Blog Posts on indigenous

Have You Tried Riding on Bamboo Bike? by Gil Camporazo's RandomThoughts! on Mar 25, 2012City Bike, Php 10,000 ($238 USD) Bamboo bikes invades the PH market recently, the national news reported. Jong Narciso, a seasoned mountain bike racer recently got a bamboo bike. He tried it for... This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

Anthill: Where culture meets style. by figments of my imagination on Nov 22, 2011“For Every place of fabric, a work of art is born, becoming a channel for sustenance amongst individual and communities especially the indigenous people”. Anthill Fabric Gallery (Alternative Nest and Trading Hub for Indigenous Little Livelihood...

lake sebu: profile of a young T'nalak weaver by Lantaw on Sep 4, 2011Divina Man Clarang, a young dreamweaverBy just looking at the portrait, one cannot imagine that this beautiful young T'boli lady is one of the masters of an art that has been handed down from mother to daughter for ages. This art I've mentioned is th...

Taiwan: Social Media Makes Indigenous Voices Loud and Clear – Global Voices Online.org by Philippines on Mar 9, 2011Taiwan’s indigenous population are often flattered by politicians as being the country’s “real masters” or “original inhabitants”; they have been used to promote Taiwan tourism in television commercials around the world. But stor...

Revisiting Banaue With Batad Sidetrip (Ifugao, Philippines) by The Wanderluster Kid on Jan 19, 2011Second time in Banaue has never been this good. Booked our bus tickets day before our journey. Thanks to my good friend, Frenniel for helping me to find the Florida Bus ticketing office. The time of the trip to Banaue is usually Midnight. S...

Sad news for the IPs? GMA proclamation on Central Mindanao Univ lands nullified by Bukidnon Online on Sep 29, 2010BUKIDNON NEWS | BUKIDNON ONLINE | MARAMAG | CONTROVERSY – Bad news for the indigenous peoples and cultural communities here in the Province of Bukidnon. The Supreme Court en banc, via a 10-page decision penned by Justice Roberto...

Malaybalay City declares October 23 as city’s indigenous peoples day by Bukidnon Online on Feb 14, 2010MALAYBALAY CITY | BUKIDNON CULTURE | TRADITION | BUKIDNON NEWS – The Malaybalay City Council recently unanimously approved a resolution declaring October 23 as the official Indigenous Peoples (IP) Day in the city. Authored by Mal...

RP martial art ‘arnis’ gains foothold in Russia by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 10, 2009Arnis (eskrima), the indigenous Filipino martial art, has gained a foothold in Russia, as many enthusiasts attended a recent public demonstration there.

P1M worth of smuggled onions, garlic seized by enjoyfrancis.com on Sep 16, 2009AN ESTIMATED P1 million worth of onions and garlic were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a warehouse along R.

Protests continue vs Maasim coal power plant by enjoyfrancis.com on Sep 9, 2009PROTESTS against the construction of a coal power plant continue to mount in Sarangani, this time including the indigenous people in the area. read more...