Tubad Mindanao

Tubad is a Blaan word that means "new generation or descendant of a tribe".Blaan is one of the indigenous peoples group of southern Mindanao, Philippines specifically in South Cotabato, Sarangani Province, General Santos City, and Davao Del Sur.Features on cultural appreciation and development of the different indigenous peoples groups of Mindanao are very welcome to be posted in this blog.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Blaan Culture: An Interactive Session for the Asian-Pacific Heritage Month 2009

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The Alpharetta Branch Public Library in partnership with Galing Foundation, Inc. and AccessPhilippineAtlanta.com invites you to celebrate As...
Sunday, March 8, 2009

Check for emergency resettlement

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MAITUM, Sarangani (March 5, 2009) – A Tboli mother in Kipalkuda (now barangay New La Union) receives a P10,000 check Thursday, March 5, fro...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Blaan rider

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (February 28, 2009) – A B'laan horseman joins the celebration of Kalilangan Festival and 70th founding anniversary F...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Tug of war

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Ken-Ken Juan (in yellow shirt)overpowers his opponent and declared as champion of the "Sudol de...

Tboli courtship dance

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Members of the Lemuhen Cultural Dance Troupe performs the "Madal temelek", a Tboli courts...

Pole artist

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Michael Sagam crosses a 15-foot rattan pole which is a tribal contest known as "Kametay Luas...

Indigenous firemaking

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Consito Tamfalan is the fastest contestant to make fire out of bamboo materials, commonly known as ...
Thursday, February 5, 2009

Comfort room donation

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MAITUM, Sarangani (February 5, 2009) – American missionary Dan Evans (right) turns over keys of the donated comfort room (CR) to head teache...

Tribal wrestling

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MAASIM, Sarangani (February 5, 2009) – A huge crowd enjoys watching the S'buno, a tribal wrestling among the Blaans and Tbolis during a ...

Mass wedding

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MAASIM, Sarangani (February 5, 2009) – Mayor Aniceto Lopez, Jr. officiates a mass wedding (Kasalan ng Bayan) for 21 Blaan couples in baranga...

Bridal kiss

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MAASIM, Sarangani (February 5, 2009) – Newly-wed couples kiss after the Kasalan ng Bayan (mass wedding) in a community outreach and medical ...

Gift packs

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MAASIM, Sarangani (February 5, 2009) – Mothers carry their gift packs from Governor Migs Dominguez. Provincial and municipal employees condu...

Gov. Migs with kids

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MAASIM, Sarangani (February 4, 2009) – Governor Migs Dominguez celebrates with village children in barangay Amsipit Wednesday, February 4, a...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

L'muog Festival

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MAITUM, Sarangani (January 6, 2009) – Tboli children dance and socialize with one another at the L'muog Festival celebrated every year f...

Mayor with children

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MAITUM, Sarangani (January 6, 2009) - Tboli children greet Mayor and Boi Labi (princess of all tribes) Elsie Lucille R. Perrett (right) upo...

Mayor and Boi Labi

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MAITUM, Sarangani (January 6, 2009) – Mayor Elsie Lucille R. Perrett, also known as Boi Labi (princess of all tribes), encourages the Tboli...

Tboli children

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MAITUM, Sarangani (January 6, 2009) - Tboli children eagerly await the opening of the L'muog Festival to revive customary laws and prac...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Villagers welcome Gov.

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MAITUM, Sarangani (December 24, 2008) – Tbolis welcome Governor Migs Dominguez during the culmination program of Haggai for Peace project, a...

Tribal sports fest

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) – A Tboli archer aims at his target during the tribal sports fest in celebration of the 32nd foundatio...

Spear

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) - A Tboli aims his spear during the traditional sports festival in Sitio Falel Sunday, December 21,org...

Piglet-catching

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KIAMBA, sarangani (December 23, 2008) - Bebe Sadaya celebrates after winning the piglet-catching race Sunday, December 21, in celebration of...

New slippers

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) - Pupils of Falel community school show off their new slippers donated by Smart Public affairs Mindana...

Contestants

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) - Contestants line up as they wait for their turn during the traditional wine-drinking contest Sunday,...

Wine-drinking

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) - A contestant drinks the wine during the traditional contest Sunday, December 21, in celebration of 3...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Spiritual enrichment

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 16, 2008) – Blaan women who graduated from the three-month Culture of Peace and Spiritual Enrichment Training t...

HAGGAI project participant

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MAASIM, Sarangani (December 16, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon congratulates one of the oldest Blaan participants during the g...

Blaan entertainment

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MAASIM, Sarangani (December 16, 2008) – Blaan women entertain guests with a dance number during their graduation after three months of joini...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

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Volvic (Tubad Blaan) and Ken (Tubad Tboli) posing at the artwork of Tboli artist Ronald Tamfalan during the 2008 MunaTo Festival. Photo cour...

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Volvic (Tubad Blaan) at the Kalyak Sarangani exhibit during the 2008 MunaTo Festival. Photo courtesy by Jocelyn C. Robles

Joy ride

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (December 10, 2008) - Blaan kids enjoy carabao back riding in Lamlifew, a Blaan village where a community living museum ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Joey Ayala Concert

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ALABEL, Sarangani (December 2, 2008) – A lady from sitio Lamlifew, Malungon dances as Joey Ayala sings at the celebration of the 6th MunaTo...
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Tribal show

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ALABEL, Sarangani (December 2, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (center) wears a hand-painted Barong Tagalog design by Emi Alexa...

Tboli courting dance

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 2, 2008) – Tboli children entertain the crowd at the municipal kiosk with a "Courting Dance" as Kiamb...

Theater Arts Presentation

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KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 2, 2008) – Theater actors of the Mindanao State University's Kabpapagariya Ensemble perform before a huge cr...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Tboli art

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 30, 2008) – Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon observes Tboli artist Ronald Tamfalan as he paints at the booth...
Friday, November 28, 2008

MunaTo: Celebrating Sarangani's people, culture, resources

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By Russtum G. Pelima ALABEL, Sarangani (November 28, 2008) – Turning sweet sixteen, young Sarangani province, seen with so much potentials b...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

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Cas Robles in a very classic Salnaong and using Blaan woven cloth called tabih .Cas is a Tubad Blaan. Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Robles.
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Marian Pastor Roces at Lamlifew

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Ms. Marian Roces, President of TAO Inc. and the curator for the Lamlifew village museum sharing with the Blaan folks during the in situ la...

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Jocelyn Robles and Fu Yabing Masalon, the School of Living Tradition cultural master, during the on site launching of the Lamlifew village ...

Gamti

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – An archer aims his fana, a B'laan traditional bow and arrow at a target during a gamti, a tribal...

Sbuno

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – A game called Sbuno, a tribal wrestling, is officiated by a tribal chieftain at the capitol ground. ...

Sights and Faces of Sarangani

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – "Sights and Faces", a photo exhibit by the award-winning and Sarangani chief photographer...

Token of Appreciation

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez gives a token of appreciation to Vice President and Guest of Honor Noli de ...

Tribal trade fair ribbon cutting

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ALABEL, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – Vice President and Guest of Honor Noli de Castro, with Governor Migs Dominguez (left), Vice Governo...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Ribbon cutting

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) - Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon leads the cutting of ribbon Wednesday, November 26,during the...

Oldest Blaan

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) - Students from Mindanao State University pose with Saday-oli Lacna Caolje, the oldest Blaan in Laml...

Traditional food

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) – A Blaan lady prepares traditional food for guests and visitors Wednesday, November 26, during the ...

Cafeteria

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) - Marian Pastor Roces (2nd from left), president of TAO Management Inc., a partner in living museum ...

Museum

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MALUNGON, Sarangani (November 27, 2008) - Students from Mindanao State University take notes inside the tribal house during their exposure t...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

“GFI shipment of books and school supplies was excellent and perfectly suited for the needs of the school, some of which never seen before.” – D. Wali

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“GFI shipment of books and school supplies was excellent and perfectly suited for the needs of the school, some of which never seen before.”...
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Arjho
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
A Tubad of the Blaan tribe of Southern Mindanao, Philippines.Former employee of the Provincial Government of Sarangani serving as the manager for the Luntiang Lumad Project(LLP) which was later made into a comprehensive Indigenous People Development Program (IPDP).An advocate for cultural development,natural resource management and good governance. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management, Institute and trained Climate Reality Leader in Atlanta, USA. Arjho lives in Atlanta since May 2006 and is married with two children. She actively serves in non-profit organizations in Atlanta.
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