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TRIBAL ORPHANS
The Philippines
is one of the most diverse countries in terms of ethnicity. Mindanao is
one of the three main island groups (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) and is
situated in the southern part of the Philippines. With a size of 94,630
km², it is second in size to Luzon and takes up 20% of the total
Philippine population.
The lowest
point is the Valley of Mindanao, in south-western Mindanao, there
are several ethnic groups of similar ancestry, but whose religion is Catholic,
and whose culture is not as “Westernized” as that of the Christian Filipinos.
There are also various tribal groups in Mindanao, one of them is
Blaan tribal minority. This tribal group inhabited almost 90% of the total
area of Municipality of Glan, one of the Municipalities of Saranggani province,
Mindanao. This tribal group exist in one of the remotest areas in Saranggani
province having considered as agricultural land, majority of them have
no fixed income. They depend only in farming as their means of livelihood.
This term Blaan generally refers to the 18 Non-Moro Indigenous Communities
in Mindanao which, by force of colonization, were driven to the remotest
area of Mindanao and were usually affected by war. In this community we
found out that there are 10 orphans who are being sent to school by their
relatives though they have no fixed source of income. In response to their
daily needs we are envision to in-house these children and provide some
food for their daily needs purposely to give them chance to finish their
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Elsi Sina
June 4, 2000
Grade 1
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Alma Diamod
June 9, 1995
Grade 4
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Onel Legante
Nov. 5, 1996
Grade 2
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Lita Cirizo
May 19, 1997
Grade 1
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Mark Addey
Jan. 19, 1998
Grade 1
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Geline Diamod
Jan. 9, 1995
Grade 4
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Jeny Cel Diamod
May 6, 2001
Grade 1
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Lacky Sina
Nov. 10, 1995
Grade 1
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Binito Lasawang
Feb. 19, 1996
Grade 3
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