang sa bag-ong napili nga Provincial Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) niadtong Agosto 30, 2023

Base sa pahibalo sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon, ang ritwal gipahigayon sa opisina sa IPMR sa National ug Provincial Government Offices Building ning dakbayan.

Ang maong ritwal gipahigayon pinaagi ni Atty. Arbie “Bagani” Saway Llesis.

Gipanalangin ang maayong pagdumala sa bag-ong IPMR nga dili mapasagdan ang iyang katungdanan sa kinatibok-ang IP sa lalawigan, ug ilikay ang tibook probinsya sa Bukidnon sa gyera ug sa tanang katalagman.

Ang ritwal sa pangampo gipangunahan ni Bae Adelina “Inatlawan” Tarino sa tribung Bukidnon, uban sa mga City/Municipal IPMRs ning probinsya ug mga personahe sa PGO-Indigenous Affairs Division. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

PYAP Malaybalay Chapter conducts outreach program for IP Children

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In celebration of the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) 49th Regional Founding Anniversary and 35th of PYAP Malaybalay Chapter, an outreach program was successfully conducted by PYAP Malaybalay Chapter Federation in Sitio Canada at Barangay Bangcud last July 21, 2023

A Fun Run – Fundraising took place last July 1, 2023, where the proceeds was used for the outreach program and benefited Seventy (70) Indigenous Peoples (IP) children.

School supplies, health kits, and slippers were given which they could use in the coming school days.

PYAP Malaybalay Chapter Federation was grateful to all the individuals who joined and helped during the fundraising activity and is also thankful to the City Government of Malaybalay, the City Social Welfare and Development Office, and all the PYAP local chapters and sponsors for all the support extended.

The outreach program is part of the 3-year plan project of PYAP Malaybalay for 2022-2024 which is now moving forward towards a more sustainable outreach activity.

Proyekto sa PMNP gidawat sa Bukidnon

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Gidawat sa Probinsya sa Bukidnon, pinaagi ni Provincial Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque, ang Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) gikan sa national agencies, diin upat ka lungsod sa probinsya ang nahimong grantees, sama sa: Cabanglasan, San Fernando, Talakag ug Kalilangan gikan nila Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama Jr. Undersecretary of Health, Field Implementation and Coordination Team-Mindanao (FICT), ug DILG-10 Dir. Wilhelm M. Suyko kauban ang uban pang sector sa gobyerno, niadtong Hulyo 21, 2023, Loizas Pavilion, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

Ang maong proyekto muhatag sa teknikal nga suporta nga gipangunahan sa Department of Social Welfare (DSWD) ug National Nutrition Council (NNC), sa pakigtimbayayong Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Commission on Muslim Filipinos ug Provincial Government of Bukidnon, alang sa multisectoral nutrition approach aron sa paghatud sa usa ka coordinated package sa nutrition-specific ug nutrition-sensitive nga mga interbensyon sa nagkalain-laing plataporma sa LGU uban sa usa ka harmonized social behavior change ug communication strategy.

Kini nga proyekto naglangkob sa tulo ka major component nga mao ang musunod: una nagtutok sa pagpalig-on sa paghatod sa mga interbensyon nga direktang motubag sa importanteng mga problema sa nutrisyon sa mga bata nga direktang apektado sa stunting ug livelihood interventions para sa ilang mga pamilya; ikaduha sa pagsuporta sa mga LGU ug komunidad sa pag-andam sa mga plano sa aksyon sa lokal nga nutrisyon ug pag-institutionalize sa mga kabalaka sa nutrisyon sa proseso ug pagplano sa lokal nga kalamboan ug pagpahigayon og mga kalihokan sa Social Behavior and Change Communications; ug ang ikatulo mao ang paghatag sa suporta sa mga kawani aron masiguro ang paghatud sa mga target ug kalihokan sa proyekto lakip ang pagmonitor ug pag-evaluate. (LGU Bukidnon)

Mindanao IPs join growing PH bamboo industry

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A bamboo processing firm based in this city has partnered with the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Mindanao to help with their livelihood

During the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) on Tuesday, Russel Smith, president and chief executive officer of Rizome Bamboo, said the company has so far signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 15 IP organizations in Mindanao since 2021.

In the MOU, IP communities are tasked with growing giant bamboo species, with Rizome as the exclusive buyer of the harvested trunks.

Smith said most of their partner IP communities are located in Bukidnon.

“We went to get a Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) with these IPs, for them to decide what kind of business they would do together with Rizome,” he said.

FPIC is a specific right granted to IPs recognized in the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which aligns with their universal right to self-determination. This was adopted in the Philippines under the Republic Act 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997.

Smith said they are planning to plant an additional 1.5 million “bamboo stands” throughout Mindanao, which they will also buy back from farmers and growers to meet the production demands.

Rizome has been providing bamboo supplies to clients across the country since 2021. The bamboo trunks it gets from IP communities are processed to become construction materials as an alternative to wood by-products.

Russel said he supports the passage of House Bill 7941, which aims to promote the development of bamboo industry in the country. The bill was unanimously approved on the third and final reading in May this year.

Once signed into law, the country’s bamboo industry is positioned to become competitive in foreign markets, enabling it to become a major revenue and employment generator by strengthening the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council. (PNA)

DOST, MSU-IIT innovation help Bukidnon IPs get clean water

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A joint project between the Department of Science and Technology in Northern Mindanao (DOST-10) and Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute has helped an indigenous community in Talakag, Bukidnon, have access to potable water

In a statement on June 22, 2023, the DOST-10 and the MSU-IIT’s Ceramic Training Center said it had provided 140 ceramic water filters to the Higaonon community in Barangay San Rafael.
Barangay chairperson Puyat Sagayan said that before the project, their community had to boil the water for it to become potable.
The area suffered diarrhea cases in 2019 and 2020, he added.
“I hope more will still be given so that everyone in the households will have one,” he said.
The DOST-10 microbiological analysis found coliform in the water source in Barangay San Rafael, and residents had to travel 2 kilometers to collect water from a spring, posing challenges to its potability due to source and handling.
Municipal administrator Alberto Bigcas said the project has helped address the drinking water problem in the Indigenous people’s community and the area’s state of health as a whole.
The ceramic water filters are part of the DOST-10 “Project Wahig: Water and Hygiene Improvement in Geographically Isolated Areas,” in which Talakag is the second recipient of the agency’s ceramic water filter technology under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology Program.
NorMin women winners
Meanwhile, the DOST-10 announced that five women entrepreneurs will be given PHP50,000 seed grant each after their success in a regional pitch competition for micro, small and medium enterprises.
The winners were identified as Nenita M. Tan of Best Friend Goodies, Nadine Angelica Gadia-Casiño of Alima Mother Support Center, and Melody G. Paurillo of Kahero Apps Inc, all entrepreneurs based in this city.
Winners from Bukidnon province are Anna Paula S. Chiong of Mama Nene’s Homemade Delights from Malaybalay City and Irene Mae L. Sinhayan of ISY Handicrafts from Talakag.
DOST-10 Director Romela Ratilla said pitches made by women entrepreneurs have the spirit of collaboration, compassion and innovation.
The pitching competition forms part of DOST-10’s “Women-Helping-Women: Innovating Social Enterprises (WHWise) Initiative.”
Ratilla said the regional winners will compete against qualifiers from other regions for the National Innovation Challenge for a chance to win a grant of up to PHP2 million. (Nef Luczon/PNA)

PWDs get P250-K in livelihood aid from DOLE-Bukidnon

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MALAYBALAY CITY – As part of its year-round turnover of livelihood grants to marginalized and disadvantaged informal workers in the province, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10, through Provincial Director Raul Valmores of Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (BukPFO), recently turned over livelihood assistance—with Abag Kalambuan Inc. (AKI) as the Accredited Co-Partner (ACP)—to Sinanglanan Parents and Persons with Disability Association (SiPaPDA)

The SiPaPDA, which consists of 21 parents and persons with disabilities (PWDs), chose Agrivet and Farm Supply as their livelihood project in the amount of P250,000 from the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP).
Valmores said that through the DILP, the Department took various endeavors to help integrate marginalized and disadvantaged informal workers, including PWDs, into the mainstream and enable them to participate in its social and economic development.
Valmores also acknowledged Malaybalay local government and its Public Employment Service Office (PESO) for their continued support as DOLE’s program partner.
Malaybalay City Mayor Jay Warren Pabillaran urged the recipients to use the grants wisely. He assured them that the city government stands ready to help those in need.
In the meantime, AKI Chairperson Bienvenido Narciso Jr. has expressed his confidence in the beneficiaries’ ability to meet their daily needs with the livelihood grant. He underscored the importance of maximizing it to create a positive ripple effect, benefiting not only themselves but also enabling them to extend help to others in need.
Virgilio Arenido, SiPaPDA president, is grateful for the opportunity to change their lives. He said the association could now meet the daily needs of their families while also creating employment opportunities in their community.
“We are thankful to DOLE for giving us, the PWDs, a chance in life. We thank the government for this tailored project for marginalized groups. Indeed, the government sees us and has not forgotten us,” Arenido said.
Prior to the turnover, the group attended skill-building sessions such as financial literacy and basic entrepreneurship. The DOLE designed the training to provide SiPaPDA with the knowledge and skills needed to manage livelihood endeavors.
The DOLE Livelihood Development Specialists will continue to monitor the associations and their livelihood activities after the turnover. This step makes sure that technical support is guiding the association.
The DOLE has always been a staunch advocate for promoting the rights of people with disabilities, protecting their rights, and promoting the economic empowerment of people with disabilities.
DILP, or the Kabuhayan Program of DOLE, is a flagship program of the agency that aims to help marginalized groups such as self-employed workers who are unable to earn sufficient income, unpaid family workers, low-waged and seasonal workers, workers displaced or to be displaced, marginalized and landless farmers, marginalized fisherfolk, women and youth, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, indigenous peoples, victims of armed conflicts, rebel returnees, and parents of child laborers. (DOLE-10 Buk PFO/PIA-10/Bukidnon)

Manobo-Matigsalug tribe association receives P613K agri-interventions from DA-10

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The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10), through its Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4Ks) program, turned over P613K worth of agricultural interventions to the Minole Tigwahanon Manobo Matigsalug Tribe Association (MINTIGMAMATA) of San Fernando, Bukidnon on May 11, 2023

DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado and Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga conferred the turnover certificate to Datu Martin P. Dagoluan, MINTIGMAMATA chair.
The roster of agri-interventions comprises cattle (10 heads), piglets (6 heads), forage seedlings (100 pieces), free-range chicken (2 packets), cacao certified seedlings (100 pieces), upland rice seeds (8 bags), Open Pollinated Variety (OPV) white corn seeds (7 bags) and organic fertilizer (35 bags).
According to RED Collado, the interventions intend to strengthen the agricultural and livelihood sectors of Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and assist its surrounding communities.
“Isip usa ka lumad nga nagbarog sa naghimo og panginabuhian sa tribo, ako nagpasalamat sa DA-10 sa dakong suporta nga gihatag. Kini dako na og tabang sa mga miyembro alang sa pagpanginabuhi matag adlaw,” said Datu Dagoluan.
[As an IP who stands for the livelihood of the tribe, I thank DA-10 for the great support it has given to the members for their livelihood.]
4Ks Focal Person April Grace M. Racines also detailed that the project is funded under various banner programs and special projects of the agency, namely: Livestock, High-Value Crops Development, Rice, Corn, Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD), and Balik Probinsya Bagong Pagasa (BP2).
Together with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and other partner organizations, the DA-4Ks was developed to advance food security and improve livelihood opportunities to improve the welfare and living standards of tribal people. (MPMTablon/DA RFO-10)