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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Tyrone Velez

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Velez: Of bahag, lost tribes, and misappropriation in Kadayawan

THERE’S controversy on the winner of last week’s Kadayawan Indak Indak dance competition.The Sindac Anib Performing Ensemble from Bislig, Surigao del Sur, won the Open Category for groups coming from other regions. The controversy is sparked by the group’s costumes ...

From 3 days ago

An indigenous dance of resistance

The enjoyable part of the Kadayawan Festival is the indak-indak dance competition where schools and groups coming from different regions showcase a modern interpretation of their region’s indigenous dance.I say interpretation because what they present is a fusion of modern ...

From 8 days ago

Velez: Roots of resistance in Kadayawan

CONTINUING on the issue of Kadayawan, does anyone know about its history and context?It may come as a surprise that Kadayawan is not an original from Davao. It traces its roots to a festival in Kidapawan called Kalibongan organized by ...

From 11 days ago

Velez: Knowing the Lumad beyond Kadayawan?

THE word “Kadayawan” is derived from the Lumad Mandaya greeting “Madayaw” that means beautiful or bountiful. The Kadayawan Festival has been institutionalized since 1995 as a celebration every August to remember the 11 Lumad and Moro tribes who originally inhabited ...

From 15 days ago

Velez: Mysterio’s web, how it tangles us

THOSE who watched “Spider-Man: Far From Home” would have probably been bewildered by its cliffhanger ending. But for me, that’s the most exciting and relatable thing in this movie.Some not so spoilers will be discussed here. The ending showed Spider-Man, ...

From 20 days ago

Velez: Mysterio’s web, how it tangles us

THOSE who watched “Spider-Man: Far From Home” would have probably been bewildered by its cliffhanger ending. But for me, that’s the most exciting and relatable thing in this movie.Some not so spoilers will be discussed here. The ending showed Spider-Man, ...

From 21 days ago

Velez: Mysterio's web, how it tangles us

THOSE who watched Spider-Man: Far From Home would have probably been bewildered by its cliffhanger ending. But for me, that's the most exciting and relatable thing in this movie.Some not so spoilers will be discussed here. The ending showed Spider-Man, ...

From 22 days ago

Velez: Both alive and well

“MARTIAL law + bakwit school are both alive and well...”That’s how a University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao professor wrote about joining the Lumad bakwit students, their parents and teachers in a flag ceremony protest on Monday in front of ...

From 25 days ago

Velez: Mindanao issues skipped in Sona

IT'S been said that President Rodrigo Duterte enjoys high approval among the people in Mindanao because people believe he can bring the change.From correcting "historical injustice," to bringing peace and equality through federalism, this has been some of the promises ...

From 29 days ago

Velez: ‘Di tiaw-tiawan’

THE sky was overcast as rain poured on the afternoon of the President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (Sona). That did not deter 40,000 protesters marching in Manila. They are perhaps buoyed by the effigies of fishing boats, ...

From 32 days ago

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