2007 February

Let’s Have Fun!

On February 21, 2007, in Activism, Baguio, by bill bilig

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.

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Man Oh Man

On February 21, 2007, in Activism, Baguio, by bill bilig

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.

Tagged with: Igorot Media Portrayaal • Videos: Igorot - iCordillera News • VidEtc

Those Gallant Igorots: A Video Documentary

On February 20, 2007, in History, by bill bilig

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.

Tagged with: Cordillera-Igorot Peace Issues and Concerns • Igorot Cordillera Documentaries • Igorot-iCordillera History Videos • Videos: Igorot - iCordillera News

Cordillera Governance: Not Doing Bad At All

On February 20, 2007, in Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Government, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, by bill bilig

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: