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Certainly, culture isn't a closed system. As long as people have senses and unsatiable needs, culture will always be dynamic. Laga grew up in a small bukidnon village, so far away from the city. A chieftain, who also was the shaman, tried to keep new ideas away from infusing to the village culture. He even invoke the power of the deities just to control the lives and minds of every villager. However, it is better to control a herd of cattle than a person, the saying goes. People... Read More
A bugyung (nautilus shell) ensemble suddenly reverberated in the pine-scented air of Malaybalay. Those bugyung blowers must have done their breathing exercise, because it was still 7 in the morning, yet they were able to hold this one-syllabic undulating bass sound for 55 seconds... "Mom, the Kaamulan Festival parade is about to begin," Laga said as she squeezed the hands of her mother-in-law... "Thank, goodness! As much as I enjoy sitting on this grass-roofed platform, while en... Read More
A minority language close to my heart is Binukid. This is one of the minor languages in the province of bukidnon in southern Philippines. Other minor languages in the province is the Western bukidnon Manobo, Tigwa Manobo, and Matigsalug. The lingua franca (major or trade language) in the region is Cebuano or Binisaya. Even though there are only four minor languages in Bukidnon, several dialects exist. Let me give Binukid, which is my mother tongue, as a case in point. Growing up,... Read More
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