Allow us to express our fullest and sincerest thanks to you our donors and supporters in making this affair truly remarkable and successful.
The Bago Tribe Sagunto Chapter (BNCSPI) will always cherish your grand participation and ever lasting cooperation that incalculated in the midst of our hearts forever…
God bless and thank you very much…
AMIR MALQUED
President
BAGO TRIBE SAGUNTO CHAPTER
(BNCSPI)
We the BAGO NATIONAL CULTURAL SOCIETY of the PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED ( SAGUNTO CHAPTER ) Are extending our warmest greeting for the new year, and with heartfelt gratitude, we reiterate our sincerest thanks to our sponsors and donors for their help and support for the Bago Inter-color Tournament and Women’s Invitational Tournament
DONORS:
Eleno Annaguey
Municipal Councilors
Chuck Dapiaoen
Diosdado Quilaman
Mr & Mrs Joefrey Cabras
Phoebe Hollingsworth
Greg Quilaman
Dr. Ben Balinao
Mrs Irene Florendo (Sagunto Assoc. of USA)
Mr & Mrs Edwin Gaudiano
SFAL (Sagunto Friendship Assoc. of London)
Felimon Castillo
Priscila Oblero
Ferdinand Solano
Janet Oblero Castillo
Cendana’s Store
Merelina Barillo
Mr & Mrs Roger Loyola –donated uniform for the committees
Kenneth Whitear
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Palit-ang (bago tribe)
Special thanks to SAGUNTO UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION (SUKA) for their support. Henry Palit-ang – chairman and Amy Deadman-president.
For this we salute every one of you and may the lord shower his blessing to every one of us.
Sison will hold an INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CELEBRATIONS, “BEGNAS” on October 30, 2008 and the organizers are asking for your support (see letter below). The event is sponsored by the Tribal Council Federation, Sison Tribal Women Federation and the Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines Inc of the Municipality of Sison, Pangasinan.
Send your support to the Sison Tribal Women Federation President, Mrs. Josephine A. Saguirre and/or Mrs. Memoria L. Naranjo, Begnas treasurer, in care of Mr. Inocencio G. Carganilla, chairman of the Pangasinan Tribal Council at the Mayor’s office in Sison.
Direct all inquiries to Mr. Carganilla by telephone: 075-567-2661. Mr. Carganilla is the current executive assistant to Mayor Kimi and will be the acting liaison for the Begnas committee. The committee will also be monitoring this post for comments. If you cannot call, leave your comments or questions here.
BALIKBAYANS FROM LONDON SPONSORED A FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL MISSION WITH MALE CIRCUMCISION AND EYE SCREENING AT SITIO PILAWAN, BARANGAY SAGUNTO
‘Kasdiay gayam ti ikasta da nga …..’
Figure 1 - Site of the mission
April 3, 2008 – Philanthropist balikbayans from London, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dela Cruz and Mrs. Mina Dumal-is, through the persistent request of Barangay Sagunto SK Chairwoman, Hon. Ellaine Grace B. Gaudiano, sponsored a free medical and dental mission with circumcision in one of the remotest and highest area of the municipality of Sison.
The SAGUNTO-BAGO TRIBE DEMO/TRAINING GARDEN is located at west side of Napoleon Sumalnap’s house, north of the Oasis Chapel, on the property of Charing Bestoyong. The lot is being borrowed only by the tribal council for training purposes.
This is a video message of the President of the Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines Inc. (BNCSPI), Geoffrey S. Tilan, Ph.D Engr. Orlando Balloguing who, according to Irene Culbengan (see correction in comments section of this post), is also the ex-mayor of Pugo, La Union. On the video below, Engr. Balloguing mentions that he is from Saitan. In addition, he talks about how bagos have been discriminated upon and discusses his personal experiences and plans to promote the Bago traditions and heritage.
BAGO NATIONAL CULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.
Engr. Orlando Balloguing
President & Chairman of the Board
c/o NCIP Regional Office I Martinez Bldg., Quezon Ave., City of San Fernando, La Union
The Regional Director of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) - Region I is Director Hover M. Ciriaco, Jr. from G. del Pilar, Ilocos Sur.
Visit Bill Bilig’s website, From the Boondocks for a video of kids and women dancing the “Poggapog” dance to the tune of Lourdes Gomeyac Fangki’s Ili Mi’d Kaigorotan.
