Hun 28, 2017 - A young man made history after he mounted the stage of the University of the Philippines-Manila as the first Aeta who graduated from the prestigious state-run school. Norman King, who recently earned his degree in Behavioral Sciences, proudly wore the famous bahag or clothing used by indigenous people in Luzon of the AETA tribe
NORMAN KING OF THE AETA TRIBE GRADUATED IN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND WORE THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES OF THE TRIBE. HE IS PROUD OF HIS ROOTS.
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| EDDIE TOMALING, ATA TRIBE OF PAQUIBATO FINISHED COLLEGE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RELIGIOUS SISTERS. EDDIE WAS ORPHANED AT AGE 10, STRUGGLED HIS WAY TO ATTAIN EDUCATION AND GRADUATED COLLEGE IN DAVAO CITY. HE NOW WORKS WITH SSCO, |
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TRIBAL WOMAN OF THE ATA TRIBE OF PAQUIBATO, DAVAO CITY
This
a documentation of a tribal woman Flora S. Onsad who has a child born recently in Davao City.
The
33 - year old woman is a product of the harsh life of the indigenous peoples in
the hinterlands of Davao City.
She
was still a child when she lost both parents at approximately 8 years old. She
was adopted by an uncle. But due to poverty and culture she was married through
the traditional “buya” or arranged
marriage at an age before she had her first menstruation.
The
husband, through the marriage rituals of the Ata tribe, with barely a few rice
cake carried the wife to his home which
is a few kilometers from the birth place
in Tapak. This barangay is basically agricultural and near a river. This
where the ritual took place with a 2 or 3
members of the family were present. A tribal datu, who is also an uncle,
conducted the simple rites.
Such
were the conditions in the past 30 years. It was a difficult time for women to
grow and achieve education and better life. She bore a child then followed by
another. Three children in a row were born without medical assistance as Tapak
is a community with underveloped road network. All three children died within 1
year or 2 after birth. This could be due to inability to take of the child or
due to malnutrition.
She
ran away from home leaving her two daughters with reasons including physical
harassment and inability to provide food for children. She left her husband and
returned to her childhood place in stayed with her uncle, Pablo Diwan, a tribal
chieftain and a barangay councilor.
In Tapak, she gave birth to a
third child, which she carried in her womb when she ran away from her husband
Lito. This child a boy by the name of Gabriel is the third of the three
children that she gave birth and living. Gabriel has two elder sisters Rosanna
and Judy Ann with ages from 9 to 13 years old.
All
three children are all sired by the first husband. The after 5 years of
separation from her first husband, she again was married in tribal rite to a
person named Marcelo. Who by culture and tradition would want to keep all
earnings from the farm and sales from corn and other farm products. These were
sold in the city of Panabo, a 3 –hour drive from Tapak, through a motorcycle
ride in rough roads. The fare for a single person riding in the motorcycle is
Php 1,000.00. covering the cost of ride for 5 persons in a “habal-habal or
skylab “
During
their 3 or 4 years living in as husband and wife, a house was built with roof
from metal roofing. Which was later demolished.
Life
for Flora is a generally a life of want and difficulty in search of food and
education. And pain due to physical abuse. She joined the Four-square Gospel church and
became a member of the choir, and practiced tribal music.
She
looked for better pasture and from Panabo City , she found herself in Cebu City
with a work assigned to fetch and bring two
children from house to school.
This
task was quite difficult as she is unfamiliar with the place, the culture and over-all
way of life. She returned to Davao on March 2017 after 8 months of work in Cebu
City.
She was able to save Php 7,000.00 which is deposited at Panabo City Cooperative.
She
was enrolled at the TESDA Training Center in Tibungco, Davao City. She learned
few skills in baking from the Baking Course. It was then found out that she was
pregnant. And upon, questioning, she related the that a trisicad driver sexually molested her.
She was afraid to tell anyone as she had no friends in the area and was already
preparing to return home to Davao.
Upon
knowing that she was pregnant, her uncle, was dismayed as she was pregnant
without a husband and would not help her.
Being
alone and without a home, she was taken in by the Maranga Clan for food and temporary
shelter and until she give birth.
While
at home, she cooked banana and other native food. And making a round in the
neighborhood to sell to a small livelihood endeavor. She wants to learn and earn
a living.
FLORA WITH MRS MENIA MARANGA ON THE WAY FROM PANABO TO CEBU
SHE NEEDS HELP. FLORA IS ELEMENTARY LEVEL. CAN BARELY READ AND WRITE.
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| FLORA WITH A RELATIVE MARIANNE |
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| FLORA WITH MICHAEL |
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| FLORAS AFFIDAVIT |
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| SARAH'S CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH |
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| FLORA ONSAD WITH SARAH ONSAD BORN ON SEPTEMBER 11 2017 |
SARAH 'S CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH
MARANGA CLAN MAKING BED FOR FLORA AND SARAH INSTEAD OF
SLEEPING ON FLOOR
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| FLORA LEARNING BREAD MAKING AT TESDA IN DAVAO WITH UNCLE HON PABLO DIWAN IN TRIBAL UNIFORM FROM TAPAK PAQUIBATO |
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| DRAWING OF FLOEA |
FLORA'S LETTER
FLORA SINGING TRIBAL SONG
A HEALTHY CHILD WITHOUT A FAMILY TO CARE FOR HER.
SARAH IS ALONE TOGETHER WITH MOTHER FLORA.
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| ATA SARAH ONSAD BAPTISED IN REMEDIOS PARISH CEBU CITY NOVEMBER 28 2017 |
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| PANABO COOPERATIVE DEPOSIT OF FLORA TOTAL OF 7,000 PESOS IN REGULAR AND FIXED DEPOSIT . SILVANO B. MARANGA AND DINO M. GUBALANE WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEYTO TRANSACT FOR HER |
DECEMBER 25, 2017
FLORA
S. ONSAD
VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR
FOR THE
ATA TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
OF
DAVAO
DEAR
FLORA ONSAD
KATUYO-AN
NIINING SULAT: PAGPAHINUMDUM NIMO KANUNAY SA KATUYO-AN SA PAGSAGOP KANIMO NGA VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR
SA ASKEDWELL CENTER
Mapya
masalum ! Mayong buntag ug ang Labaw nga makaggahum magauban unta kaninyo ni
Sarah sa kanunay.
Ako
kini nga gisulat basi sa among paghisgut-hisgut
ni Uncle Denny kabahin sa imong kaugmaon ung ni Sarah.
Taas pa
ang latason nga mga pagtulon-an nga imong agi-an, naa kami nag tabang kanimo.
Among
gi –padali ang pag kuha ug BIRTH CERTIFICATE nimo. Samtang naa ka sa pagtabang
sa DSWD, si Denny nag adto sa NSO para makuha ang Certificate sa Davao. Kon
makuha ha gani ang sa Davao nga nagingon nga walay Flora S. Onsad nga
naregistro didto, maka kuha ka na ug birth certificate pinaagi sa LATE
REGISTRATION.
Makuha
na gani ang imong NSO Certificate magkuha usab ikaw ug registration sa SSS o
social security system. Makat-on ka sa pagbayad sa SSS para sa inyong ugma
damlag nga pangandam.
Basin
pa usab makuha nimo ang Pantawid sa Pamilya o 4Ps kini makatabang sa imong
panginabuhi ug mga anak. Para sila makaeskwela ug makakaon hangtud madagko na
sila.
Kauban
niining sulat, ang imong ID o Identification Card nga nagmatu-od nga ikaw sakop
sa ASKEDWELL Center o ACTION FOR SKILLS KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION AND WELLNESS
CENTER. Si Denny M. Gubalane sa Toril, mao ang Representante sa atong
eskwelahan sa DAVAO. Duna na mga nitibo nga atong ilambigit didto sa Digos,
Davao del Sur ug sa Montevista, Compostela Valley.
Sa luyo
nga bahin sa imong ID, nalista ang ngalan ni Dino M. Gubalane, Macario R.
Maranga, Tiya Fredisvinda Y Biore ug sa Warlito Lim. Sila mao ang ni tabang ug
nag subay sa imong dalan ug naglantaw sa kaayohan nga imong maabot.
Ipadayon
ang imong pag kanta. Kanta nga gikan sa kasingkasing ug sa kalisdanan nga imong
naagian, kining mga kanta maka-awhag sa uban nga nitibo sa pagsalmut sa
kalihukan sa ASKEDWELL CENTER.
Ang
pagbisita nimo, kada primero ug ika-tulo nga Dominggo sa Bulan. Para Enero 7,
ug Enero sa Enero 21, 2017.
Kon
andam na ang imong panglawas o maayo na imong panan-aw ug pang- dungog maga gahum naka pagtrabaho. Naka himo ka man
pag-uma bisan diha ang imong mga anak.
Makahimo
ka sa mga lisod nga buhaton alang sa inyong kaugma-on
Sa
hisgut-hisgut namo ni Man Elvie kabahin sa imong pakiglambigit sa mga kauban sa
Haven, maayo man ang imong pakig-amiga sa mga nagpuyo dinha.
Si
Sarah nga kanunay nimong istoryahan, dali makasabut. Hisguti ang imong kaagi.
Namatay ang imong ginikanan sa gamay pa-ikaw, naglisod ka sa pag-kaon ug
nagtrabo sa uma aron maka-kaon ang mga igsoon ni Sarah.
Hisguti
si Sarah nga maningkamot sa pagbasa, pagkat-on pagbasa ug iningles, ug mobasa
nga nagtindog ug kusog nga tingog. Importante kining pagsulti nga madungan ka.
Kon
dunay gitu-ohan nimo nga mana -mastamas nimo awaw ug kahadlok pagsulti, kay
dunay balaod ug mga tawo nga mosabut ug motabang nimo,
Sa
pagkakaron, dili ka katawag pinaagi sa cell phone. Kon duna kay kanahanglanon
motabang ang House Parent nimo. Sa pag gawas unya nimo, maka adto ka sa Panabo
Cooperative pag tan-aw sa imong deposit.
Kinahanglan duna ka CARD GIKAN SA PALAWAN aron dili ka maglisod pagkuha sa kwarta nga i-padala
kanimo.
Hinumdumi
ang kanunay pag ampo. Ug kanunay tuni ang pag-irog sa dagum nga akong gitudlo
kanimo. Magamit ra kini ugma damlag. Padayon sa pag-ampo matag-kaadlawon.
Basaha kanunay
ang mga pag-ampo nga gihatag kanimo gikan sa akong igsoon nga si Macky Maranga Hangtud masag-ulo nimo kini. Basin pa ug
mabunyagan ka sa Enero 7, 2017. Ato kining i-ampo.
God
bless
DR. SILVANO B.
MARANGA
President / CEO
ASKEDWELL CENTER
0917-711-1102; 0939-902-5484;
sbmaranga@gmail.com
DECEMBER 26, 2017
DIR. EMMA PATALINGHUG
CENTER
HEAD
HAVEN
HAVEN DSWD
LABANGON,
CEBU CITY
ATTN:
ELVIE
MANIUS
HEAD,
SOCIAL WORKER
HAVEN,
HAVEN DSWD
Dear Dir. Patlinghug,
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DISCHARGE OF FLORA S. ONSAD
FROM HAVEN HAVEN CENTER – DSWD LABANGON
AS COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE OF DSWD TO THE REQUEST OF THE BENEFICIARY OF DR.
SILVANO B. MARANGA PRESIDENT /CEO OF
ASKEDWELL CENTER AND THE MARANGA CLAN
FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2017 TO DECEMBER 28,
2017
Greetings of Peace
and Prosperity!
We
appreciate the quick response provided by HAVEN HAVEN DSWD in facilitating the
request for temporary shelter of FLORA S. ONSAD, 33 years old, single parent, with
daughter 3- month old Sarah S. Onsad, a member
of an Indigenous Tribal community – the ATA TRIBE of Davao .
(attached copy of the request)
The
maternal care sessions provided Flora with necessary information and improve
her social competence.
As
the guardian of Flora S. Onsad, with her
child Sarah, I coordinated for persons willing to support for the needs of the
mother and child. Flora is capable of
working as a house helper on care of plants and based on our assistance she can
do minor tasks in the vegetable gardens learning stations as part of her
training as COORDINATOR of ASKEDWELL Center for the TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF DAVAO
(attached copy of Identification Card) . We shall follow the legal rates and
add more resources for the care of Sarah.
As
her NSO certificate (attached) is almost done, she can be assisted with her SSS
contributions.
In
this regard, the undersigned Dr. Silvano B. Maranga ,is moving Flora S. Onsad,
to the residence of my brother, Marlou B. Maranga, at 753 Katipunan St. Tisa, Cebu City, in the
Maranga Compound, where the Maranga
brothers,occupy their own respective houses,
on Thursday, December 28, 2017.
Thank
you and warm regards.
DR. SILVANO B.
MARANGA
President / CEO
ASKEDowWELL CENTER
0917-711-1102;
0939-902-5484; sbmaranga@gmail.com
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| ATA SON OF FLORA GABRIEL ONSAD |
SON OF FL
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| ATA SARAH BAPTISM |
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| FLIGHT DAVAO TO CEBU |
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| ATA SARAH AND FLORA ONSAD AT TORIL DAVAO CITY |
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| IN DUJALI WITH SISTER LITA |
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| ATA FLORA AND SARAH ONSAD WITH ASKEDWELL VOLUNTEERS |
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| FLORAS ID A IP COORDINATOR FOR DAVAO |
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| REQUEST FOR NSO CERTIFICATE |
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| ATA FLORA TIYO TITING AND UNCLE PABLO DIWAN -BARANGAY COUNCILOR MACARIO MARANGA |
DWSD LETTER DECEMBER 28,2017
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| FLORA WITH CHILD GABRIEL |
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| ATA FLORA AND SARAH ONSAD TAKEN IN FEBRUARY 2018. SARAH IS BARELY 5 MONTHS OLD |
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| flora and sarah onsad Where are they? |
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| from left Datu Mampahaluna Narciso Sagubay, Higoonon Baylan, Bae Suradi of the Manobo Tribe, Dr Silvano Maranga during his stint as Regional Director of TESDA 10 , Timoay Manuel, Higaoonon High priest Amba Mabinayhon , two subanen officials , Muslim Dara Mamacol, Mr. Jun Macalam Head of Kinoguitan National Agricultural School (this picture was taken during the Graduation of Dr Silvano Maranga Doctor in Technology Education at Mindanao University of Science and Technology) |
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| Dr Silvano Maranga confirmed as Datu Mambobulig Iliyan of the Higaoon tribe |
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| Dr Silvano Maranga with Datu Mampahaluna with Higoonon youth Junrey Pinaapol |
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