Sometimes I come across things that make me shake my head because I don’t know what to say. The above video is an example.
Entries from November 2007 ↓
What Do You Think?
November 29th, 2007 — Culture and Tradition, Outside Cordi
Ellen at Manila Penn
November 29th, 2007 — National Affairs
I was commenting at Ellen’s blog when it suddenly shut down. I don’t know what the problem is. I’m not sure if its the traffic to her blog that shut it down, or whether she shut it down herself, or whether someone got into her blog to shut it down. No matter the reason, I hope she is doing okay. She’s one of the very few journalists I admire because of her truthtelling.
Here’s her last post before her blog shut down:
Bautista Vetoes Car Plan, But….
November 28th, 2007 — Baguio, Government, Politics
Well friends, seems like all that criticism directed against the plan by the Baguio City Council to buy cars had some effect. Mayor Peter Rey Bautista vetoed the plan but only because “the phrase ‘car plan’ in the resolution is inappropriate”. Read Vincent Cabreza’s report here.
Dude, what kind of silliness is behind that “I’m vetoing it because the term used is technically not correct” thing? Iyan ang sabi nilang hiding behind technicalities.
Jeepney Accident in Sagada
November 28th, 2007 — Mt. Province, Sagada
Update: Cynthia Banga-an who was earlier reported to be in serious condition also died. Update from the Philippine Star here.
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Eight people died while ten others were injured when a jeepney bound for Besao fell down a ravine in Pegew, Sagada. The jeepney was coming from Bontoc, Mt. Province.
Igorot Achiever: Fr. Rex Reyes
November 27th, 2007 — Igorot Achievers, Mt. Province
Congrats to our kailiyan Fr. Rex Reyes of Sagada, Mt. Province. He’s been elected as the next General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, an ecumenical body composed of ten churches (mainly Protestant) with a combined membership of about ten million.
Of all places, I found the information about Fr. Reyes’ election in Preludium, an American blog I occasionally visit. Hah. I should really go to church more often to know about things like this. (If recent church attendance is the basis for going to heaven, I’m sure St. Peter or whoever guards the gate to heaven will bar it when I present myself hehe.)
Anyway, this should be a happy day for progressive Anglicans from the developing world. We’re sure Fr. Rex will provide a voice that is different from the modern-day Pharisee that is Archbishop Akinola, the title-obsessed and self-appointed spokesman of Anglicans in the global south.
Boon Award: The Ibaloi Dictionary Project
November 27th, 2007 — Culture and Tradition, History
We are giving our next Boon “You Are Doing a Good Thing” Award to the people behind the Ibaloi Dictionary Project. We learned about this project from the blog of our good friend, Danilova Molintas.
So why are we giving a Boon Award to this group? Because instead of simply crying about the fact that their language might die (and we must admit that this blog is also guilty of this “crying but doing nothing else” thing), the group is actually doing something to address the problem. Let’s hope that the other ehtno-linguistic groups in the Cordillera will follow suit.
Child Abusers in Our Midst
November 26th, 2007 — Government, Human Rights
Update: The Digital Chain has a post on the profile of child abusers here. And Padma published a poem by Chinee Palatino which tackles child sexual abuse. Both are must reads.
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Physical and sexual abuse of children is being reported more often in the Cordilleras. Here’s a report on child abuse cases in Mt. Province for the first seven months of 2007. Here’s another one that notes the increasing number of child abuse in Ifugao. And here’s a 2004 report for the whole region predicting a doubling of child abuse cases.
You’re Invited to IIC-07
November 26th, 2007 — Banaue, Ifugao
We’re posting this general invitation letter to the International Igorot Consultation scheduled in Banaue, Ifugao next year. Thanks to Art Tibaldo for forwarding it to us.
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To: All Igorots, like minded peoples,
friends, supporters and their families
where so ever dispersed around the world:
Greetings from IGO Philippines!
How to Spend P20 Million, Part II
November 24th, 2007 — Baguio, Government, Politics
Here’s your suggestions on how the Baguio City officials should spend the P20 million which they have budgeted to buy cars for their personal use. Our first post is here.
Wushu Medalists
November 22nd, 2007 — Baguio, Igorot Achievers, Sports
Congrats to our kailiyans Jennifer Lagilag and Benjie Rivera for bagging medals during the 9th International Wushu Championships in China. Lagilag won a silver medal while Rivera got a bronze.
From the Manila Standard:
