Blaans fight for their rights
Blaans fight for their rights
By Satur C. Ocampo
At Ground Level | The Philippine Star
Let me share with you this heart-tugging story, still unfolding, of six Blaan tribal communities in Malapatan, Sarangani province: Dlumay, Datalnay, Dungan Bahay, Alna, Q-gam, and Siman.
These communities are part of the hinterland barangay of Upper Suyuan. Yet they are not included in the official map of the municipality, probably because they lie on the other side of a high mountain peak reachable by trekking for 8 to 10 hours.
Until three years ago, the communities did not receive any government attention. They had no school, no health services, and no aid to improve their primitive agriculture.
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