ROXAS CITY – About 300 indigenous people (IP) of Barangay Tumalalod expressed their appreciation for the attention of the government on their plight during the recently concluded 2nd Ati cultural festival dubbed “Hinirugyaw Ke Meme Ati” at Brgy. Tumalalod, Dumarao, Capiz.
Ati is a Hiligaynon term for an IP group in Panay Island.
During the festival, the IP representatives who managed the flow of the program particularly thanked Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco and Provincial… Continue
Kalinga to join IP month fest in Capiz
Tabuk City (25 July) -- Gearing up for the indigenous people's month celebration this coming October, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the provincial government will sponsor 20 performers from the province to participate in the week-long Dungog: Indigenous People's Month Festival 2009 in Roxas City in Capiz.
During a meeting convened by Commissioner Domingo Bakilan of the Sub Commission on Cultural Communities and… Continue
DUNGOG: Indigenous Peoples Festival 2009
October 2 – 6, 2009
Villareal Stadium, Roxas City, Capiz
Host: Provincial Government of Capiz
Partner Agency: National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
Nature and rationale:
* a venue for the Indigenous Peoples (IP’s) to celebrate the richness of their unique culture and allowing a cultural exchange that will foster deeper cultural understanding on the role of culture and the IP’s… Continue