Aeta
San Marcelino, Zambales
The Aeta or Agta, are an indigenous people who have inhabited the mountains of the Sierra Madre on the island of Luzon for 30,000 years. They are one of the last peoples to live by the sea. Agta men and women are excellent hunters and gatherers, amongst the best in the tribal world.
There are many Aeta tribes, scattered over Regions I to V in the island of Luzon Northeastern Luzon, ...
particularly Cagayan and Isabela in Cagayan Valley, are the habitations of the Central Cagayan Agtas.
Once remote, the Sierra Madre is now experiencing rapid change. Since the 1960s, farmers, loggers, mining prospectors, and many petty traders have migrated to the area. The logging industry is now penetrating the remotest areas, bringing diverse peoples into contact with Agta. Immigrants hitch rides on logging trucks reaching virgin lands with ease.
As the social environment has changed, the natural environment has been degraded. Immigrant farmers burn logged forest areas. Efforts to reforest, when they exist, are usually thwarted by subsequent burning. Given both the social and environmental changes, the resource base of the Agta is disappearing.
Aeta Agta People News
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Early Childhood Education For Aeta Kids
Clark Development Corporation (CDC) recently partnered with Operation Brotherhood (OB) Montessori to provide an early childhood learning program that will help Indigenous Peoples (IPs) children in the nearby areas of Clark Freeport in their preparation for further education.
In a ceremony, CDC president and CEO Noel Manankil with OB Montessori Child and Community Foundation Inc. executive vice president Sara Francesca Soliven-De Guzman, OB Montessori Child and Community Foundation Inc. officer in charge Beverly Joy Ciencia, Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo, Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Jose An ... -
Son Takes On Taiwan Businessman's Charitable Giving To Philippines Indigenous Aeta People
Taiwan businessman Ting Chin-huang has been providing aid to the Philippines? indigenous Aeta people from Pampanga Province for a decade, and this charitable giving is now continued through his son, Ting Chun-feng.
The 61-year-old started his company that manufactures electrical products and components in the Philippines in 1987. He is currently an advisory committee member for Taiwan's Overseas Community Affairs Council and honorary president of an association for Taiwanese businessmen in the Philippines.
On the Sunday (April 7) before Holy Week (April 14-20), Ting and his son led their ... -
Aetas Among Future OCR Bets
After obstacle course racing (OCR) was relegated as a demonstration sport in the coming Southeast Asian Games, the recent Allianz Conquer Challenge became a hunting ground for future national athletes.
Five Aeta athletes from Villa Maria Integrated School in Porac, Pampanga, were among those who competed in the five-kilometer elite categories held in Filinvest, Alabang.
Gellyann B. Soria, Ivy O. Pelayo, Danilo B. Yugyug, Miracle D. Lansang and Jacob D. King, aged 16 to 22 years, are being supported by Allianz Philippines.
Yugyug, 19, didn't incur a penalty and was among the top 15 fi ... -
Aeta Athletes Can Eye Medals Again
First, there was the happy news that a team composed of our Aeta brothers was training and competing in races of the Pilipinas Obstacle Race Federation (PORF).
A crew of self-made Aeta athletes from the Villa Maria Integrated School in Porac, Pampanga, competed in the five-kilometer PORF obstacle race, where they made a mark.
The event was supposed to be the first of four national team qualifying competitions.
Unfortunately, Obstacle Race was next scratched from this year's Southeast Asian Games calendar, and relegated to mere demonstration sport.
It was a letdown, but the Aeta tea ... -
This Years LakbayNorte Highpoints Must-see Places In Clark, Subic And Baler
Now on its 8th year, Lakbay Norte once again concluded a media familiarization tour participated by travel writers online and print publications.
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Subic Adventure Trail Adventures That Care
Subic adventure isn't only about the usual trips to the zoo or to the waterpark. It is neither only about duty-free shopping nor basking down in the beach. It is also about tribes, treks & many things about adventures that care.