Cuyunon
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
The Cuyunons are originally from Cuyo, and the surrounding Cuyo Islands, a group of islands and islets in Sulu Sea, to the north east of Palawan.
Cuyunons are the most dominant group in this region composed of about 240,000 people in 2015, although scattered all over the world, but with 85% permanently residing in Puerto Princesa City and in both the Northern and Southern parts of ...
Palawan in the westernmost of the Philippines.
The Cuyunons are actively involved with several organizations working to protect natural resources like Cleopatras Needle Forest Reserve.
Cuyunon People News
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Mga Katutubo Nagpakitang-gilas Sa Palawan Tribal Olympics
Ipinamalas ng mga katutubo ng Palawan ang yaman ng kanilang angking galing sa mga palaro sa isinagawang Palawan Tribal Olympics noong Linggo sa Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex.
Nagtipon ang nasa 300 katutubo mula sa iba't ibang munisipyo ng Palawan na binubuo ng limang tribu - ang tribung Batak, Palaw'an, Tagbanua, Tangdulanen at Cuyonon.
Nagsimula ang ideya ng tribal olympics nang isagawa ito noon ng Western Command sa bayan ng Rizal.
"Nakita natin ang husay ng ating mga katutubong atleta naisip natin na we can do something province wide," ani Captain Cherryl Tindog, tagapagsalita ng W ... -
AirAsia Launches Program To Promote Responsible Tourism
AirAsia Philippines recently launched its #HowIFly project to promote responsible travel to provide positive impact to the community and environment.
The airline's previous #WhyIFly project encouraged travelers to spread the love of travel through stories told via pictures and videos.
#HowIFly shifts the focus from inspiring travel to responsible travel.
Capt. Dexter Comendador, CEO of AirAsia Philippines, said that this project was influenced by AirAsia's own internal green operating procedures. These are technical measures by the AirAsia crew to increase fuel efficiency, lessen the ... -
Looking For My Father On Cuyo Island
A few decades ago, I was born in Cuyo, a small island of 22,000 square miles off Palawan.
There, my father, as chief and resident physician of Cuyo District Hospital from 1936 to 1943, delivered most of the babies. These included me and my four other siblings as our father was the only doctor on the island at the time.
For the work he was doing for the people, he was recognized as "Son of Cuyo" by municipal edict in 1940.
After 1943, we stayed a few more years on the island because my father joined the guerrillas, serving as medical officer of a unit of the U.S. armed forces. Shortly ... -
Provincial Govt To Institutionalize Ulibanua Tradition Of Cuyunons
An annual festivity for the towns of Cuyo and Magsaysay called "Ulibanua" Festival is being proposed by Board Member Roseller Pineda to boost the tourism and the culture of the Cuyunons.
In a privilege speech of Pineda during the recent session of the Provincial Board he stressed that it is high time to institutionalize the annual tradition of the Cuyunons wherein they always make it a point to come home in Cuyo and Magsaysay few days before the Holy Week which they called "ulibanua" meaning "return to the hometown."
He recalled that during the administration of former Governor Salvador ... -
NCIP Wants IPMR For Palawan Chosen As Soon As Possible
Despite insinuations from members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that it is okay not to rush the drafting of the guidelines for the selection of the provincial Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) finds no reason to cancel the scheduled October 26 assembly for the purpose.
NCIP Regional Director Ruben Bastero said his directive to NCIP Provincial Director Roldan Parangue to spearhead the activity the soonest possible time "remains unchanged."
This as there is, he stated, an "urgent need" to execute it without obstruction ... -
Baragatan Festival a wonderful time to visit Palawan
When it comes to tourism gem Palawan, it seems the best time to visit is summer, where its beaches and its famous tourist attraction the Underground River (Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Park) show their most vibrant colors. But do you know that there is another best time to visit Palawan, particularly Puerto Princesa?
Every year, in the two weeks leading up to Palawan's Foundation Day on June 23, all the 23 municipalities of Palawan meet and gather at the capital to showcase the best of their places ??" their products, and their people. The festival is called Baragatan, which in Cuyuno ...