south cotabato
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A Critical Perspective to National and Local Policies on Climate Change and Health Resource Access: The Case of South Cotabato
Introduction It is now an accepted fact that the aggregated impacts of human population size and economic activity on various biophysical systems of the world has drastically contributed to widespread environmental changes. The most alarming and extensive of these environmental changes is anthropogenic climate change, with the hydrological and atmospheric systems of the planet exceeding Continue reading
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Agos at Paghamon
Mga bantang dala ng Sagitarrius Mines sa yamang-tubig ng Gitna at Timog Mindanao “Ang tubig ay buhay at kabuhayan.” Saan pa nga bang lugar sa Pilipinas mas higit na nagkakamukha at nagkakatuturan ang katagang ito kung hindi sa mga bayan ng Timog Mindanao na ngayo’y naging sentro ng tunggalian sa pagitan ng mga nagtutulak ng Continue reading
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In T’boli Land, at World’s End
I never completely imagined myself doing some field work in the hinterlands where the nearest restroom is the most un-glamorous bush, or the only use of the cellphone is anything other than communicating, where comfort means a patched-up mosquito net or an extra pillow made from who-knows-what. The city has always been my jungle, and Continue reading
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Searching for Lemlunay in Lake Sebu
I remember the first time I saw the documentary film “Dreamweavers” back in our Sociology class in college. It featured the T’boli tribe of Lake Sebu in Southern Mindanao and how they weave their cloths inspired by spirits in their dreams. I was amazed watching that film, fascinated at how these people give value to Continue reading
Being Here, Now. 