Daily Archives: September 26, 2006

Bontoc, Kalinga, Lighter Side of Things, Outside Cordi, Sagada

What? Sagada is Not Unique?

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Hey you Sagada people who think that your town is unique, here’s a message for you: Sagada is not unique. Yes, you can brag about your caves, rocks, hanging coffins, underground rivers (with no water sometimes), sinking rice terraces, Balugan tomatoes, Antadao persimmons, and Pidlisan coffee but, I repeat, Sagada is not unique.

Before people from Kalinga, Bontoc, and Tabuk gloat and look down on poor Sagada for not being unique, here’s also a message for you: Your place is also not unique. Of course, no one in his or her right mind would ever say that Mountain Province, Cordillera, and Abra are unique. For the record, La-Trinidad is also not unique.

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Igorot Achievers

The List: Igorot Board Exam Topnotchers

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In our continuing feature of Igorot achievers, let us take our cue from schools who sing praises to their graduates who land in the top ten in board examinations. In this blog entry, we will be singing praises to our Igorot brothers and sisters who topped their board exams. They do make us proud and it’s about time we recognize their achievements.

But first, a clarification: this list is incomplete since it is based on only two sources 1) the website of St. Louis University (SLU) in Baguio City and 2) the website of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) which has board exam results from 2004 to 2006. This means that, except for Rufino Bomasang, topnotchers from other schools before 2004 are not included here. (We do hope to include them in the future.) Bomasang was once profiled in the Inquirer so we know that he topped his exam in 1964. (He also made it to the second installment of The List.)

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