Igorota lawyer is Judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York

Photo Courtesy || Karen May Bacdayan via United Mt.Province

Cordillera - The Hon. Karen May Bacdayan is a judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County Housing Court. She was appointed to the bench in 2018.

Judge Bacdayan received her B.S. from Bard College in 1986. She went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Kentucky Law School in 1990.

After graduating from law school, Bacdayan joined the Legal Services Staff Association, where she served as a senior staff attorney until her appointment to the bench. 

READ ALSO: Cordilleran Lawyer - First ever Filipino License Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales

During her twenty-eight year tenure there, Bacdayan represented indigent tenants in Housing Court, providing legal assistance for low-income individuals who faced potential housing and disability discrimination. 

Bacdayan also served as co-chairman of the newly formed Brooklyn Tenant Lawyers Network, which was established to address the issue surrounding the imbalance of legal representation for tenants compared to that of landlords in New York.

READ ALSO: Atty. Roy Lawagan of Cordillera installed as BuCor's Chief Legal Officer

Judge Bacdayan was born in the Philippines and descends from the Igorot Tribe. 

Her family formerly resided in the village of Bangaan in the Municipality of Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines before moving to the United States.

source || https://trellis.law

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Two Cordillerans among topnotchers in Radiologic and X-Ray Technologist exam

Photo Courtesy || Mr. Lumasi & Top Rank RA

Cordillera - Two students who traces their roots to Cordillera were among the topnotchers in the recently concluded Radiologic Technologist and X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examinations in December 2021.

Divina Sagmayao Tallion of the International School of Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) – Tabuk Branch in Kalinga is Top 8 of the December 2021 X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examination with a rating of 81.25. 

Kyron Dangsi Lumasi of Saint Louis University and a native of Sagada, Mountain Province took the 10th spot with a rating of 88.60% in the December 2021 Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 786 out of 2,177 examinees passed the Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination, and 44 out of 155 passed the X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Radiologic Technology in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Rosales, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga in December 2021.

Meanwhile, Saint Louis University is one of the top performing school in the December 2021 Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination as per Commission Resolution No. 2017-1058(C) series of 2017.

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Most single males in Cordillera are found in Benguet province

Cordillera - The province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had the highest number of single males according to the Philippine Statistics Authority - Cordillera.

There are more than 95,000 single individuals in Benguet who are in the age group of 20 to 50 year old with around 50,000 single males.

READ ALSO: Province of Benguet has the Best Quality of Life in the Country

The municipality of La Trinidad had the highest number of singles with over 25,000 followed by Itogon, Benguet with almost 13,000.

READ ALSO: Supercar Blondie admired Igorot farmers' ingenuity of transporting vegies using motorcycle

In the 2015 Census of Population by the PSA, it recorded a total of 625, 814 unmarried individuals in Cordillera. 

The census revealed that there are 343,843 single males while there are 281,971 single females. 

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Baguio City awarded ASEAN Clean Tourists City for the 2nd time

Photho Courtesy || Mccoyoguaman

Cordillera - The city of Baguio has been bestowed the "ASEAN Clean Tourism City Standard Award under the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Category for espousing the ASEAN Tourism Standard.

This is the second successive season that the LGU Baguio is receiving the award, which is being given every other year. 

Baguio City bagged the award in 2020-2022 season, and the again this season covering 2022-2024 according to the Public Information Office-Baguio.

Baguio City passed all the seven criteria set forth by in the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard. These are: 

1. Environmental management

2. Cleanliness

3. Waste Management

4. Awareness-Building about Environment Protection and Cleanliness

5. Green Space

6. Health Safety, Urban Safety, and Security

7. Tourism Infrastructure and Facilities

The ASEAN Clean Tourist City award is a recognition given to member-nations to encourage them to improve the quality of tourism in their cities, increase marketing competitiveness, create jobs for local residents and push economic growth.

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Young Baguio boys create chips made from 'talbos ng sayote'

Cordillera - An adult in the kitchen is nothing new. Men in the kitchen can be quite surprising. But what about boys? 

Situated in the City of Pines, a group of boys started their own business called Homeboyz. Their experience in business is undoubtedly lacking but they don't plan to stop.

"What's cook'n?" you might ask. Well, these boys learned to miraculously formulate chips made from sayote tops grown from Baguio.  For now, they're working in their friend's kitchen with just the mother's kitchen tools. 

We may all agree that sayote is the most evident vegetable in Baguio. You could see its vines crawling up the electric wires or flooding an entire lot. You may ask why, that's because Sayote vegetable is easy to cultivate. Just leave the vegetable anywhere and watch it grow from itself. 

Because of this, the Homeboyz came up with an idea to help consume more of these vegetables in a faster rate thus possibly clearing out the overgrowing vegetable in Baguio.

What might be the reason behind this? This group of boys is just as ordinary as you are. The pandemic affected them and their families negatively. With this product, they're now aiming to help themselves and their families and might even extend to others who need a helping hand. 

You can reach them on their own Facebook page Homeboyz.

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Igorot entrepreneur won 1st Nat’l Kabataang Agribiz, received half million grant

Photo Courtesy || DA-CAR

Cordillera - A young Igorot entrepreneur, Mr. Harry Osboken has been recognized as one of the 6 "Outstanding Youth Agribusiness Models" by the Department of Agriculture and was given half a million grant for winning the national competition.

Osboken, the owner of Dalikan's House of Sauces was also given additional P300,000 grant. 

Osboken is grateful for the opportunity DA has opened for them to be able to create and implement their agribusiness.

“I’d like to thank DA for this wonderful opportunity. From the highlands, we [the youth] seek opportunities in agriculture. We are very grateful for the chance given to us to develop our business and to be able to express our ideas,” Osboken said.

In Sec. Dar’s speech, he also said that the young agripreneurs or yaggies are the new heroes of Philippine agriculture. 

The Kabataang Agribiz Grant Assistance Program aims to encourage the younger generation to put up ventures in line with agricultural development and food production. 

The program provides the young agripreneurs financial aid to support them in starting or continuing agriculture enterprises such as crop and livestock production, fisheries, trading, processing, integrated farming, and agricultural technology. 

Since its launch in April, DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) has awarded P50,000 start-up capital to each of the 1,179 provincial-level awardees. 

From these, 48 were qualified for the regional level and received an additional P150,000 cash grant.

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Youths in Kabayan, Benguet save .5 Million pesos from "Ipon Challenge"

Photo Courtesy || PIO Kabayan

Cordillera- More than half a million pesos (P523,345.85) was collected from the  Ipon challenge  participated by more than twenty three local youths in Kabayan, Benguet.

Have you ever challenged yourself to save something everyday? While others challenge themselves to save any amount, could it be even challenging to save a specific amount or set a target amount within a day, month or year?

Either you have a steady stream of income, or a student receiving allowance from your parents, you can always save if you choose to, but to challenge yourself to save is a different story.

Just like Maureen Medon who was able to save P54, 344 from the working youth category and Brian Labenio who was able to save P53,500 from the school category.

This Ipon challenge was launched by the local government through the leadership of  Shellanie Luciap, President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation which lasted from February 10, 2021 to December 10, 2021.

The challenge was participated by 23 participants with two categories. There were 7 participants from the working youth category and 16 participants from the school your category.

Those who were able to save the most from both categories were recognized and awarded P7,500 each. Second placers received P5,500 and third placers received P4,000, while three participants from both categories received P1,000 as consolation prizes.

This Ipon challenge is indeed an exceptional program conducted by the local government to introduce financial literacy and teach financial discipline and habit to the youth.

This program was certainly successful as some of the participants testified and shared what they've learned about self-discipline not opening their piggy bank, determination in saving, motivation  and inspiration to win the Ipon challenge.

Source|| PIO Kabayan

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PTCOL. Vincent Bangwa - The first Igorot helicopter command pilot, flight instructor of the PNP

Cordillera - Ptcol. Vincent Bangwa is a proud “Kankanaey,” who hails from the municipality of Sabangan, Mt. Province. From a simple beginning, he endeavored progressively in his academic years and graduated Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Baguio Colleges Foundation in the year 1997. 

Year 1998, when he entered the Philippine National Police (PNP) as Non-Commissioned Officer and served as Police Officer 1 at the Police Regional Office Cordillera. 

He then pursued his law enforcement career and entered the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) as Police Cadet and hurdled the rigorous training. He successfully graduated from the prestigious Police Academy in the year 2003 and earned the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety. He is a proud member of the PNPA SAMBIGKIS CLASS of 2003. 

After graduation, he joined the elite PNP Special Action Force (SAF) and underwent the arduous foundation course which is the SAF Commando Course that earned him the most coveted “Black Beret” of SAF. 

As one of the top brass of their class, he was privileged to be assigned at the SAF Air Unit where he underwent different PNP training and various aviation training such as the Basic Helicopter Pilot Training (BHPT), Basic Aircraft Maintenance Course (BAMC), and other advance aviation-related courses here and abroad. He was trained by different check pilots in the helicopter factories such as Airbus, Bell, and Robinsons.

He is the only PNP pilot who is a holder of Commercial Pilot License, Ground Instructor, and a Flight Instructor License under the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) with six (6) ratings in different kinds of helicopters in both single and multi-engine categories making him one of the most sought pilots of the PNP and in the general aviation community. 

As a pilot, they conducted several flight missions all over the country. He led the PNP Air Unit Team in the conduct of aerial reconnaissance, disaster relief operations, and search and rescue operations during the surge of Typhoon Ulysses and Rolly in both the Cagayan Valley Region and Bicol Region.

Not to mention the different air support operations in the conduct of counterinsurgency, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement operations of SAF and other PNP units. They were able to make numerous air support and rescue operations to several wounded operating troops right at the encounter site and airlifted them to the nearest medical facilities and hospitals. He was dubbed as the “Game Changer” during the encounter between the Communist Terrorist Group and the PNP operating troops where he conducted the air insertion of the operating troops in the mountainous terrain of Capiz and Aklan. 

In addition to his numerous accomplishments, he is also the Chief, Flight Instructor in the training of the PNP pool of helicopter pilots. With his ratings and training, he initiated and spearheaded the training to address the depleted number of PNP helicopter pilots. He and his classmate, PLTCOL DEXTER P VITUG already produces a number of new PNP Helicopter pilots wherein he and PLTCOL VITUG are the only Flight Instructors. 

HE IS PLTCOL VINCENT CRIS BUDOD BANGWA served as the Officer-In-Charge of SAF Air Unit twice already and is currently taking his mandatory career course, the Public Safety Officers Executive Course (PSOSEC).

source || PCADG - Cordillera

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Inspring 50-year-old Filipino man has five PRC licenses

Photo Courtesy || Apollo Pablo Zantua

Cordillera - Netizens in the online community showed admiration to a 50-year-old Filipino man who have five professional licenses issued by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC).

The exceptional man was identified as Apollo Pablo Zantua, a native of Camarines Norte who possessed numerous licenses including professional teacher, master plumber, registered mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and civil engineer.

Zantua, also revealed that he has four instructor licenses when he was an Overseas Filipino Worker in Japan.

He later admitted that he passed all the board exams in just 6 months and credited his achievements with his eagerness to learn new things. 

Zantua gave an advice to those seeking to become multi-license holder like him to take and finish one course at a time. He said that being intelligent is not necessary to become an engineer but studying hard and being committed to a goal are the most important thing. 

"If you want to finish with lots of degrees, finish one course then go to the next and so on. I always tell my students, you don't need intelligence to be an engineer. You need commitment," Zantua said. 

Zantua maintains a YouTube channel where he offered free tutorials on mathematics, plumbing, engineering and more to those who are interested to learn. 

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SLU grad is 10th placer in December 2021 Radiologic Technologist board exam

Photo Courtesy || Top Rank RA

Cordillera - Kyron Dangsi Lumasi of the Saint Louis University (SLU) placed 10th among 786 who passed the December 2021 Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination. Lumasi got a rating of 88.60%.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 786 out of 2,177 examinees passed the Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination, and 44 out of 155 passed the X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Radiologic Technology in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Rosales, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga in December 2021.

Meanwhile, Saint Louis University is one of the top performing school in the December 2021 Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination as per Commission Resolution No. 2017-1058(C) series of 2017.

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Philippines martial arts team wins 19 golds at Kenya Mombasa Open

Photo Courtesy || PH Embassy Kenya

Cordillera - Martial art team of the Philippines has bagged nineteen (19) gold, nineteen (19) silver, and seven (7) bronze medal during the recently held martial art event in the 9th Mombasa Open Ton - Il Modo-Do (TIM) International Championship in Mombasa Kenya.

The team also ranked 2nd overall champion after reaping 19 golds besting other teams around the world. 

Jinnefer Befulfo led the country's medal haul after dominating all six categories including the Team Mixed Bon, and the Team Special Technique, Gichoom, Individual Sparring Finweight, Individual Bon, Team Bon Women.

Meanwhile, Princess Minmi Ilustrisimo also bagged gold in the Individual Special Techniques and bronze medals in the women's Sparring Flyweight and the Individual Bong category.

Below are the Filipino athletes who also bagged medals in the 9th Mombasa Open Tong-Il Moo-Do (TIMD) International Martial Arts Championship in December 2021.

Mharjude Delos Santos (2 golds, 3 silvers)

Cyrus Tumanda (3 golds, 3 silvers)

Reymark Bais (3 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)

Jocelyn Pablo (2 golds, 2 silvers)

Aldrige Urianza (1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)

Vincent Laguerta (1 gold, 4 silvers, 1 bronze)

Jayson Purificacion (2 golds, 3 silvers)

Rhenel Desuyo (2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Rhenel Desuyo (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Marissa Arbolario (1 gold)

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Igorota beauty queen - From Miss Earth to Miss Universe PH?

Photo Courtesy || Roxanne Baeyens

Cordillera - With the 3rd edition of the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 coming up this year, rumors in the pageantry organization has been circulating over the participation of Igorota beauty queen Miss Roxanne Baeyens.

The 25-year old Baeyens was crowned Miss Earth-Earth 2020 in November 2020. She was also named the Jewel Beauty Strong Earth Ambassador and had won the Best Evening Gown and Best in Eco Video Jewel Awardee Swimsuit People's Choice Award.

Miss Baeyens who traces her root to Besao, Mt. Province is a nature-lover and have been doing various projects in protecting the nature and the environment.

Roxie will be a strong contender for the Miss Universe PH as she's not new to the pageantry. With her stunning beauty, lots of experience in the pageantry, and her language fluency, no doubt she will have the attention of the judges and viewers to vote for her. 

In 2019, Baeyens represented the country in the Miss Tourism and Culture Universe pageant and finished 1st Runner-Up.

She also participated at Miss Mandaluyong 2019 where she was placed as the fourth runner up. 

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Philippines to acquire its first BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from India

Photo Courtesy || Mike1979 Russia/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

Philippines - The Philippine government is finalizing a deal with the Indian government for the acquisition of BrahMos shore-based anti-ship cruise missile system. 

The deals comes after the country's budget department released initial funds worth nearly P5 billion for the acquisition of anti-ship missile system and other military equipment.

The Philippine military will be the first foreign nation to buy India's BrahMos to bolster its defense capability. 

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile features network-centric architecture, multiple trajectories, and way-point capability that allow the weapon to engage land and naval targets beyond the horizon, according to the defensepost website.

It is equipped with a solid-propellant booster that provides the system with initial acceleration and a liquid-fueled ramjet system that enables a speed of Mach 3.

Additionally, the weapon system’s air-breathing ramjet propulsion technology provides the BrahMos with a longer range than missiles powered by rocket propulsion.

The ship and land-based BrahMos missiles carry a semi-armor-piercing warhead weighing 200 kilograms (440 pounds), while the aerial variant can carry a 300-kilogram (661-pound) warhead. They can intercept surface targets at a minimum altitude of 10 meters (32 feet).

The weapon can launch from ships, mobile launchers, submarines, and even military aircraft. It can also be used for coastal defense and ground attack.

source || inquirer.global & thedefensepost.com

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WATCH: 1941: CORDILLERA ITI IMA TI GUBAT - Action-packed Cordilleran film

Photo Courtesy ||Direk Jianlin

Cordillera - As we are still overwhelmed with the success of our short film DAYAS in the local and international scene, we are ecstatic to share with everyone that we are now one step closer to the completion of our upcoming full-length film 1941: CORDILLERA ITI IMA TI GUBAT. Anticipate this action-packed cordilleran Film, a film that pays homage to our roots as Cordillerans. 

Featured in this film are our Cordilleran Champions Team Lakay's Coach Mark Sangiao, Lito "the Thunderkid" Adiwang, Joshua "The Passion" Pacio, Stephen " The Sniper" Loman, Geje "The Gravity" Eustaquio, and Jhanlo Mark" The Machine" Sangiao in a new perspective, both as warriors and actors. 

In her Debut Film as a film actress, we are proud to feature one of our Exclusive Talents, the humble and multitalented  "Face of Sine Cordillera", Ms. Dexter Jaimie Tampoa. Featured also is  Croatian-Filipino Actor, Mr. Mark Neumann.  Both actors' chemistry and acting prowess are to be anticipated. 

We are most proud of the fact that the majority of the cast are Cordilleran, aside from Team Lakay, we are joined by our National Artist for Film, Tatak Kidlat Tahimik, with his special appearance as a supporting actor. We take pride in the fact that our work was acknowledged by Tatay Kidlat who gladly accepted our offer to join this passion project of ours.  Other supporting actors include Mr. Rolly Badando, Mr. Kenneth Jhave Bautista, and Kapitan Peter Wasing, featured also are the PGT 2018 Golden Buzzer and Grand Finalists, the Bardillerans, our Singing Mineros who also composed our Official Soundtrack, and other Cordilleran talents.

1941: Cordillera Iti Ima ti Gubat is produced by Be Unrivaled Productions and Sine Cordillera with Direk Jianlin at the Forefront as the Executive Producer and Director of the Film. We are also joined by FPJ Ang Probinsyano’s Direk Perry De Guzman as Co-Director and Direk Atoy Devera as the Director of Photography. 

source || Direk Jianlin // https://jianlin.education/1941-cordillera-iti-ima-ti-gubat-%E2%94%82a-new-beginning/

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WATCH: Ifugao fighter Loman knocks out Russian fighter Saadulaev in Singapore

Cordillera - Ifugao fighter Stephen Loman has proven once again that he is the best fighter in the Bantamweight division when he shuts off the lights to Russian fighter Saadulaev on Friday 17 December 2021.

Photo Courtesy || One Championship

Loman, the newcomer in ONE capitalized on his striking power, catching the Russian fighter with a left straight punch that immediately sent him down to the ground. 

The former Brave CF champion has improved his record to 14 wins and 2 losses with 4 of those wins coming by way of TKO and 2 submission victories.

WATCH ALSO: Jhanlo Sangiao Crushes Paul via Rear-Naked-Choke

Loman just defeated one of the considered submission specialist in ONE Championship.

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WATCH: Team Lakay's Jhanlo Sangiao crushes Lumihi with an epic submission victory

Photo Courtesy || ONE Championship

Cordillera - It's a huge victory for Team Lakay as son of veteran coach Mark Sangiao won its first fight in ONE:WINTER WARRIORS II in Singapore.

19-year-old Jhanlo Mark Sangiao submitted Indonesian fighter Lumihi via rear-naked-choke in the first round. 

True to his word, Jhanlo finally made his dream a reality, to be successful in his ONE debut. 

WATCH ALSO: Ifugao fighter Loman knocks out Russian fighter Saadulaev in Singapore

"This is a fight that I was waiting for since I was a kid. This has always been a dream of mine. Now it's all about making sure we end up on top and making this a reality," Jhanlo said before the fight.

Jhanlo thanked his team mates, his father Mark and ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sidyothong for letting him have the opportunity to show his talent.

Congratulations Jhanlo Sangiao.

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Igorot fitness trainer to represent Philippines in Mister World Heritage 2022

Photo Courtesy || Nico Adrian Pawid via Arthur Soriano Jr.

Cordillera - Fitness trainer Mr. Arthur Soriano Jr. was officially selected as the country's representative in the upcoming Mister World Heritage 2022 which will be held in India. 

Photo Courtesy || Nico Adrian Pawid via Arthur Soriano Jr.

Mr. World Heritage is a pageant dedicated to the men's of the world who value their culture, tradition and heritage.

Soriano, who traces his roots to Kapangan, Benguet was recently hailed as Datu Matikas and awarded Best in Mandirigma Costume in the Hari ng Pilipinas 2021 (HNP).

Photo Courtesy || Nico Adrian Pawid via Arthur Soriano Jr.

Soriano was also held as top performer for Marangal Tribe in the HNP Personal Style Fashion Supermodel Challenge.

Continue supporting Mr. Soriano's journey as he represent the Philippines in Mister World Heritage 2022 in India. 

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Igorot multi-media artist is 3rd winner of the 2020 Portfolio Art Award

Photo Courtesy || Rocky Cajigan

Cordillera - Igorot Multi-media artist has won the 2020 Agents of Change Portfolio Art Award launched by ambassador and artist Giorgio Guglielmino and Hugo Bunzl in collaboration of Angel Velasco Shaw. 

33-year-old Rocky Cajigan who hails from Bontoc, Mt Province became the 3rd recipient of the 2020 Portfolio Art Award. 

Cajigan, a graduate of Saint Louis University (SLU) is an artist and a writer who built a name for himself in both local art scene with his unique style  using media installation and assemblages to reflect the Philippine Indigenous culture.

READ ALSO:  Igorot artist from Mt. Province chosen as one of the 40 best portrait painters in the world

Using his personal experience being a Filipino born in the Cordilleras, Cajigan's art is anchored with his mission to question the Filipino culture and how it gradually changed overtime by colonization. 

"We have to take apart what our culture is, and which part is truly ours and which have been imposed on us by others, Cajigan said in an interview. 

READ ALSO: Self-taught Igorota artist makes intricate wire sculpture by twisting single strand of wire

Several of Cajigan's artwork has been installed in the main entrance of the Queensland Art Gallery to provide glimpse of the Cordilleran Heirloom. 

In 2012, he was nominated New Artist of the Year and in 2016 he was awarded the 2016 Ateneo Art Awards’ Fernando Zobel Prizes for Visual Art for his solo show Museumified, which featured 22 assemblage pieces and sculptures made up of found objects and artifacts from the Cordilleras.

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Biggest Vintage bomb found at construction site in Baguio City

Photo Courtesy || BFP-Baguio

Cordillera - A vintage bomb, apparently the biggest one has been found at a construction site in Barangay Balsigan, Baguio City. 

Lead by the Baguio bomb squad and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, BCPO and BFP-Baguio, the bomb was carefully removed from the construction site. 

Workers in the construction site discovered the bomb and immediately reported it to the BCPO and BFP.

READ ALSO: King Cobra - World's largest venomous snake caught in Baguio city

Experts from the EOD said the bomb weighs around 500 Kg, 132 cm. and has a diameter of 172 cm.

It can be recalled that in March 2020, a similar vintage bomb was found in Greenvally, Baguio City.

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Igorot hailed as Datu Matikas and awarded Best in Mandirigma costume in Hari Ng Pilipinas 2021

Nico Adrian Pawid via Arthur Soriano Jr.

Cordillera - A proud Igorot from Kapangan, Benguet Arthur Soriano Jr. made it to the top 12 finalist in the recently concluded Hari ng Pilipinas (HNP) 2021.

Photo Courtesy || Nico Adrian Pawid via Arthur Soriano Jr.

Soriano was also hailed as Datu Matikas and was awarded the Best in Mandirigma Costume. 

Meanwhile, Jerson Mendez of Marinduque made history by being named as the first-ever Hari ng Pilipinas 2021. 

HNP held its inaugural pageant in Cauayan, Isabela on 12 December 2021. Forty-one (41) gorgeous men from different part of the country vied for the title.

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