Note: This article is taken from the Ilocos Sur provincial website via maru-dashi. Gabriela made it to the second installment of The List.
Entries from October 2006 ↓
The List: More on Itneg-Ilokano Warrior Gabriela Silang
October 26th, 2006 — Abra, History, Igorot Achievers, Igorot Heroes
For Those Who Pretend To Speak For Us
October 25th, 2006 — Apayao, Kalinga, Politics
According to news reports, Gonzales is one of those who are collecting signatures to have the Philippine Constitution amended via a peoples’ initiative. A news story by Philippine Star states:
The Sagada 11
October 25th, 2006 — Activism, Benguet, Human Rights, Sagada
They first called themselves the “Punks 11”. For some reason, they decided to change their designation to the “Sagada 11”. My guess is that the change was meant to catch more public attention.
They were successful in that regard since I got interested in their story when I started hearing of the Sagada 11. But being a good I-Sagada, I was irritated when some of the group’s supporters started calling for a boycott of Sagada. What the heck, they shamelessly appropriate Sagada’s good name and are now smearing the place. Here’s a picture that speaks for itself which I found in this site.
More Igorot Country Videos
October 24th, 2006 — Culture and Tradition
We are posting this in response to one of our commenters who requested for more country music videos. Credit for this video goes to Dharvanille and company. I think they are doing a great job of producing videos which a) showcase local Cordillera talents and b) present a unique aspect of our culture. More power to you Dharvhannille and company. Hats off to you all 
The List, Part 12: Well Done, Good and Faithful Civil Servants
October 24th, 2006 — Government, Igorot Achievers
We continue with our listing of people who make us proud. This time, let’s focus on public officers and civil servants whose dedication to their jobs earned the recognition of no less than the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Since its formation, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has the distinction of having the second highest number of awardees after the National Capital Region. This is quite an achievement considering that CAR has the lowest number of public servants of all the country’s 17 regions.
Ifugao: For Komiks Lovers
October 14th, 2006 — Culture and Tradition, Ifugao
I learned Tagalog by reading komiks as a child. Unfortunately, the komiks industry in the Philippines is now practically dead. It’s a good thing that some people are preserving the art through their websites and blogs. The artworks below are courtesy of this website owned by Gerry Alanguilan.
Turns out that that in the 1950s, Hiwaga Komiks serialized a story about an Ifugao warrior.
In the news: Cheryl Daytec-Yangot
October 14th, 2006 — Activism, Igorot Achievers, Mt. Province
We have not been following the nursing scandal but one of our commenters (Harold M.) alerted us to the fact that lawyer Cheryl Daytec-Yangot, a native of Besao, Mt. Province, is very much in the midst of this unfolding story.
This got us intrigued so we followed the news and eventually decided to blog about it. From the very start, we’d like to make it clear that Cheryl and her companions who exposed the leakage of exam questions during the June 2006 nursing board are the good guys in this sordid affair.
Cordillera Christmastowns
October 12th, 2006 — Abra, Apayao
Preserving Our Colonial Heritage
October 12th, 2006 — Activism, Bontoc, Culture and Tradition, Government, History, Mt. Province
The Rebel vs. the General
October 12th, 2006 — Mt. Province
We have been posting about our friends in the military (here, here, and here) such that for some time this blog was in danger of looking like a military mouthpiece which, of course, it is not. Our good friends from the left need not worry because we will be posting about them soon to balance things out.
For the mean time, this post is about Simon Naogsan a.k.a Ka Filiw (he made it to The List here) and his military rival, Lt. Gen. Bonifacio Ramos of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Northern Luzon Command.
