IFUGAO HYMN

Tuwali Version

Ha-oy ya tagud Ifugao

A-apo’ di Alim ya Hudhud

Athittu pe'y nitaguwa’ te hi Maknongan.

Ha-oy ya tagud Ifugao

Hantuh puhu’ namhod un abu

I-ngunua’ di kipkiphodan hantun boble.

Ifugao, maid di nipaddungan tun nabanong an payo

Hagiyyo, matagu aya, kumadangyan hantun boble.

                                                         

 Tagalog Version

Ako'y tunay na Ifugao

Ang awit ko'y Alim at Hudhud

Binigay ni Maknongan ang pagkalahi ko.

Ako'y tunay na ifugao

Sa puso ko at kaluluwa

Tupdin ko ang paglilingkod sa bayan sinta.

Ifugao tahanan ng tanyag na teradong palayan

Mabuhay bayan kong mahal,

Ibandila't dakilain. 

English Version

I am a brother /(truly an) Ifugao
I sing the songs Alim and Hudhud
Maknongan made me a part of the Malayan race.
I am a brother/ (truly an) Ifugao
In heart and soul I will always be
Duty bound to serve my people, home, and fatherland.
Ifugao, there can be no place like the famous rice terraces
I hail thee, may your banners fly and your name ring from shore to shore.

Ifugao Hymn Composed by the late Mr. Peter Balajo Morado Sr.

Cordillera Hymn

Cradled by majestic mountains

Blest with nature's flowing fountains

Blooming flow'rs and verdant hills

Is a region of murmuring rills

Refrain:

Cordillera, Region of wonder hail

Beloved land, your name we shall not fail,

Honor and fame to you we'll strive to bring

Your glory won, we shall forever sing.

Here dwell freedom loving people 

Strong our band its hard to topple

For our freedom we rise and fight

Our priceless ancestral birth right.

(repeat refrain)

Neath the sky the rains may gather

Angry clouds may craz'ly wander

But the sun shines forever fair

As we climb up the golden stair.

(repeat refrain)

Dreams of peace and oneness and progress

Cherished goals our region presses

Striving to build a brighter dawn,

For our children to call their own.

Cordillera Hymn

Cradled by majestic mountains

Blest with nature's flowing fountains

Blooming flow'rs and verdant hills

Is a region of murmuring rills

Refrain:

Cordillera, Region of wonder hail

Beloved land, your name we shall not fail,

Honor and fame to you we'll strive to bring

Your glory won, we shall forever sing.

Here dwell freedom loving people 

Strong our band its hard to topple

For our freedom we rise and fight

Our priceless ancestral birth right.

(repeat refrain)

Neath the sky the rains may gather

Angry clouds may craz'ly wander

But the sun shines forever fair

As we climb up the golden stair.

(repeat refrain)

Dreams of peace and oneness and progress

Cherished goals our region presses

Striving to build a brighter dawn,

For our children to call their own.

Cordillera Hymn

Cradled by majestic mountains

Blest with nature's flowing fountains

Blooming flow'rs and verdant hills

Is a region of murmuring rills

Refrain:

Cordillera, Region of wonder hail

Beloved landyour name we shall not fail

Honor and fame to you we'll strive to bring

Your glory won, we shall forever sing.

Here dwell freedom loving people

Strong our band its hard to topple

For our freedom we rise and fight

Our priceless ancestral birth right.

(repeat refrain)

Neath the sky the rains may gather

Angry clouds may craz'ly wander

But the sun shines forever fair

As we climb up the golden stair.

(repeat refrain)

Dreams of peace and oneness and progress

Cherished goals our region presses

Striving to build a brighter dawn,

For our children to call their own.

A Day with the YAP

Young Adult Program Seminar and Outing

The Young Adult Program seminar followed after the S Camping on April 23-27, 2008.

 Cheering competition/presentation
Meet the Spartan

discussion about expectations in the seminar

presenting / reporting what were discussed

"Itaguyod at patuparin ang Kumbensyon ng Karapatang Pambata Tungo sa Pamayanang Makabata"

Reporting on What I need and What I want

What represents yourself? kawayan (bamboo) why? useful and looks down even if it's too tall

..puno ng manga (mango tree)..why? (+) it is on the ground like me and cannot live without water (-) sometimes it remains unnoticed.

List of the NEEDS ans WANTS

NEEDS:-pagkain, gamot, pera, pag-aaral, damit (levis)...VIRLANIE

WANTS:-kaibigan, magulang, kapatid...

Rights of the Children reported by the YAP to the YAP

Listening and taking down notes

..ngorrkkk..i'm sick and tired. i need to rest for a while..

..an activity where the youths can write the things they like and don't like about the person. (a paper was pasted on their back.) this is to know and undersand their own selves/characteristics..

"i have to take down notes because i need to study this seriously. perhaps, the facilitators will give us evaluation and the winner might have a prize... :)"

..tired and hungry..

..listening attentively...

..the young gentlemen..

relax and enjoy the nature

..yap..

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

The Issue Solving System

Purpose: to solve issues about the centre

Following is the example given to the team.

1. Issue Number :1
2. Issue Description: the train is late
3. Reason(s) Why?: engine is too weak
4. Suggested Solution: buy a new tractor
5. Issue Priority (program manager): (disagreed) too expensive, proposed to put less load in the train.
6. Action Plan (split solutions into several actions)(Program Manager): inform supervisor of new limits
7. Deadline: May 20
8. Action's Owner: from mars

Might be wondering what is this all about.. It was a proposal created by none other than the initiator of the said problem. There was no issue actually only if he did not bring his own problem from planet mars. He thought doing all those small problems would not affect the group. He did not realize problems may come in what he considered as "small things". Generally speaking, it was his professionalism being questioned and to be solved in here. He was upset when the group did their best to let him understand simple basic rules to the extent of waving his educational attainment due to his inflated ego . Problems worsened so the group sought the advise of the "experts", thus the above proposal was created. Har har har...Anyway, what happened was that he did not admit his unprofessional ism. Well, it was a mission impossible for him and to us working with an impossible person.

BULUL

Bulul is a wooden carved image of a man and a woman either seated or mounted which is originally found in the northern part of Luzon particularly Region CAR. In Ifugao (and maybe other provinces of Region CAR), it acts a very important role in rice production. It involved customary actions done by the Mumbaki  (native priest) from planting rice up to the protection and bountiful harvest in the rice fields. Having been surrounded by old folks in the province, I saw how they performed the ritual that included "baya" (rice wine) and the killing of pig while the Mumbaki murmured or chanted words (like he was doing speaking tongue) to stir its power. The bulul got its power from the dead ancestors spirits who dwell in it. It must be regarded with care and respect otherwise outbreak indication of diseases will be evident.

The Rice God and GoddessThese were carved by ama. He used an old Nara wood that used to be the pillar of our old native house. The wood is even older than me..i'm still young though :) 
I found these in our dirty kitchen when I went back home for a vacation. Wondering why they differ in color? It is because the male just came out from the chimney. (It has been placed there to get the usual colour of a bulul)

male bulul

One of my folks once told me that the Bulul represents wealth, happiness and well-being. He related many stories about it and among those that still lingers to my mind up to now is the story about a native old man who went to the forest to look for firewood.

As the man walked and searched for woods, he noticed an old wood prodded in the soil almost covered by damp withered leaves. He curiously picked it and was so surprised upon recognizing it was a bulul. He examined it and was very sure it was an antique and thought it was once belonged to some ancestors. He secretly kept it as he  didn't want his neighbors to know.

One day, there was an American tourist who was looking for antiques to buy. The old man invited the tourist to his house and showed the antique. Even if he knew it was forbidden, he still happily sold the bulul for a few thousands only thinking it was a huge amount of money. The foreigner brought the bulul to his country and after a few days, the native old man got sick for several days. He asked for the Mumbaki to cure him by performing baki in his house. After the baki, he was advised to return something he took from the forest or else it would cost him his life. The man admitted what he did. He died several months after. 

female bulul

All the villages became aware of it so when another tourist came to buy for antiques, they did not sell anything to him. 


Now, there are a lot of souvenir items displayed and sold in the north especially in Ifugao. They’re nice decorations and good souvenirs too.

Summer Activities

The Brain's Exercise

The center has finally started the long awaited summer activites offered to the enrolled children from the different houses after weeks of preparation. History/Geography (formerly Discovery) started their activities earlier than the tutorial since the facilitators of the tutorial activities attended the Sibuhi outing.

Motivating the unmotivated children

"i'm puzzled.."

History through puzzle

Puzzle

Story Reading/ Story Telling

The tutorial later followed after a week. One of the lessons is English focusing on sentence construction.

The facilitator instructed her first two students in the afternoon to write something about themselves.