Kalagan
Pantukan, Compostela Valley
The Kalagan People are one of the 13 Muslim tribes of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its people are scattered around Davao Region particularly Davao City, Tagum City, Panabo City, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostella Valley, and Island Garden City of Samal.
Kalagan People News
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Proper Protection For Traditional Rice Varieties
Indigenous people (IP) living in Sarangani have tapped the assistance of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to protect their traditional rice varieties (TRVs).
Because Sarangani is one of the areas that are most vulnerable to drought, preserving the seeds is important in breeding new climate-change ready seeds for the area.
B?laan, Tagakaolo, T'boli, Manobo, Ubo, and Kalagan tribes live in the upland areas of Sarangani where most of the TVRs are planted.
Starting this year, the locals and the Genetic Resources team of PhilRice will start to collect, conserve, survey, an ... -
Colloquium Traces Tagum Citys History
Tagum City, the bustling city north of here, is tracing its history, gathering the 10 tribes that populate it, and recognizing the pioneering migrant families from as far as Luzon in a colloquium.
The city government invited representatives of 10 tribes of the indigenous peoples and Moro communities who were "culturally considered as the original settlers of Tagum," the city information office said, as they met with representatives of the pioneering migrant families "from the islands of Luzon, Cebu, Bohol and Leyte who settled in Tagum between the 1920s and the 1940s."
On March 1, the ga ... -
Tipanud Festival For 7 Tribes Legislated In Davao Del Norte
Davao del Norte Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Datu Marcial Lig-onan successfully pushed for the passage of an ordinance enshrining a province-wide Tipanud Festival every fourth week of October to celebrate, showcase and promote the culture, tradition and products of the seven tribes of the province.
The seven tribes of Davao del Norte are Mansaka, Sama, Dibabawon, Mangguangan, Ata-Manobo, Mandaya and Kalagan.
Tipanud Festival has been celebrated in the province, but it has not been enshrined in provincial legislation until Datu Lig-onan authored it. He got it approved ... -
Strengthening Cultural Ties
For several generations now, the people of southern Mindanao and the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi have been trading goods and fishing in the porous international waters of Celebes Sea.
Once part of the ancient Sri-Vijayan and Majapahit Empires, the two island groups share many cultural practices, as if they were rooted from one big family tree in the Southeast Asian subcontinent.
Thousands of Indonesian Sangir families have made the islands and coastal towns of Sarangani Bay and Davao Gulf their home, and have become embedded into the Filipino communities due to intermarriage.
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Keeping The Lumad Culture Alive Through The Kadayawan Tribal Games
What makes Kadayawan sa Dabaw stand out from all other festivals in the country?
Unlike other festivals with religious underpinnings, Kadayawan is not only a thanksgiving celebration for the bountiful harvest yielded from Davao City's soil but more of a showcase of the rich culture and traditions still practiced by its Lumad population.
Eleven Lumad tribes are recognized by Davao City ??" the Sama, the Ata, the Maguindanano, the Klata-Guiangan, the Iranon, the Tausug, the Tagabawa, the Maranao, the Matigsalog, the Tagabawa, and the Kalagan. Some of these tribes have been Islamized. A hod ... -
Davaos Kadayawan Festival Kicks Off
The week-long Kadayawan Festival kicked off late Monday afternoon at the People's Park, highlighting more on the culture, tradition and the plight of the 11 tribes of Davao.
"Kadayawan is all about Davao's 'beautiful uniqueness'," said Chief Information officer Jeffrey Tupas, who is also taking charge of the Kadayawan media blitz.
Tupas said the celebration of Kadayawan sa Dabaw was not only about thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest but also educating locals and tourists of Davao's uniqueness.
This year's festival is offered to the Kalagan or Kagan, Maguindanaon, Maranao, Iranum, Sam ...