Entries from February 2007 ↓
Igorots During Edsa Uno
February 28th, 2007 — Activism, History, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Politics
Tara Lets sa Bangued
February 26th, 2007 — Abra, Tourism
Let’s move on from those controversial statues of the Barrio Fiesta Restaurant to something lighter and more fun. This is a travel video featuring the town of Bangued, Abra courtesy of our online friend Bangued. Thanks 
Let’s Have More Fun
February 26th, 2007 — Activism, Baguio, Culture and Tradition
Is the statue of the peeing Igorot man offensive? You decide in this online poll.
Some updates: Our newest sibling in the blogosphere, Bugan (Mountain Breeze) has a more detailed description of the statues at the Barrio Fiesta Restaurant. In her comment here, she also stated that the Association of Young Igorot Professionals (AYIP) has filed a complaint about the statue. Someone also told me that Cheryl Daytec-Yangot, the lawyer we earlier blogged about [here] for her and her companions’ courageous stand on the nursing scandal, will also look into this. But maybe Cheryl is a part of AYIP.
The Week. 02.18-24.07
February 23rd, 2007 — Abra, Apayao, Baguio, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Outside Cordi
More on that Barrio Fiesta Peeing Igorot Man
February 22nd, 2007 — Activism, Baguio
Thanks to Sandati for informing me about this Google video which provides a greater context from which one can view the peeing Igorot man. After viewing the video I would agree that there seems to be no intent on the part of Barrio Fiesta restaurant to demean the Igorot image. But does it then mean that the statue of the peeing man is totally harmless? Was I totally off-base in pointing out that the picture depicts us in a bad light and that it reinforces negative stereotypes of Igorots? Definitely not.
Let’s Have Fun!
February 21st, 2007 — Activism, Baguio
Thanks to Wil and Nats for identifying that restaurant which has the statue of this peeing Igorot man. It is the Barrio Fiesta Restaurant. According to Nats you pass by it when you go to Teacher’s Camp. Kayni will go take out the statue when she visits Baguio this year so she has a mission cut out for her. Advance welcome back to the Philippines, Kayni.
Man Oh Man
February 21st, 2007 — Activism, Baguio
The picture above was reportedly taken in a restaurant in Baguio. I don’t know the name of the restaurant but boy am I pissed with the owners for their really bad taste.
Those Gallant Igorots: A Video Documentary
February 20th, 2007 — History
Here’s a video documentary on the Igorot soldiers who fought to defend our freedom during World War II. It is produced by a group called Research Mate and the Outstanding Students of the Cordillera (OSCAR) Alumni Community.
PART 1
Part 1 underscores the importance of this video project. Our kids (pero kasama na rin tayo actually) are really clueless about the past and the 1940s isn’t really that long ago. Thank God for the boy in this video who at least knows who the “veterans” are.
Cordillera Governance: Not Doing Bad At All
February 20th, 2007 — Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Government, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mt. Province
A study by an official of the government’s National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) which ranks the country’s 79 provinces in a Good Governance Index shows that our region is not doing bad at all. The Cordillera provinces are actually doing well but some provinces are doing better than others. Note that this study is based from data gathered in 2003. You can read the whole article here.
First, the study looks at Economic Governance which it measures with the following indicators: financial resources generated, tax and non-tax revenue, per capita bank deposits, expenditure on social services, unemployment and underemployment rates, poverty incidence, and poverty gap. It then ranks the country’s top thirty best performing provinces. Four of the six Cordillera provinces are in the top 30:
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