Palawano
Rizal, Palawan
The Palawan tribal people, also known as the Palawano or the Pala'wan, are an indigenous ethnic group of the Palawan group of islands. The Palawans were originally a nomadic tribe in Southern Palawan until agrarian settlers started to occupy their once vast domain.
The tribe would exploit the most fertile piece of land and move on to next. Their family units were very small, possib ...
ly due to high mortality rates. They built their houses usually on a hillside but close to the river or stream using four skinny trunks of trees.
Palawano People News
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Construction Of IP Village In Rizal Town Ongoing
The construction of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Village in the 55-hectare land in Sitio Bayabas, Barangay Bunog, Rizal, Palawan is now ongoing, an statement released by the Provincial Capitol said.
The IP Village is a project of the Department of Health (DOH), Provincial Government of Palawan, Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc., Center For Health Development IV-B, and the Local Government Unit of Rizal.
There are more than 100 IP families who will directly benefit from the project wherein every family will receive a housing unit on a 100-square-meter lot. The project aims to address the inc ... -
HTU, City Hall To Relaunch 'Ladawan Tribal Village'
The city government and the Holy Trinity University (HTU) are relaunching the "Ladawan Tribal Village" within a hotel compound in Barangay Tiniguiban in a bid to draw tourists to experience the different ways of life of indigenous peoples (IP) in Puerto Princesa and Palawan.
Michie Meneses, promotion and marketing division chief of the City Tourism Office (CTO), said Monday that the reintroduction of the five-year-old cultural village will be on February 26 at Sienatel Hotel in Tiniguiban.
She said "ladawan" which means "larawan" in Cuyunon has been existing for five years as a project o ... -
Catholic Church Leads IP Tree Planting On Mantalingahan
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa City (AVPPC) recently led a group of Pala'wan indigenous peoples (IP) in the planting of around 2,000 tree seedlings in two villages in Brooke's Point that form part of the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape (MMPL).
The two-day activity on November 19-20 was part of the Vicariate's program to plant 10,000 trees in response to Pope Francis encyclical Laudato si (Praise be to you) on "aring for our common home," said Bishop Socrates Mesiona, apostolic vicar of the AVPPC.
"Pope Francis circular calls for a swift and unified global action again ... -
The 2018 IP Summit And Palawan Progress
October of every year is National Indigenous Peoples Month, by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1906 issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2009. In observance thereof, last October 10-12, the Provincial Government of Palawan (PGP), led by Governor Jose Chaves Alvarez, held a three-day Indigenous Peoples Summit at the Capitol, which brought together close to 300 delegates from the various tribes of indigenous peoples (Agutaynen, Batak, Cagayanen, Cuyunon, Molbog, Palawa'an, and Tagbanua) in the province.
Activities during the triduum included capability-building sessions and ... -
Palawan Tribesmen Train On Agro-forestry Farm Planning
Some 22 Pala'wan indigenous peoples (IP) in Brooke's Point town were trained recently on land use management system and farm planning in a bid to get their help in biodiversity conservation efforts.
The training, which was implemented on September 10-15, was implemented under the Protect Wildlife project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with local partners, Lawrence San Diego, communications specialist, said Wednesday.
San Diego said the training for upland farmers in Barangay Mainit dealt with "different farming techniques that are suitable for planting ... -
Tulong Pansakahan Ibinahagi Sa Mga Katutubo Ng Brookes Point
Ipinamahagi ng lokal na pamahalaan ng bayan ng Brooke's Point ang mga kagamitan sa paggugulayan (garden tools) at starter seeds sa 25 katutubo noong August 6, 2018 .
Ang pamamahagi ay pinangunahan ni Mayor Mary Jean D. Feliciano, Philippine Marines Batallion Commander /MBLT-4 Col. Darwin De Luna, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Director Abigail Ablana, at TESDA Provincial Director Renato Pantaleon.
Tumanggap ng tig-isang sprayer, rake, piko, pala, sprinkling can at isang latang starter seeds ang bawat katutubong benepisyaryo ng garden tools na nagmula sa LGU at ...