* It is a sad day indeed when artists stop doing what they’re doing because of piracy. Dexter See reports that “artists in the Cordillera have stopped production of original compositions due to the rampant piracy which has resulted in bankruptcy among the local producers.” More at the NPT Blog.
* Check out the Sagada Guides’ photos of men in G-String, er, loin cloth. Maybe this will answer the question on whether Igorots wear underwear which we posted about here, eh?
* Our new sibling in the blogosphere, The Mountains of Kalinga, has a post on some common Kalinga words as well as some common Taloctoc sentences. Interestingly, some are like Kankanaey. For instance the Taloctoc “Ingkayon ot” for “Go ahead!” would be “Engka yo et” in our language.
* Watson has a review of the Cordillera Coffee in SM Baguio. The long and short of it: Nice looking cafe, service needs improvement. [Baguio-Quezon]
* Via A Raconteur’s Attempt, we discover a kailiyan who is a flight nurse. Wow. That would be a glamorous job, no? Not really according to iTadian Ruthie Bilagot. Read her post here.
From the Calgary Herald:
A fund set up by former co-workers to help homicide victim Arcelie Laoagan’s family has raised more than $100,000.
The money will be used to set up a monthly income for family in the Philippines left without support after she was killed in Calgary on Jan. 18.
Laoagan left behind five children, from elementary-school age to young adults, and husband Gregorio Laoagan.
“We’re just overwhelmed and so appreciative of all the donations,” said Jane Mugford, the vice-president of technology at West Canadian, a graphics company where Laoagan worked. “We’ve had people walk in off the street and donate.”
Donations have come from all over Calgary, across Canada and even Australia, she said.
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From Sunstar Baguio we learn that Corazon Cortel-Balweg, widow of former rebel priest Conrado Balweg died of a heart attack last Monday. She is survived by five children the youngest of whom is still in elementary school. Our condolences to her family.
Corazon Cortel-Balweg, a New People’s Army (NPA) active amazon in the 1980s and widow of rebel priest Conrado Balweg, died Monday afternoon of cardiac arrest at Camp Upi in Gamu, Isabela.
Corazon, 48, and her group were on their way to the Philippine Army’s (PA) 5th Infantry Division camp to follow up and monitor livelihood programs for members of the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CPLA) when she felt heart pains then collapsed.
Mrs. Balweg is the CPLA’s chief of staff, a position she held since the assassination of the rebel priest in his hometown in Malibcong, Abra on December 31, 1999.
Former Bucloc, Abra mayor Mailed Molina, the incumbent CPLA chairman, confirmed the death of Mrs. Balweg after receiving a call from Major General Melchor Dilodilo, commander of the 5th ID in Gamu.
Colonel James Jacob of Camp Upi in a text message said Mrs. Balweg died at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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I was wondering about the results of CARAA or the regional athletic meet which pits high school and elementary athletes from the different provinces and, fortunately, Bong Cayabyab has this report in the Northern Philippine Times.
Here’s how the provinces and Baguio City ranked:
Baguio recorded 322-points in the elementary division and scored 474- points for the secondary level during the weeklong regional sports meet at La Trinidad Sports Complex and Benguet State University, Benguet province, which fired off Feb. 24.
Benguet emerged 2nd with 580 points; Mt. Province 3rd with 293, followed by Kalinga, Ifugao, Abra, and Apayao province, respectively.
Gag-gag-ay has a post on some of the winners which you can read here. Also, as long as we are talking about sports, check out Ramon Dacawi’s must-read article on the need for more sports coverage out there. We agree with him of course.
By the way, if you are interested in how the 2008 CARAA rankings changed from last year, check out the CARAA post we made a year ago.
