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August 2011

Not By Timber Alone (NBTA) is a semi-annual newsletter of the Philippine Non-Timber Forest Products – Task Force (NTFP-TF). NTFP-TF is a collaborative network of NGOs and Peoples Organizations (POs) working with local communities on developing their NTFP-based livelihoods. TheTask Force works on NTFP development in the context of sustainable forest management and community empowerment.

Sa kabila ng mainit na panahon, may na katutubong Aeta mula sa Capas, Tarlac, Porac, Pampanga, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, Aeta/Tabagnon ng Buhi,

Camarines Sur at Agta/Dumagat mula sa Quezon ay nagtipon para sa pagdiriwang ng kauna unahang Aeta Festival sa Tarlac noong Abril 28-29

Tinawag na “Mam-eh” o “pagbabahagi ang kauna- .gnawiridgap gna tabuG– gniakgaP gn lavitseF ateA gnahanu

Dito ay nagkaroon ng pagbabahaginan ng pagkain at yaman ng kulturang Aeta. Bukod dito, layunin din ng gawain naisulong ang pagkilala ng karapatan sa lupaing ninuno.

UNANG ARAW

Ang programa ay nagsimula sa isang ritwal para sa panalangin at paghingi ng gabay sa Poong Maykapal. Sinundan ito ng pagpapakilala ng mga dumalo na katutubong Aeta mula sa 16 na sitio ng Barangay Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac. Kasunod ang paglalahad ng layunin ng gawain ni Larry Ramos mula sa Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran ng mga Ayta, Inc. (KAKAI).

Malugod namang tinanggap ni Salvador Delos Reyes, punong barangay ng Barangay Sta Juliana ang lahat ng

bisita. Sinabi naman ni Mayor Antonio Rodriguez Jr. na labis siyang natutuwa sapagkat naisagawa ang kauna-unahang festival na ito ng mga Aeta. Idinagdag pa niya na lubos ang kanyang suporta para sa mga katutubong Aeta.

“Mam-eh” - Pagbabahagi ng Yaman ng Kulturang Aeta

NI ARNEL TAPIC, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NTFP-TASK FORCE

Kasunod ng mainit na pagtanggap ng lokal na pamahalaan ay ang pagpapalabas ng mga katutubong sayaw ng Aeta. Ilan sa mga sayaw na ito ay ang mga sumusunod: Lapinding- dating kina o dating ulam, Patetet – Bayling Pahinga, Batong Baboy, Tumigan/Binabayani, Talipi, Bakingking, at Dururu. Pinangunahan ng mga matatanda o elders ang mga katutubong sayaw na pawing nagpapakita ng kultura ng katutubong Aeta.

Ipinakita rin ng mga Aeta ang galing sa paggamit ng pana at iba pang katutubong laro tulad ng Takundang at Takub-takob.

(continued on p. 2)Full attention - also the next generation

Sharpshooting with bow and arrow - it is a key part of the Aeta way of life

January 2012

Not By Timber Alone (NBTA) is the semi-annual newsletter of the Philippine Non-Timber Forest Products – Task Force (NTFP-TF). NTFP-TF is a collaborative network of NGOs and Peoples Organizations (POs) working with local communities on developing their NTFP-based livelihoods. TheTask Force works on NTFP development in the context of sustainable forest management and community empowerment.

Bukidnon women weavers united for the first time to produce woven abaca or hinabol for the company Crate and Barrel in USA through the marketing assistance of

the Custom Made Crafts Center (CMCC) and Phildansk. One hundred (100) weavers from 6 barangays were

involved in the mass production of naturally-dyed abaca cloth. The cloth came in 3 colors – terra cotta (dyed with mahogany bark), graphite (guava leaves) and natural (guava leaves).

Pamahandi, the marketing arm of Fr. Vincent Cullen Tulugan Learning Development Center (FVCTLDC) based in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, was involved in the quality check, cutting and sewing the abaca cloth into table runners.

Bukidnon weavers wove a total of 14,004 meters of hinabol cloth --- 4,277 meters of which were shipped to the USA through Phildansk and the rest were absorbed by CMCC and

Hurrah to Bukidnon Women Weavers!

FVCTLDC for value addition. CMCC is presently converting terracotta-colored hinabol into coffee bags for a fair trade coffee company in Manila.

Bukidnon weavers received a combined income of Php467,630 and would receive close to Php300,000 more for the abaca cloth that did not pass the quality control.

Bukidnon weavers through the help of NTFP-TF upgraded their production equipment and tools by purchasing additional stainless dyeing vats and suludan, the steel comb-like contraption in which each abaca fiber is inserted in preparation for weaving.

Bukidnon weavers have increased in number by a combined 45% as dormant weavers were encouraged to take part in the export production of hinabol. To meet the big order, Sunflower

By Genevieve J. Labadan, Enterprise Development Officer, NTFP-TF

(continued on p. 2)

Chopping Mahogany barks into pieces for dye extraction.

Khaki Hinabol produced by Pauhangan Weavers of Bontongon, Impasug-ong.

Graphite Hinabol Mahogany-dyed Fibers

August 2011

Not By Timber Alone (NBTA) is a semi-annual newsletter of the Philippine Non-Timber Forest Products – Task Force (NTFP-TF). NTFP-TF is a collaborative network of NGOs and Peoples Organizations (POs) working with local communities on developing their NTFP-based livelihoods. The Task Force works on NTFP development in the context of sustainable forest management and community empowerment.

SA KABILA NG mainit na panahon, may 400 na katutubong Aeta mula sa Capas, Tarlac, Porac, Pampanga, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, Aeta/Tabagnon

ng Buhi, Camarines Sur at Agta/Dumagat mula sa Quezon ang nagtipon para sa pagdiriwang ng kauna-unahang Aeta Festival sa Tarlac noong Abril 28-29.

Tinawag na “Mam-eh” o “pagbabahagi” ang kauna-unahang Aeta Festival ng Pagkaing -Gubat ang pagdiriwang. Dito ay nagkaroon ng pagbabahaginan ng pagkain at yaman ng kulturang Aeta. Bukod dito, layunin din ng gawain na isulong ang pagkilala ng karapatan sa lupaing ninuno.

UNANG ARAWAng programa ay nagsimula sa isang ritwal para sa panalangin at paghingi ng gabay sa Poong Maykapal. Sinundan ito ng pagpapakilala ng mga dumalo na katutubong Aeta mula sa 16 na sitio ng Barangay Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac. Kasunod ang paglalahad ng layunin ng gawain ni Larry Ramos mula sa Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran ng mga Ayta, Inc. (KAKAI).

Malugod namang tinanggap ni Salvador Delos Reyes, punong barangay ng Barangay Sta. Juliana ang lahat ng




Kasunod ng mainit na pagtanggap ng lokal na pamahalaan ay ang pagpapalabas ng mga katutubong sayaw ng Aeta. Ilan sa mga sayaw na ito ay ang mga sumusunod: Lapinding-dating kina o dating ulam, Patetet – Bayling Pahinga, Batong Baboy, Tumigan/Binabayani, Talipi, Bakingking, at Dururu. Pinangunahan ng mga matatanda o elders ang mga katutubong sayaw na pawing nagpapakita ng kultura ng katutubong Aeta.



Sharpshooting with bow and arrow - it is a

key part of the Aeta way of life

August 2011

Not By Timber Alone (NBTA) is a semi-annual newsletter of the Philippine Non-Timber Forest Products – Task Force (NTFP-TF). NTFP-TF is a collaborative network of NGOs and Peoples Organizations (POs) working with local communities on developing their NTFP-based livelihoods. TheTask Force works on NTFP development in the context of sustainable forest management and community empowerment.

Sa kabila ng mainit na panahon, may na katutubong Aeta mula sa Capas, Tarlac, Porac, Pampanga, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, Aeta/Tabagnon ng Buhi,

Camarines Sur at Agta/Dumagat mula sa Quezon ay nagtipon para sa pagdiriwang ng kauna unahang Aeta Festival sa Tarlac noong Abril 28-29

Tinawag na “Mam-eh” o “pagbabahagi ang kauna-unahang Aeta Festival ng Pagkaing –Gubat ang pagdiriwang. Dito ay nagkaroon ng pagbabahaginan ng pagkain at yaman ng kulturang Aeta. Bukod dito, layunin din ng gawain naisulong ang pagkilala ng karapatan sa lupaing ninuno.


Malugod namang tinanggap ni Salvador Delos Reyes, punong barangay ng Barangay Sta Juliana ang lahat ng




Kasunod ng mainit na pagtanggap ng lokal na pamahalaan ay ang pagpapalabas ng mga katutubong sayaw ng Aeta. Ilan sa mga sayaw na ito ay ang mga sumusunod: Lapinding- dating kina o dating ulam, Patetet – Bayling Pahinga, Batong Baboy, Tumigan/Binabayani, Talipi, Bakingking, at Dururu. Pinangunahan ng mga matatanda o elders ang mga katutubong sayaw na pawing nagpapakita ng kultura ng katutubong Aeta.



Sharpshooting with bow and arrow - it is a key part of the Aeta way of life

January 2012

Not By Timber Alone (NBTA) is the semi-annual newsletter of the Philippine Non-Timber Forest Products – Task Force (NTFP-TF). NTFP-TF is a collaborative network of NGOs and Peoples Organizations (POs) working with local communities on developing their NTFP-based livelihoods. TheTask Force works on NTFP development in the context of sustainable forest management and community empowerment.

Bukidnon women weavers united for the first time to produce woven abaca or hinabol for the company Crate and Barrel in USA through the marketing assistance of

the Custom Made Crafts Center (CMCC) and Phildansk. One hundred (100) weavers from 6 barangays were

involved in the mass production of naturally-dyed abaca cloth. The cloth came in 3 colors – terra cotta (dyed with mahogany bark), graphite (guava leaves) and natural (guava leaves).

Pamahandi, the marketing arm of Fr. Vincent Cullen Tulugan Learning Development Center (FVCTLDC) based in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, was involved in the quality check, cutting and sewing the abaca cloth into table runners.

Bukidnon weavers wove a total of 14,004 meters of hinabol cloth --- 4,277 meters of which were shipped to the USA through Phildansk and the rest were absorbed by CMCC and

Hurrah to Bukidnon Women Weavers!

FVCTLDC for value addition. CMCC is presently converting terracotta-colored hinabol into coffee bags for a fair trade coffee company in Manila.

Bukidnon weavers received a combined income of Php467,630 and would receive close to Php300,000 more for the abaca cloth that did not pass the quality control.

Bukidnon weavers through the help of NTFP-TF upgraded their production equipment and tools by purchasing additional stainless dyeing vats and suludan, the steel comb-like contraption in which each abaca fiber is inserted in preparation for weaving.

Bukidnon weavers have increased in number by a combined 45% as dormant weavers were encouraged to take part in the export production of hinabol. To meet the big order, Sunflower

By Genevieve J. Labadan, Enterprise Development Officer, NTFP-TF

(continued on p. 2)

Chopping Mahogany barks into pieces for dye extraction.

Khaki Hinabol produced by Pauhangan Weavers of Bontongon, Impasug-ong.

Graphite Hinabol Mahogany-dyed Fibers

2 January 2012

Weavers (Manalog) and Pauhangan Weavers (Bontongon) expanded to 3 more barangays that added 11 more weavers to the league of Bukidnon Higaonon weavers.

Although weavers were able to satisfy 1 purchase order only out of 3, the export experience is still a success as far as the community of Higaonon women weavers is concerned.

For one, Higaonon indigenous craftsmanship has reached international market and competed with other similar world-class products. And, by such courage to go into export production, they have contributed to local economy and brought pride to the province of Bukidnon. The weavers were able to experience synchronized hinabol production for export whereby weaving and dyeing skills had to level up to meet the standards and specifications of the export buyer.

Lessons learned

Everyone has their share of important lessons learned from this export experience. Marketing and entrepreneurial skills of Higaonon women leaders were tested. So is the patience and extent of hard work of everyone involved.

As Enterprise Development Officer to Bukidnon

Continued from p. 1

Madhu Duniya: Honey Conference 2011NI BANLUG AMOR, PASAKAMI

Nang nabalitaan kong ako ang napili na pumunta sa Madhu Duniya Honey Conference sa Indonesia mula Setyembre 21-25, 2011 ay labis ang aking

naging pagkatuwa. Naisip ko na isa itong malaking biyaya ng Maykapal. Labis ang aking naging paghihirap sa pagkalap ng mga kailangang dokumento na kakailanganin sa aking pag-alis at pagsakay sa eroplano tulad ng barangay clearance, police clearance, judge clearance, baptismal certificate, birth

producers, I have learned that sometimes success does not come with many hurrahs or high fives or limelight. Success is seeing the community’s simple goals of learning, earning and yearning met. And by yearning, the community is hoping to get another export order…

…and another export order they have indeed.Yes, early this January 2012, Phildansk is again negotiating

with CMCC to place another possible purchase order for the same product, same quantity and for the same export buyer. Is CMCC going to accept it? Are the communities ready for it? Will FVCTLDC still work with our weavers? I do not know yet but for now... hurrah, yehey! high-five! nbta

Weaver and child and product.

certificate, NBI certificate at marami pang iba na dati ay hindi ko binigyang-pansin. Bagamat mahirap ay nandoon pa rin ang malaking kasayahan.

Bago sumakay ay may mga alituntunin sa loob ng terminal ng eroplano at mga dapat sundin. Sa kabila noon ay sobra ang nadama kong kaligayahan dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay mangyayari ito sa aking buhay, kaya magkahalong kaba at pananabik ang aking naramdaman.

Sa kabila ng mga hindi inaasahang problema sa immigration, kami ay nakaalis pa rin ng bansa at nagtungo sa Indonesia. Ginabi na kami kaya nagpasya kaming matulog sa isang hotel sa bayan ng Bogor.

Masaya ako dahil madami kaming pinuntahang lugar. Isa na doon ang Ujung Kulon National Park sa Pulau-Peucang kung saan nakakita ako maraming iba’t-ibang uri ng hayop. Natuto rin akong makisalamuha sa mga tao doon.

Nalaman ko na marami ding iba’t –ibang uri ng bee o pukyutan na aking ikinamangha. Marami na palang ginawang pag-aaral doon tungkol sa pagsasaayos at pagpaparami ng trigona, Apis cerana at Apis dorsata na mga uri ng wild bee. Para sa akin, ang pagpaparami at proseso ng pag-ani ng mga ito ay isang napakabago at

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producers, I have learned that sometimes success does not come with many hurrahs or high fives or limelight. Success is seeing the community’s simple goals of learning, earning and yearning met. And by yearning, the community is hoping to get another export order…

…and another export order they have indeed.Yes, early this January 2012, Phildansk is again negotiating

with CMCC to place another possible purchase order for the same product, same quantity and for the same export buyer. Is CMCC going to accept it? Are the communities ready for it? Will FVCTLDC still work with our weavers? I do not know yet but for now... hurrah, yehey! high-five! nbta

Weaver and child and product.

certificate, NBI certificate at marami pang iba na dati ay hindi ko binigyang-pansin. Bagamat mahirap ay nandoon pa rin ang malaking kasayahan.

Bago sumakay ay may mga alituntunin sa loob ng terminal ng eroplano at mga dapat sundin. Sa kabila noon ay sobra ang nadama kong kaligayahan dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay mangyayari ito sa aking buhay, kaya magkahalong kaba at pananabik ang aking naramdaman.

Sa kabila ng mga hindi inaasahang problema sa immigration, kami ay nakaalis pa rin ng bansa at nagtungo sa Indonesia. Ginabi na kami kaya nagpasya kaming matulog sa isang hotel sa bayan ng Bogor.

Masaya ako dahil madami kaming pinuntahang lugar. Isa na doon ang Ujung Kulon National Park sa Pulau-Peucang kung saan nakakita ako maraming iba’t-ibang uri ng hayop. Natuto rin akong makisalamuha sa mga tao doon.

Nalaman ko na marami ding iba’t –ibang uri ng bee o pukyutan na aking ikinamangha. Marami na palang ginawang pag-aaral doon tungkol sa pagsasaayos at pagpaparami ng trigona, Apis cerana at Apis dorsata na mga uri ng wild bee. Para sa akin, ang pagpaparami at proseso ng pag-ani ng mga ito ay isang napakabago at

3January 2012 3

Sa wakas ay natupad din ang pinapangarap ng NATRIPAL na isang heritage center!

Noong Disyembre 12, 2011 ay naisagawa ang “soft opening” ng tinatawag na Agong Salapa Heritage Center sa Puerto Princesa.

Naaalala ko pa nang sinisimulan pa lang buuin ang konsepto ng Heritage Center. Nagkaroon ng isang pagpupulong ang Board of Directors ng NATRIPAL, mga elder mula sa katutubong Tagbanua, Batak at Palawan at kasama din dito si Miss Crissy Guerrero ng NTFP. Pinag-usapan nila kung ano ang magiging disenyo nito, anu-ano ang mga lalamanin at iba pang mga bagay kaugnay sa pagtatayo ng isang heritage center. Ngunit matingkad rito ang palihan ng ano ang magiging kahalagahan ng pagtatayo ng heritage center ng NATRIPAL. Sapagkat kung matutupad nga ito, ito ang siyang magiging kauna-unahang heritage center sa buong Palawan na ang nakapagtayo din ay isang katutubong pederasyon-ang NATRIPAL Inc.

Naging katuwang din sa ginawang pagbubukas sina

kapaki-pakinabang na paraan. Ayon kay Dr. Phung Huu Chinh, Direktor ng

Bee Research Development Center mula sa Vietnam, ang pulot ng trigona ay maaring panggamot sa karamdaman ng tao lalo na ang kanyang pollen at beeswax na punong-puno ng bitamina. Ito ang pangalawang beses kong nakita si Dr. Chinh at muli ay marami akong natutunan na mga bagong kaalaman mula sa kanya.

Ang Madhu Duniya ay ang pagtitipon at sama-samang pag-aaral tungkol sa mga iba’t-ibang uri ng pukyutan ng iba’t–ibang bansa. Naisip ko na dahil sa pagtitipong ito, ang mga munting mga kaalaman ay napagsasama upang makabuo ng isang mas malaking kaalaman. Hanggang sa huli, ang saya at pananabik ko ay lalong tumindi dahil sa aking mga natututunan at sa nakikita kong ganda ng bansang Indonesia.

Sa panghuli ay nagpapasalamat ako sa mga EDO ng NTFP-Task Force sa ibinigay na pagkakataon sa mga katutubo na dumalo sa pag-aaral o pagtitipong ito.

“Si Banlug Amor ay nagmula sa tribong Alangan ng

Occidental Mindoro, at kasalukuyang isang Community

Enterprise Training Staff ng Pantribung Samahan ng

Kanlurang Mindoro (PASAKAMI) katuwang ang

Mangyan Livelihood Project na may supporta na nagmula

sa European Union at Plan-International.” nbta

NCIP Commissioner Dionesia Banua, Jenne de Beer at Yasmin Arquiza. Katuwang din ang Indigenous Peoples Apostolate (IPA) sa pangunguna ni Fr. Armando Limsa na siyang naging daluyan ng pondo upang maitayo ng Heritage Center.

Dinaluhan din ito ng mga panauhin mula sa Provincial Tourism Office, Provincial Culture & Arts at Provincial Economic Enterprise Development office, mga katutubong Aeta mula sa Panay at mga Agta-Dumagat mula sa General Nakar. Mayroon ding mga dumalo na bisita mula sa bansang Cambodia sa pangungunga ni Femy Pinto ng NTFP-EP.

Ang pangalang “Agong Salapa” ay mula sa mga salitang “agong” na isang katutubong instrumentong pang-musika na pawang ginagamit ng tribong Tagbanua, Batak at Palawan. Ginagamit ito sa pagtugtog ng musikang pansayaw. Ito din ay ginagamit pantawag sa buong tribu kung may mga pagpupulong, pagbibigay alam kung may mga bisita o panganib na darating. Ang “salapa” naman ay katutubong kagamitan din ng tatlong tribu na hugis lalagyan ng mga alahas. Dito itinatago ang mga mahahalagang gamit at kayamanan ng mga katutubo at maging ng nganga at iba pang ginagamit panigarilyo.

Ang naipagsamang pangalang ito ng heritage center ay sumisimbolo at nagsisilbing panawagan sa lahat ng mga katutubong Tagbanua, Batak at Palawan na tipunin at ilagak ang mga katutubong kagamitan at kaugalian bilang bahagi ng pagpapanatili ng kultura ng Tagbanua, Batak at Palawan. nbta

4 January 2012

What is RFRI?

The Rain Forest Restoration Initiative (RFRI) is a network of organizations and individuals from the academe, peoples’ organizations, non-government organizations, and business sector engaged in environmental conservation, research and development. Its mission is to promote rainforestation or the use of native species for forest restoration and other land use management objectives in the Philippines. The ultimate principles of the network include science-based forest restoration, value of native species as a genetic resource and for ecosystem services including climate change mitigation, partnership with local communities and integration of local knowledge and practices in forest restoration, provisioning services and forest-related livelihood options to society, and protection and conservation of remaining forests for biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services.

RFRI Core members

The RFRI was first established in 2004 together with Haribon’s ROAD (Rainforestation Organizations and Advocates) to 2020 Campaign with a goal of reforesting 1 million hectares with native species by year 2020. It was revived in 2009 and has expanded to consist the Institute of Tropical Ecology-Visayas State University (ITE-VSU), Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI), Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), Haribon Foundation, Non-Timber Forest Products-Task Force (NTFP-TF), Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc. (PNPCSI), University of the Philippines Los Banos-College of Forestry and Natural Resources (ULPB-CFNR), and individual members such as Ms. Ester Batangan and Dr. Perry Ong. The RFRI is willing to accept new members who wish to support rainforestation to reach its potential through research and development, education and advocacy, technical assistance, and project implementation work.

Conference: Mainstreaming Native

Species-Based Forest Restoration

For many years, the government and the environmental sectors unceasingly provide funds and support on large-scale reforestation projects in the country to address widespread loss of ecosystem services, including biodiversity maintenance, carbon sequestration and watershed protection. A problem with these reforestation efforts, however, is the use of exotic species which oftentimes are not well-matched to the ecosystem where they are planted. These fast growing, foreign species are said to be bio-invasive, prone to disease outbreaks and with limited value in terms of reestablishment of watershed and biodiversity. This conference brought together research scientists and practitioners who have been leading

some efforts of propagating native types of trees, to discuss how to begin “mainstreaming” the usage of native tree species. Headed by ELTI, in cooperation with RFRI and University of the Philippines, the conference was held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City last July 15-16, 2010.

Rainforestation training programsIn 2004, the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources issued Memorandum Circular No. 2004-06 or simply the “Guidelines in the Integration of Rainforestation Farming Strategy in the Development of Open and Denuded Areas within Protected Areas and other Appropriate Forest Lands”. This year, trainings programs were conducted by RFRI members, ELTI and partners for project implementers such as the Protected Areas Superintendents (PASu) and the National Power Corporation (NPC) watershed managers. These provided participants with knowledge and skills on how to develop rainforestation sites and native species nurseries. Rainforestation Research and Monitoring Training was also given to colleges and universities who are members of the Philippine Forestry Education Network, Inc. (PFEN) to teach them how to collect data on germination, growth and survival, and on database management.

Rain Forest Restoration Initiative: Advancing Rainforestation Technology

BY: METCHIE GAY ARNAIZ, RFRI SECRETARIAT

5January 2012

Celebrating IYF

In celebration of the 2011 International Year of Forests, the RFRI is holding the RFRI Seminar Series: Green Mondays from 11:00-12:00 every first Monday of the month from July 4, 2011 to February 6, 2012. The seminar series is intended to raise awareness about the value of native forest biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development of “forests for people.” This seminar series is being held in the UP-Diliman Institute of Biology, with live simulcast on www.dilc.upd.edu.ph and www.rainforestation.ph.

Best Native Forest Tree Nursery

The RFRI launched this year the Leonard Co Award for Best Native Forest Tree Nursery. Top 3 winners (Nabingkalan Indigenous Seedlings Producers Association, San Carlos, Negros Occidental-grand prize;Imbayao Community-Based Forest Management Farmers Association, Malaybalay, Bukidnon-1st runner up; and Brgy Talisay Nursery, Lipa City, Batangas-2nd runner up) were awarded during the first symposium of the PNPCSI in November 19-20, 2011. They received a plaque of recognition and certificates. The best forest tree nursery also received PhP 100,000 in cash.The network is planning to make this an annual event to encourage more nursery owners to raise native tree seedlings. nbta

Training on Rainforestation for Protected Area Superintendents (PASu) 01-05 February 2011

Rainforestation Research and Monitoring Training for PFEN members (26-29 April 2011)

Rainforestation Training for NPC Watershed Managers (09-13 May 2011)

Dr. Edwino Fernando, UPLB Professor, accepting the Cer ate of Appreciation from the RFRI and the UP Institute of Biology for his Green Mondays presentation “Seedling establishment in tropical rain forest: understanding the evolutionary strategies.”

Photos by RFRI

6 January 201214

Upang higit na mapaunlad ang kakayahan ng mga myembro ng mga community-

based enterprises (CBE) ng PASAKAMI Yamang Gubat Program, isang pagsasanay sa pamamahala ng pananalapi ang isinagawa noong Setyembre 27 hanggang 28, 2011 sa San Isidro Labrador Formation Center, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.

Dumalo sa pagsasanay ang siyam (9) na myembro ng PASAKAMI Yamang Gubat Program. Ito ay sa ilalim ng EU-PLAN Project. Naging tagapagsanay dito ang finance staff ng NTFP-Exchange Programme.

Layunin ng pagsasanay na maunawaan ng mga kalahok ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaroon ng tama at bagong talaan ng mga pinansyal na transkasyon, matutunan ang pagkakaroon ng angkop na sistema sa pagtutuos kasama ang pag-iingat ng libro ng negosyo.

Gayundin, ang pagsasanay ay isinagawa upang maturuan ang mga myembro ng CBE na maghanda ng ulat pampinansyal at makabuo ng mga polisiya at desisyong pinansyal na naaangkop sa negosyo.

Sa loob ng dalawang araw, ilan sa mga natalakay na paksa ang mga sumusunod:(1) Mahahalagang elemento ng pamamahala

ng pananalapi;(2) Pagkilala ng mga pinagmumulang

dokumento ng transakyson at tamang paglagay ng mga datos gaya ng opisyal na resibo (official receipt), katunayan ng pagbebenta (sales invoice), mga voucher, tseke at iba pang mga dokumento;

(3) Mga polisiya at mga hakbang sa iba’t ibang transaksyon ng samahan gaya ng:(a) Daloy ng transaksyon sa paglalagay sa

resibo o official receipt at sa lahat ng perang natatanggap (cash receipts); at

(b) Daloy ng transaksyon sa paghahanda ng check voucher at sa lahat ng mga babayaran ng samahan (cash/check disbursements);

(4) Mga pangunahing dokumento ng katatayuang pananalapi at kanilang mga elemento (The Basic Financial Statements and their Elements). Ito ay ang mga sumusunod: (a) Balance sheet at ang mga elemento

NINA EMILY C. ABELLA AND VIRGINIA M. LANTAPON

NTFP-EP FINANCE STAFF

tulad ng assets, liabilities at owner’s equity/capital;

(b) Income statement na binubuo ng mga kita at mga gastusin ng samahan.

(c) Cash flow statement (salaysay ng daloy ng pananalapi)

(5) Pag-aanalisa ng mga transaksyon (accounting equation o debit at credit)

(6) Pagbuo ng chart of accounts (7) Mga librong ginagamit sa pagtatala (books

of accounts) at ito ay ang mga sumusunod:(a) Cash receipts book (libro na tinanggap

o pumasok na pera);(b) Cash disbursements book (libro ng

pera na lumabas or pinagbayaran);(c) Journal book ;(d) General ledger; at(e) Subsidiary ledgers

(8) Paggawa ng ulat pinansyal (financial reports)

(9) Pagbuo ng polisiya at planong pinansyalDahil sa kakaunti lamang ang mga

kalahok, naging kada CBE ang pagtuturo. Ang mga halimbawang transaksyon na ginamit sa palihan (workshop) ay angkop sa kasalukuyang operasyon ng kanilang samahan. Higit ding naging madali ang pag-unawa at pag-aaplay ng mga paksang tinalakay kapag ang kanilang samahan na ang pinag-uusapan.

Bilang pagwawakas ng pagsasanay, ang bawat CBE ay mayroong takdang gawain pagbalik sa kani-kanilang samahan. Sila ay inaasahang magsumite ng kanilang balance sheet, income statement at cash flow statement mula Enero 1 hanggang Hunyo 30, 2011. Sisiguruhin naman ng mga NTFP Enterprise Development Officer na nakasasakop sa kanila na ito ay kanilang magagawa at maisusumite. nbta

Pagsasanay sa Pamamahala ng Pananalapi para sa mga

CBE, Isinagawa

Photo Credit: Rex Dela Peña, NTFP EDAC

Financial Management Training (FMT). Ang pagsasanay ay isinagawa nong Sept. 27-29, 2011 sa SILFC San Jose Occidental Mindoro. Dinaluhan ang pagsasanay ng mga Taga-Suri, Ingat Yaman at ng Taga-Tala mula sa iba’t-ibang CBEs. Ang mga naging tagapadaloy ay sila Emily Abella, CPA at Virginia Lantapon.

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With the theme “Pangangalaga ng Kagubatan

nang may Pananagutan”1 (Caring for the

Forests with Responsibilities), the Capacity Building and Communication Working Group of the Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy Team (PNRPS CBC-WG)2 organized the first REDD-plus caravan on December 13-14, 2011 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The Women’s Initiatives for Society, Culture and Environment (WISE), in partnership with the Environmental and Legal Assistance Center (ELAC), Fauna and Flora International (FFI), Institute for the Development of Educational and Ecological Alternatives (IDEAS), Nagkakaisang Tribung Palawan (NATRIPAL), Non-Timber Forest Products- Task Force (NTFP-TF), Palawan Conservation Corps (PCC) and Palawan APO Alumni Association (PAPOAA) hosted and mobilized the event.

The Color It REDD-Plus aims to: 1)invite public attention to REDD-Plus and PNRPS; 2)provide venues for stakeholders particularly leaders, women and youth from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (ILCs), Local Government Units (LGUs), field units of government agencies particularly DAR, DA, DENR, and NCIP, and private sector to participate in REDD-Plus and PNRPS discussions; 3) tap individuals from ILCs, LGUs, field level government agencies and private sector as REDD-Plus/PNRPS champions; 4) enhance understanding of REDD-Plus and PNRPS; and, 5)establish a communication and learning mechanism as platform for Philippine REDD-Plus Community of Practitioners.

The two –day activity was highlighted by three (3) components, namely: 1) Exhibit / Music / Film; 2) Fishbowl Discussions; and, 3) REDD-Plus Hour. Each component signifies principles that are being promoted by PNRPS, i.e., HOPE, JUSTICE and SUSTAINABILITY, respectively.

1 A key priority message/communication theme on REDD-plus which emerged from a series of communication and media planning and workshops which were organized by PNRPS CBC-WG.

2 PNRPS CBC-WG is composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), CoDe REDD and other agencies and / or organizations.

Exhibit/Music/FilmRoll–up banners were displayed featuring information

taken from the PNRPS brief. These banners likewise served as visual materials during the Fishbowl Discussions and REDD-Plus Hour.During lunchtime, a documentary film produced by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) entitled “Forests and Climate Change: A Convenient Truth”. The video presentation focuses on the contribution of forests on mitigation of climate change and the importance of reducing deforestation and forest degradation.

In the evening, an out-of-school youth group of PPC staged a play entitled “Tag ulan sa Tag-araw” (Rainy Days in Summer). Directed by Timothy Jones, this short play tackles climate change and its effects to mangrove forests and the lives of the peoples depending on the natural resources.

The intergenerational mix of participants enjoyed and got inspired by the timeless music of Ms. Lolita Carbon, a singer and songwriter of notable environmental songs together with her band “ASIN” (salt). Songs included “Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran” (Look at the Environment), “Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan” (The Land Where I Was Born), “Pagbabalik” (Return) and “Balita” (News). Hope for peace and better environment were the motivations for coming up and promoting these songs.

Fishbowl Discussions A round table discussion was participated in by leaders,

officials and representatives of the local communities (notably IP leaders), government field offices (DENR and NCIP), municipal and provincial government offices, students and academe. Resource persons include Datu Abdelwin Sangkula, Atty. Gerthie Mayo-Anda and Forester Olivia Melendrez. Questions were solicited from the participants by the facilitator, Forester Marlea Munez who then assigns resource persons to respond to particular concern/s.

Discussions revolve around the relationships / impact of REDD-plus / PNRPS to communities particularly pertaining to their rights. Mr. Wilfredo Palite, an IP leader for instance asked “Ano ang maitutulong ng REDD-

plus sa katutubo?” While resource persons could explain theoretically about possible benefits from REDD-plus, it was best that Dats Sangkula, project manager of EU project ADVANCE REDD, a REDD-plus demonstration site in

Color It REDD-Plus! Philippine Roadshow on REDD-Plus and the Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy

BY OLIVE MELENDREZ, REDD-PLUS NETWORK COORDINATOR,NTFP-TF

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More than a hundred indigenous peoples, coming from different tribes from Luzon, Visayas and

Mindanao, have gathered last October 13, 2011 at the National Museum in Manila in the first ever national Indigenous Peoples Cultural Summit.

The summit, organized by Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, was the culminating event of the three regional assemblies that brought to light the different concerns that various indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in the three major regions of the Philippines would want the government to address.

The regional assemblies brought out the common concerns of the indigenous peoples’ rights to ancestral lands and domains, self-determination, governance, human rights and social justice.

A presentation on the Convention No. 169 of the International Labor Organization vis-à-vis the Philippine Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) was given, as well as the flagship projects for indigenous peoples by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.

Convention No.169 is a legally binding international instrument open to ratification, which deals specifically with the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples. The Philippines has not ratified Convention No. 169 and there were once again calls from the summit participants for the Philippine government to ratify said convention.

Dr. Bernd Liss of GIZ and Forester Marlea Muñez of CoDe REDD shared REDD Plus initiatives in the Philippines, with particular focus on its implications to IPs. This includes improved

First Ever National IP Cultural Summit Held

BY ABIGAIL LOIS P. AGUILAR, POLICY ADVOCACY OFFICER, NTFP-TF

Paglahok sa PulongPangkababaihan,

Naging Makabuluhan

NI GEMMA BIGONG

BOOKKEEPER, PASAHA

Mapalad ako na nakadalo sa IP Women’s Consultative Dialogue

na ginanap sa Island Cove, Kawit, Cavite, noong ika 27-28 ng Oktobre taong 2011 sapagkat marami akong natutunan. Ito ay dinaluhan ng 96 na kababaihan mula sa iba’t-bang tribu sa iba’t ibang panig ng ating bansa.

Dinaluhan ito ng iba’t-ibang opiyales mula sa Philippine Commission on Women, National Commission on Indegenous Peoples, Commission on Human Rights at UN Women.

Dito ko nalaman ang iba’t-ibang mga batas na nangangalaga sa karapatan o kapakanan ng mga kababaihan at mga tao.

Natutuwa ako na bilang isang katutubong kababaihan mula sa tribung Hanunuon Mangyan ay nabigyan ako ng pagkakataong makalahok sa gawaing ito. nbta

environmental services, income and livelihood, carbon credits, security of tenure, stabilization of rural areas and rural development. nbta

Photo Credit: Abigail Lois P. Aguilar NTFP-TF

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Southern Palawan, was able to explain what has been started in the ground. Similarly, concerns on the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) were raised and it was emphasized that there should be no conflict between REDD-plus and ADSDPP as well as with Forest Land Use Plans (FLUP) and other related plans. The presence of no less than NCIP Commissioner Dionesia Banua made a difference when she emphasized “Sa REDD-

plus gagamitin ang mga pamamaraan

ng katutubo sa pangagalaga ng

kagubatan.”

One of the critical concerns stressed is that mining could not be allowed in REDD-plus areas. Thus, scenarios/options were laid out to participants:

whether to go for Mining

– instant money but will result

in loss of forest areas OR go for

REDD-plus – slow process but

intact forests and in the long run

will provide stream of benefits

– carbon, ecosystem, socio-

economic and other co-benefits.

REDD-Plus Hour

During the second day, a detailed discussion, taking-off from issues and concerns raised during the fishbowl discussions was conducted. In this session, current efforts of the local government units, the DENR field units and the local communities were linked with eligible activities of REDD-plus.

At the end of the session, a total of twenty five (25) participants signed-up and committed to be part of the REDD-plus Community of Practitioners (Rp-CoP). These Rp-CoPs are hoped to take care of sustainability aspects of REDD-plus in Palawan. nbta

NCIP Commissioner Dionesia O. Banua

explaining the relationship between

ancestral domains and Indigenous

Rights during the owl discussions.

The Palawan Peace Corps (PPC) Youth

Members play entiled “Tag-ulan sa Tag-

araw”

Mr. Edilberto Magpayo of

Palawan Peace Corps (PPC)

and Palawan APO Alumni Association

(PAPOAA) having a duet with the Color It REDD-

Plus Champion Artist, Ms. Lolita

Carbon

The REDD-Plus Community of

Practitioners (RP-CoPs) of Palawan together with the

Color It REDD-Plus organizers.

ABS-CBN Palawan covering the Color-

It REDD-Plus

Photos by CoDe-REDD

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We usually call coconut tree as the tree of life because of all the benefits and uses of the coconut tree- from trunk to leaves. But another

indigenous species can be called as tree of life- the Buri. Buri can be called as the forest tree of life as well because

of the endless list of products and by-products derived from its various parts. A lot of indigenous communities, like the Tao-buid in Mindoro value the importance of Buri.

Buri (Corypha elata) belongs to the palm family that occurs abundantly at low and medium altitude throughout the Philippines. It is the most stately palm because of its erect and straight trunk that can reach up to 20 meters high and 1 meter in diameter. The leaves are fan-shaped, large, rounded in outline, up to 3 meters in length.

The uses of the buri palm are summarized as follows: 1. Roots can be used to treat toothache.2. Buri bud (ubod) is used for salad or as a vegetable. 3. Trunk can yield large quantities of starch.

Buri-Forest tree of life4. Bark can be used as raw material for native wall and

floor. 5. The petiole yields so-called buntal fiber of which,

the famous Baliuag and Lucban hats are made; sometimes twisted into rope.

6. Mature leaf is used for covering tobacco bales, rarely as a thatch for houses, while the ribs are used for making brooms.

7. From the unopened leaf is obtained a very fine fiber, corresponding to raffia fiber, which is utilized in making cloth, fancy articles, and as string. Fibers secured from the ribs of the unopened leaves are extensively used in the manufacture of the so-called Calasiao or Pototan hats. Strips of the unopened leaf are made into hats, mats, bags, sails, basket, and other articles.

8. The kernels of the young fruits are edible and are made into a sweetmeats.

9. The mature seed are used for rosary beads and buttons. Some say that immature seeds are edible, too.

Weavers from Tao-buid indigenous community of Occidental Mindoro shared that Buri plays a lot of important roles in their forest. Bats sleep under its leaves. Its fruits are also a favorite food of a bird called Balod. Buri keeps the soil stable. They also shared that Buri fiber are stronger if harvested from the tree that came from thick forest.

Sustainable harvesting practices of Tao-buid:1. Any member of Tao-buid can harvest as long as

they follow the sustainable harvesting practices.2. The areas closed for harvesting are sacred places

and areas prone to erosion. 3. Harvesting season is from December to April only.4. Indicator that the leaves are ready for harvesting:

For unopened leaf: should be more than 1 foot in length. For mature leaf, should be green and wide open already. Should climb the tree and use bolo. Be careful in harvesting.

5. Do not harvest the bud. 6. Unopened leaf: 1 per tree. Leaves: 10-12 per tree.

The flowering stage of Buri means the end of its life. But to the indigenous communities, it means the start of many Buri trees because of thousand of seeds that will be spread in the forest. nbta

By Katherine Mana-Galido, Resource Management Officer, NTFP-TF

9January 2012

Isinagawa ng NTFP ang isang pag-aaral ukol sa Value Chain Analysis and Management sa Panaytayan noong ika 28-29 ng Nobyembre taong

2011. Ang mga samahang ito ay ang SSKP, SAMAHAN-

KA at Pangkabuhayan Samahan sa Hawili-1 (PASAHA) sa pangunguna ng Crafts Coordinator na si Panganiban Mayot at ng mga myembro na sila Gemma Biging, Hulyo Bigong, Tibo Bado, Maria Bilog, Mahanay Dalayan, Agot Beryo at Inuman Alihid.

May labinsiyam (19) na kalahok mula sa tatlong samahan ang dumalo sa pagsasanay.

Ang Value Chain Analysis And Managemant ay nakapagbigay ng isang malaking dagdag na kaalaman sa daloy ng buhay ng isang negosyo at mula dito ay nakita ang sangkap ng pagsisimula ng isang negosyo. Halimbawa dito ay ang mga sumusunod:

1. HILIG/INTERES - Kagustuhan na maiangat ang kalagayan sa buhay

2. KASANAYAN - Galing sa mga ninuno o mga bagong kaalaman

3. MAMIMILI - Maaaring mayroon na. Makikipagkumpetensya na lang o di kaya maaaring bumuo ng bagong merkado para sa produkto. nbta

Pag-aaral sa Value Chain Analysis

at Management, Isinagawa

NI PANGANIBAN MAYOT

CRAFT COORDINATOR NG PASAHA

Ang Papaunlad na Kabuhayan ng mga Agta-Dumagat

Ni Arnel Tapic, Enterprise Development Officer, NTFP-TF

Magandang balita para sa mga Agta-Dumagat! Matapos maipatayo ang honey processing center sa Barangay Catablingan, General

Nakar, Quezon para sa pag-proseso ng kanilang pulot, ngayon naman mga kagamitan para sa pag-proseso hindi lamang ng pulot kundi maging pagkaing-gubat ang natanggap ng mga Agta-Dumagat sa General Nakar mula sa Team Energy Foundation, Inc. (TEFI).

Kabilang sa mga kagamitan na binili ay dehumidifier (pangtanggal ng tubig sa pulot), mga kagamitang panluto at pang-kusina, mga lalagyan ng pulot, at isang generator set para mapaandar ang dehumidifier.

Mga Punla Nasa sipag at tyaga raw ang ligaya - totoo ito para sa mga katutubong

Agta-Dumagat sa General Nakar Quezon. Matapos ang ilang buwang pagpapalaki ng mga punla sa kanilang nurseries ay nagbunga ang kanilang paghihintay sapagkat binilhan sila ng FPE3 ng mga pananim na punongkahoy para itanim sa Marikina Watershed.

Ang mga katutubong kahoy ay tulad ng Narra, Apitong, Lawaan, .abi gnap imaram ta olopitnA ,obolaB ,nayuamaT ,nomtaK ,etilaB ,gnilukutiB

Kabuuang 25,000 na piraso ng punong kahoy ang nai-deliber mula noong buwan ng Setyembre at Oktubre 2011. May kabayarang P400,000.00 para sa 54 na Agta-Dumagat mula sa General Nakar, Quezon. May natitira pang 25,000 na order na punla para sa susunod na panahon ng taniman.

Matatagpuan ang mga nursery ng mga katutubong puno sa mga settlement ng mga

yam gnA .tagamuD-atgAmalalaking nursery ay ang Sitio Kagugisan kung saan andun din ang Sentrong Paaralan ng mga Agta. Makikita sa ibaba ang listahan:

Inaasahan ng mga Agta-Dumagat na ang taong 2012 ay magiging masagana para sa kanila. Patuloy silang nagpupunla at nagpapalaki ng mga ito para pagkakitaan. Sabi nga nila, ito ang isa sa kanilang maliit na ambag para sa proteksyon at pagpapanatili ng kagubatan ng Sierra Madre. Hindi na rin sila nagiging kasangkapan sa pagpuputol at pag-uuling ng mga kahoy. nbta

Katutubong Puno mula sa SPA

Pangalan Sukat(1.3 ft)

Sukat (1.5ft)

2 Feet Suma

1 Narra 543 1622 928 30932 Red Lauan 1115 897 2012

3 Tamaoyan 133 70 2034 Bitukulin 166 184 6 3565 Panabang 136 79 2156 Marang 137 139 23 2997 Tugawi 173 257 9 4398 Antipolo 238 291 162 6919 Balobo 130 313 190 63310 Dolitan 50 90 10 15011 Igang 5 95 10 11012 Malaruhat 52 90 14213 Palo maria 45 45 9014 Dalingdingan 17 5 2215 Balite 5 516 Lanite 1 5 617 Lipote 4 5 918 Amlang 14 1419 Apitong 10 1020 Santol 2 221 katmon 12 3 1522 Tuwa 82 63 37 18223 Pilaway 5 10 1524 Malaitmo 633 363 7 100325 Bulala 30 3026 Kuling Manok 3 1 427 Talisay 4 39

3687 4717 1384 9788Bilang ng natitira pang seedlings na hindi pa plantable - 12,000Wala pa rito ang listahan ng seedlings mula sa ibang Pamayanan/Brgy.

PASAHA MPPG habang nagsasagawa ng palihan sa maliit na grupo: Ang pagsasanay sa Value Chain Analysis and Mngt. na ginanap noong Nov. 28-29 sa Panaytayan, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. Ang pagsasanay ay dinaluhan ng SKKP at SAMAHAN KA MPPGs mula Panaytay. Isinagawa at pinadaloy ang pagsasanay nila Rex Dela Peña NTFP EDAC at Erwin Diloy, NTFP EDO

I

Ang Papaunlad na Kabuhayan ng mga Agta-Dumagat

Ni Arnel Tapic, Enterprise Development Officer, NTFP-TF

Magandang balita para sa mga Agta-Dumagat! Matapos maipatayo ang honey processing center sa Barangay Catablingan, General

Nakar, Quezon para sa pag-proseso ng kanilang pulot, ngayon naman mga kagamitan para sa pag-proseso hindi lamang ng pulot kundi maging pagkaing-gubat ang natanggap ng mga Agta-Dumagat sa General Nakar mula sa Team Energy Foundation, Inc. (TEFI).

Kabilang sa mga kagamitan na binili ay dehumidifier (pangtanggal ng tubig sa pulot), mga kagamitang panluto at pang-kusina, mga lalagyan ng pulot, at isang generator set para mapaandar ang dehumidifier.

Mga Punla Nasa sipag at tyaga raw ang ligaya - totoo ito para sa mga katutubong

Agta-Dumagat sa General Nakar Quezon. Matapos ang ilang buwang pagpapalaki ng mga punla sa kanilang nurseries ay nagbunga ang kanilang paghihintay sapagkat binilhan sila ng FPE3 ng mga pananim na punongkahoy para itanim sa Marikina Watershed.

Ang mga katutubong kahoy ay tulad ng Narra, Apitong, Lawaan, .abi gnap imaram ta olopitnA ,obolaB ,nayuamaT ,nomtaK ,etilaB ,gnilukutiB

Kabuuang 25,000 na piraso ng punong kahoy ang nai-deliber mula noong buwan ng Setyembre at Oktubre 2011. May kabayarang P400,000.00 para sa 54 na Agta-Dumagat mula sa General Nakar, Quezon. May natitira pang 25,000 na order na punla para sa susunod na panahon ng taniman.

Matatagpuan ang mga nursery ng mga katutubong puno sa mga settlement ng mga

yam gnA .tagamuD-atgAmalalaking nursery ay ang Sitio Kagugisan kung saan andun din ang Sentrong Paaralan ng mga Agta. Makikita sa ibaba ang listahan:

Inaasahan ng mga Agta-Dumagat na ang taong 2012 ay magiging masagana para sa kanila. Patuloy silang nagpupunla at nagpapalaki ng mga ito para pagkakitaan. Sabi nga nila, ito ang isa sa kanilang maliit na ambag para sa proteksyon at pagpapanatili ng kagubatan ng Sierra Madre. Hindi na rin sila nagiging kasangkapan sa pagpuputol at pag-uuling ng mga kahoy. nbta

Katutubong Puno mula sa SPA

Pangalan Sukat(1.3 ft)

Sukat (1.5ft)

2 Feet Suma

1 Narra 543 1622 928 30932 Red Lauan 1115 897 2012

3 Tamaoyan 133 70 2034 Bitukulin 166 184 6 3565 Panabang 136 79 2156 Marang 137 139 23 2997 Tugawi 173 257 9 4398 Antipolo 238 291 162 6919 Balobo 130 313 190 63310 Dolitan 50 90 10 15011 Igang 5 95 10 11012 Malaruhat 52 90 14213 Palo maria 45 45 9014 Dalingdingan 17 5 2215 Balite 5 516 Lanite 1 5 617 Lipote 4 5 918 Amlang 14 1419 Apitong 10 1020 Santol 2 221 katmon 12 3 1522 Tuwa 82 63 37 18223 Pilaway 5 10 1524 Malaitmo 633 363 7 100325 Bulala 30 3026 Kuling Manok 3 1 427 Talisay 4 39

3687 4717 1384 9788Bilang ng natitira pang seedlings na hindi pa plantable - 12,000Wala pa rito ang listahan ng seedlings mula sa ibang Pamayanan/Brgy.

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The 33rd Annual Conference of the Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (UGAT), the anthropological association in the Philippines, was held last October 20-22,

2011 in Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon with the theme “AghamtaongKaagapay: Anthropology

Cares for its Publics”. It was a gathering of various people from different fields and professions such as university professors, deans, linguists, musicians, NGO workers, sociologists, students and peace makers.

The conference aims to consolidate anthropological experiences and ideas that are focused on improving social welfare, among others, and tackles the relevance of anthropology in the public sphere. Different talks focusing on indigenous peoples, women, children, academe, business and peace and conflicts were presented. Most of us coming from a different background (non-anthro) would disregard such themes as seemingly ordinary in our life, but I realized how these experiences and ideas are really helpful in fields such as social enterprise, which is relevant for me as an enterprise development officer (EDO) working with community-based groups in Occidental Mindoro.

Other presentations which struck me was the paper of Skilty Labastilla entitled “How My Anthropology Background Helps Me Run A Scholarship NGO: The Story of A Better Chance (ABC) Foundation and Its Management” and the anthropology in peace and conflicts as shown in a study titled “Indigenous Peoples Conflict Resolution and Its Contribution to the Current Peace Process: Reflections on the Recently Concluded Peace Accord Among the Banwaons of Agusan Sur” written by Maria Easterluna S. Canoy of Kitanglad Integrated NGOs.

I was also fortunate enough to present a paper based on a study I co-authored with Marian Rica Lodripas and Diana San Jose of AnthroWatch, a project partner in the Mangyan Livelihood Project in Occidental Mindoro. Our study is entitled “Mangyan Women’s Voices in Ancestral

Domain Concerns.” It is a sharing on lessons learned from our experiences gathered from three years of implementation of the “Mangyan Livelihood Project” funded by European Union and Plan-International. It explores the perspectives and roles of different Mangyan women across indigenous groups in Occidental Mindoro who are members of community-based

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Naging Makabuluhan

NI GEMMA BIGONG

BOOKKEEPER, PASAHA








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Member rs of CATADA in Talabonggan, BerManagement Training.

Ca Trainings Palawan

Enterprise Development and Fi ial Management Training for Communities of Mariwara, Pri Urduja, Narra and So. Talabonggan,

Berong, Quezon.

Enterprise Development Training and Financial Management was conducted in two (2) areas last October 28-29 in So. Talabonggan, Berong, Quezon and last November 10-11 and 17-18 in Mariwara, Princess Urduja, Narra, Palawan to SKTM Tribal Group.

The training was composed of important information in Production, Marketing ang Financial Management in which the association are now ready

producer from Sagpangan, Aborlan Ms. Marlyn Bacay.

Twenty three (23) participants attended the training in which men are the priority participants for the training because they were asking if we can provide them additional income aside from handicraft for women.

Out of twenty three participants who attended the training, six (6) of them are men who gave their full time in the training and produced good quality hand made paper for beginners.

During the training they were asking if they can start producing paper. We told them to practice producing more competitive and quality hand made paper. Only by then will they be ready to market their hand made paper. nbta

for business transaction for the benefit of the whole group. The association is now using and implementing proper recording of all the transaction for enterprise and association.

Hand Made Paper making and Soap Making for CATADA (Nov

Training on hand made paper and soap making was conducted last November 29-30, 2011 in So. Talabonggan, Barangay Berong, Quezon, Palawan. Training was conducted with the help of Norlita Colili and a hand made

Member rs of SKTM in Mariwar rduja during the tr

enterprise groups, community working groups gathering data for development planning and Certificate of Ancestral Domain application, as well as family members of indigenous leaders and women leaders themselves. In our paper, we presented narratives of Mangyan women to highlight their participation in ancestral domain-related activities.

As a non-anthropologist, I am pretty amazed on the application of anthropology in our daily lives, may that study be applied or public anthropology. The importance of these studies

is not simply for reference for college students or to fascinate outsiders with the richness of stories and cultures of indigenous peoples and communities but rather, to help be part of the nation building and augment the things that cannot be solved through physics, biology or chemistry. I also realized how as a development worker, I also have a lot to contribute to the field of anthropology from first-hand experiences on the field. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a meaningful conference. nbta

Photo Credit: Ma. Margarita Consuelo

BY MA. MARGARITA CONSUELO, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NTFP-TF

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BY RAMIL PEREZ, TANYA CONLU, KATHERINE MANA-GALIDO

Learning Visit on Natural Resource Management a Success

From December 3-9, 2011, six participants from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have immersed themselves at the Kalahan Educational

Foundation (KEF) in Barangay Imugan, Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya to discuss and share sustainable management practices in their respective countries and to promote a better understanding of the ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration among the participants.

The participants were Irawan Sihombing from Indonesia, Dominic Langat Sigau from Malaysia, Ernesto Conchada and Jose Buendicho from General Nakar, Quezon and Roberto Musa and Alejandro Sambutan from Occidental Mindoro. Conchada and Buendicho are from the Agta-Dumagat tribe while Musa and Sambutan were Mangyan.

The participants converged in Manila and travelled

to Nueva Vizcaya where they stayed at Dagwey Dorm. During their first day, they had discussions with Pastor Delbert Rice of KEF on Imugan’s experience with managing their forest. Pastor Rice told the story of how the Ikalahan won their ancestral land title after losing their case and appealing to the court three times. He explained that in their Memorandum of Agreement 1 with the Department of Forestry, they had 15,000 hectares of forest to protect. Then with the passage of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), they got their Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) in 1998 for 31,000 hectares for 10,000 people in 20 barangays.

Below: Pastor Delbert Rice of KEF takes the participants to a tour of Ikalahan forest.

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traditional forest management. Abi Aguilar from NTFP then discussed the IPRA and Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) process in the Philippines.

The participants also visited areas near Imugan Falls where the fallow period has been observed for almost five years and the changes in forest cover is noticeable. They saw that Imugan is proof of a well-managed forest.

This learning visit would not have been possible without the support of the International labor Organization (ILO). nbta

He emphasized that indigenous peoples should never give up fighting for their land. He went on to relate that they also won the fight against chemical fertilizers, and that they included basic ecology in their school curriculum. He said that although they have their victories, there are constant threats to their forest, such as the satellite tower which they already won the court case against, but the tower is still there. He gave presentations on Management Planning in the Ikalahan Ancestral Reserve, and The Other Half of Agroforestry: The Forest. He also explained that over 100 families are involved in their 30-year old food processing enterprise, and that they can only harvest up to 15% of the fruits from the forest.

The participants were taken to Malico where Pastor Rice showed them parts of the forest including the sacred area, pointing out the effects of their efforts to the health of the ecosystem. He also explained about how trees are measured for their carbon, and the reblocking method for reforestation. Then they went to the food processing center where workers were cooking, sterilizing and packaging jams.

The next day the participants had a sharing of their forest management strategies, as they came from 4 different communities from 3 countries.

Irawan from Kalimantan shared his experience in sustainable honey harvesting, and demonstrated how to make a rafter (tikung) for Apis dorsata. He explained how they are only supposed to harvest honey from the short trees; hence the need for rafters. They have an internal control system to ensure that there are no smokers or smoke coming from farms and no chemicals in the water. He related that they have harvested for 15 years, and that it only started with 3 men. Today there are 13,000 hectares for 200 farmers, and one farmer can have 500 rafters to produce 2 tons.

Dominic from Sarawak shared their replanting efforts and harvesting of sago palm in the Penan villages. The Mangyan and Agta-Dumagat also shared their own

Dominic Langat Sigau explains forest management in Malaysia.

Pastor Rice explains Ikalahan efforts to manage their forests.

Left: Irawan Sihombing of Indonesia demonstrates how to make a tikung (rafter).

Below: Irawan looks on as one participant make a tikung (rafter) himself.

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traditional forest management. Abi Aguilar from NTFP then discussed the IPRA and Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) process in the Philippines.

The participants also visited areas near Imugan Falls where the fallow period has been observed for almost five years and the changes in forest cover is noticeable. They saw that Imugan is proof of a well-managed forest.

This learning visit would not have been possible without the support of the International labor Organization (ILO). nbta

He emphasized that indigenous peoples should never give up fighting for their land. He went on to relate that they also won the fight against chemical fertilizers, and that they included basic ecology in their school curriculum. He said that although they have their victories, there are constant threats to their forest, such as the satellite tower which they already won the court case against, but the tower is still there. He gave presentations on Management Planning in the Ikalahan Ancestral Reserve, and The Other Half of Agroforestry: The Forest. He also explained that over 100 families are involved in their 30-year old food processing enterprise, and that they can only harvest up to 15% of the fruits from the forest.

The participants were taken to Malico where Pastor Rice showed them parts of the forest including the sacred area, pointing out the effects of their efforts to the health of the ecosystem. He also explained about how trees are measured for their carbon, and the reblocking method for reforestation. Then they went to the food processing center where workers were cooking, sterilizing and packaging jams.

The next day the participants had a sharing of their forest management strategies, as they came from 4 different communities from 3 countries.

Irawan from Kalimantan shared his experience in sustainable honey harvesting, and demonstrated how to make a rafter (tikung) for Apis dorsata. He explained how they are only supposed to harvest honey from the short trees; hence the need for rafters. They have an internal control system to ensure that there are no smokers or smoke coming from farms and no chemicals in the water. He related that they have harvested for 15 years, and that it only started with 3 men. Today there are 13,000 hectares for 200 farmers, and one farmer can have 500 rafters to produce 2 tons.

Dominic from Sarawak shared their replanting efforts and harvesting of sago palm in the Penan villages. The Mangyan and Agta-Dumagat also shared their own

Dominic Langat Sigau explains forest management in Malaysia.

Pastor Rice explains Ikalahan efforts to manage their forests.

Left: Irawan Sihombing of Indonesia demonstrates how to make a tikung (rafter).

Below: Irawan looks on as one participant make a tikung (rafter) himself.

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Kalindogan 2011:

On October 18-21, 2011, NATRIPAL participated in the Kalindogan 2011 National Congress for Indigenous Young Leaders with the theme “Social Enterpreneurship: Strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ Capacity on

Sustainable Livelihood and Community Development.” It was held at the Pamulaan Center for Indigenous Peoples’Education, University of Southeastern Philippines, Mintal, Davao City.

It was participated by thirty nine (39) different indigenous communities and organizations coming from Luzon, Mindanao and Island group participated in the event.

NATRIPAL gave a presentation on “Efforts and Initiatives for Livelihood Development in Indigenous Communities” which focused on the existing non-timber forest products (NTFP) livelihood such as marketing of pure wild honey, coco spread and handicrafts. It includes the activities, issues and concerns, actions taken and lessons learned.

Aside from NATRIPAL, other presenters included members and partners of NTFP Task Force like Pastor Delbert Rice of Kalahan Educational Foundation (KEF) and Jenita Eko of Lake Sebu Indigenous Women Weavers Association, Inc. (LASIWWAI).

The four-day event was really meaningful and provided a venue for indigenous peoples coming from different provinces to share lessons learned and experiences in their respective livelihood activities. It also provided an opportunity to gain additional knowledge from other speakers on developing and managing social enterprises and making business plans. In addition to this, participants learned more about resource mobilization, basic financing and funding requirements and social marketing.

NATRIPAL also took the opportunity to promote its products. All the participants were truly glad to have been part of the event as all were able to share lessons as well as learn from others.

NATRIPAL and the other participants are very thankful to Assisi Foundation, which continues to recognize and promote cultural practices and traditions of IPs. nbta

BY MERCEDES LIMSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAGKAKAISANG

TRIBU NG PALAWAN (NATRIPAL)

Left: NCIP Chair Zenaida Pawid speaks before the participants of Kalindogan 2011.

Photo Credit: Assisi Development Foundation, Inc.

Enterprise Development Work in the Philippines

Shared in a Bangkok Forum

BY ERWIN DILOY

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NTFP-TF

The Center for People and Forests once again successfully hosted the Regional Forum for People

and Forests last August 8-9, 2011 at Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 participants all over the region attended the two-day forum with the theme “Community Forestry: Key to Solving Current and Emerging Challenges”. The activity was graced with several inspirational messages from different partners and actors in community forestry.

Formulation of the Vision for Community Forestry in 2020 and “Call for Action” also highlighted the event.

During the first day of the forum, a Knowledge Fair with 24 examples of innovative, community-based enterprises from the region was successfully organized.

I was invited to present in the Knowledge Fair under the category income generation and market access. I was truly proud to share the work of the NTFP-TF and the Custom/Made Crafts Center (CMCC) in the Philippines in addressing the challenges of enterprise development and marketing in community forestry. nbta

Editorial Board

Ruth P. Canlas, Abigail Lois P. Aguilar

Contributors

Contact details

Non-Timber Forest Products - Task Force92-A Masikap Extension, Barangay CentralDiliman, Quezon City 1100, PhilippinesTelephones : +63 2 426 2757, 929 3665Website: http://www.ntfp.org

Arnel Tapic, Erwin Diloy,Genevieve Labadan, Katherine Mana-Galido, Manuel Uy, Ma. Margarita Consuelo, Olivia Melendrez, Ramil Allan Perez – NTFP-TFEmily Abella, Virginia Lantapon, Tanya Conlu – NTFP-EPBanlug Amor, PASAKAMIGemma Bigong, Panganiban Mayot, PASAHAMercedes Limsa, NATRIPALMetchie Gay Arnaiz, RFRI

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