Song Feature: Igorota, Girl of my Dream by Jun Utleg

 Lyrics

On a smooth gray rock

By the river bank

She was singing a tune

‘Neath the morning sun

She was playing a flute

And the songbirds were dumbed

As they listen to her wonderful melody

And the air was filled with every note she’s playin’

Slowly I sat by her side

Igorota, girl of my dreams

You’re the most precious gift that i ever had

Igorota, beat of my heart

I’ll go on loving you throughout my life

Igorota, girl of my dreams

You’re the most precious gift that i ever had

Igorota, beat of my heart

I’ll go on loving you throughout my life

You are my day, my morning sun

You forever be my only one

She puts down the flute

and sweetly she smiled

and she asked me, “why are you staring at me?”

And i hold her close

In a songbird sang,

I whispered to her, “I LOVE YOU”

Igorota, girl of my dreams

You’re the most precious gift that i ever had

Igorota, beat of my heart

I’ll go on loving you throughout my life

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Igorota wins top award in MinDA Vegetable Derby

Photo Courtesy || Manny Pinol

Cordillera - An Igorot woman-farmer, one of the hundreds of Cordillerans who migrated to Mindanao, was crowned yesterday as the 2020 Cabbage Queen in the season-long Mindanao Vegetable Derby.

The first-ever Mindanao Vegetable Derby is an initiative of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to improve productivity, address poverty and rev up the region's economic recovery.

Beatriz Homonlay, from Sumilao, Bukidnon, bested all other farmers, mostly men, producing the best quality Cabbage in the derby which started as early as July.

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Homonlay partnered with East-West Seeds using the seeds and the farming technology of the company with the assistance farm technicians.

She was awarded a trophy, a certificate and a 15 cu.ft. refrigerator from Sanden Cold Chain Systems Phils. President Usamo Ikeda.

Homonlay is one of the many Igorot farmers who settled in the highlands of Bukidnon and engaged in vegetable farming.

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Many other Cordilleran families are scattered all over Mindanao, including Kabacan, Cotabato.

All of them are engaged in a work they know best - farming.

Known as quiet and industrious, most of the Igorot families are successful farmers. 

source || Manny Pinol

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