Sama Bangingi ascertains success with MIADP

SAMA BANGINGI or Samal Bangingi is a group of people from the larger Sama-Badjaos and dispersed throughout the Sulu-Mindanao region.  They are maritime people who build houses along the shorelines and over the sea. They also get their primary needs through fishing (ethnicgroup.philippines.com).   Bangingis are engaged in both fishing for sustenance and agriculture for production. […]

Coffee enterprise to transform Malita tribe’s economic life

Malita, Davao Occidental is known for various cultural arts and the heritage of its people and tribes (minorityright.org).  The indigenous people or IP community primarily Blaan and Tagakaulo tribes (93%) boast significant land resources awarded through a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) spanning more than 42,000 hectares planted with coffee, corn, coconut, abaca, and durian.  […]

Magpet’s Monuvu soon to run rubber business

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Magpet 2014 5,317.779 ha (Imamaling and Manobisa) 2,356 The Obo Monuvu, to mean “person” or “people”, is an Indigenous cultural community that resides at the foothills of Mt. Apo. Just like other Indigenous communities living along the Mt. Apo range, the Obo Monuvu regard Apo Sandawa as a […]

Manobo-Dulangan to carpet AD with coffee trees, improve lives

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat 2017 26,994.2158 haCoverage: Barangays Midtungok, Kiadsam, Nati, Tinalon, Bugso, Kuden, Banali, and Lagubang, Barangays Datu Wasay and Sabanal, and Barangay Baluan 10,593 Sultan Kudarat produces the most coffee in Mindanao. The SK Fine Robusta is from the shade-grown coffee beans grown by the Manobo and […]

Agusan del Sur’s Manobo tribe desires a coconut enterprise

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Rosario, Agusan del SurRegion XIII, Caraga 2017 (for CY 2017-2026) 22,518.33 haBayugan 3, Cabantao, Maligaya, Marfil, Sta. Cruz, and Wasi-an 10,593 The Manobo tribe is culturally rich in traditional practices, medicinal uses, diversity, and traditional knowledge based on their community plant resources. They live an intricate life dependent […]

Agri-enterprise rice biz in Bunawan AD, soon on the business map

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Bunawan, Agusan del Sur 2013 26,416.74 haBunawan Brook, Consuelo, Imelda, Libertad, Mambalili,Nueva Era, Poblacion, San Andres, San Marcos, and San   Teodoro 19,567 (Male: 11,153, Female: 8,414) Remember Lolong?  Lolong was the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity found in Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS), Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, […]

LGUs, DA, NCIP, TSP support inspires the Subanen tribe

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Dumingag Municipality, Zamboanga del Sur 2010 20,097.9340 haBagong Silang, Canibongan, Calumangi, Datu Tutukan, Danlugan, Dilud, Dulian, Dulop, Guintananan, Gumpingan, La Fortuna, Labangon, Macasing, Malagalad, Marangan, Sunop, Salvador, San Juan, San Vicente, Senote, Tamurayan, Tagun and portion of Bagong Valencia and Saad, all of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, portion […]

Tribal greetings you can try

They say, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away!” We say, “Learning a greeting in a dialect per day, keep our misperceptions away!”  Here are some basic lines from our project partners in the DA-Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Plan (MIADP) which you can use the next time you visit them. Region Tribe They say […]

Getting to know an IPO partner: CAMMPACAMM of Rosario, Agusan del Sur

Manobo Ancestral Domain, Rosario, Agusan del Sur AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Rosario, Agusan del SurRegion XIII, Caraga 2017 (for CY 2017-2026) 22,518.33 haBayugan 3, Cabantao, Maligaya, Marfil, Sta. Cruz, and Wasi-an 10,593 The Cabantao, Maligaya, Marfil, Panintingan, Caulisihan, Maputi, Masabong Ancestral Manobo Tribal Association or CAMMPACAMM is currently the sole Indigenous Peoples […]

Belief in Guardian Spirits influences the choice of tribal leaders

CAMMPACAMM is currently the sole Indigenous Peoples Organization (IPO) that is based in Rosario, Agusan del Sur.  It stands for Cabantao, Maligaya, Marfil, Panintingan, Caulisihan, Maputi, Masabong Ancestral Manobo Tribal Association. Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain, on the other hand, is the home to the 7th tribe in Northern Mindanao, the Bukidnon Tribe.  Both tribes are IPO […]