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.
From all of us at Sagunto Star.com wishing you and yours a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
We give, for your enjoyment, the original and award winning Quiet Cool Basketball Team in their original performance of their Pallu-ok dance during the 1990 Sagunto Fiesta.
Just another reminder, if you liked this video, to please don’t forget to send your donations for the Gangsa and Tribal Costumes. We may again see this kind of performance at the 2008 Homecoming Fiesta.
Congratulations to Saguntonian Eliezer Sunang for winning the Bronze Medal in the Men’s Shot put at the 2007 South East Asia (SEA) Games in Thailand!
The SEA Games is underway in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from December 6 to December 15, 2007. As of today, December 10th, the Philippines is ranked fifth in medal winnings, racking up 23 Gold medals, 30 Silver medals, and 53 Bronze medals. Our very own Eliezer Sunang garnered one of those medals.
Eliezer is the son of Gertrudes Biteng and Henry Sunang. Congratulations, Eliezer, we are all proud of you!
This is the Quiet Cool team of Sagunto strutting their stuff during the program in Labayug, 1991. This was a dance previously mentioned here, when the team presented their dance during the Sagunto bario fiesta, 1990.
This is just a preview of more to come. This long lost dance, that we had a difficulty finding still photos of, has a video! So stay tuned, this is just a preview of what’s to come.
