My visit to Stio Biao

Last August 27, 2010 we went to Stio Biao where monobo’s live there. It’s was a 16 km walk from barangay Milbuk. We  there to conduct a baseline survey.

We survey farmers about rice, corn production and other sources of income.

With three farmer’s Pasai Roy, Florante and Krang and my partner Esnaira.

We learned that they have difficulty because they are dependent on rain since there is no irrigation and lack of machinery equipment and drinking water. The land of Stio Biao is Upland http://www.photius.com/countries/philippines/society/philippines_society_upland_tribal_groups.html. They are also planting vegetables, nuts, and bananas sweet potato.

The Manobo’s go down to sell their products to buy rice. It’s difficult for them to go down because they walk in four ours.

Now they have rice planting and first time to they’re to harvest rice to their community. They’re happy and great to their place.

Last 2009 the Pasali Philippines Foundation gave the corn mill to help them.

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Teatro kawagib trains

The Pasali Philippines Foundation set  up the Teatro Kawagib to enlighten communities about the right of  the child and the elderly  to live a happy and had a peaceful life.

Pasali Philippines Foundation  believes  theater can show the real situation of the children and elderly regarding their right, welfare and responsibilities in the community.

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What they wants for the Teatro kawagib

All members of the group met at Children Desk, talked about  the feedback of the audience in the performance in Coco Beach Resort located at Gumasa, Glan, Sarangani province. They said that the performance of the group was excellent. The group was felt very happy about that.

The group talked said they want to do singing lessons to train the voices of members. They also want to get cultural dance trains and learn to write andplay drama Visaya/cebuano, Muslim, Tagalog and English.The Teatro Kawagib want to prepare dramas about Mindanao.

With singing, cultural dance and multilingual drama.

The Theater Group “Teatro Kawagib”

Teatro Kawagib has thirteen  members,  not  all members are studying. And three are volunteers of Pasali Children desk. And three are Pasali Children’s Desk staff.

All the members of  Teatro Kawagib share their ideas and we  plan what we are going to do.

We talked  about our play schedule.

I am Happy for the group.  I think that this group will reach far.

The group played in  Phela Grande Hotel on June 26,2010. Some of the city counselers attended. And some people from other foundation in General Santos City were there too.

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“Youth Empowerment”

There is a great need for both the parents and the government to empower the youth. In response to the saying “youth are the leaders of tomorrow”, we need to understand that before the tomorrow, youth need someone to educate, direct and empower them today. We must provide them with a proper mind set in terms of economic and sociological framework in order to enable them to know the best way to manage the resources available to them for a better tomorrow. 

Sources

Wikipedia (December 1998). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_empowerment ,  (June 7, 2010)

artmen and hatmiya

When I interviewed  Artmen, a young member of the Teatro Kawagib, he said: I am happy and lucky person because I given a change or opportunity to jointed this training.

 I never even attended school because we could not pay for it. But I am proud of my tribe.  And  thank you Pasali Philippines foundation, because it’s a great and nice to have this group of theater.

Now I enjoyacting and thaeter has help me gain more interest, knowledge and experience than I have had so far in my whole life.