Tagum’s IPs engage in livelihood project

TAGUM CITY, Jan 28-- The varying tribes that comprise the Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Communities in this city will engage in Arts and Crafts Livelihood Project for Indigenous People which is a joint project funded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the City Government of Tagum. With a total amount of P250, 000.00, twenty percent of which is shouldered by the City, the aforesaid project is implemented under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (GPBP). The GBPB is a budgeting process implemented by the national government to make governance and public resources allocation more responsive to local needs, thus contributing to poverty reduction and inclusive growth. The City, through the Tribal Affairs Office, has identified 40 members of the indigenous tribes from the aforementioned barangays as the beneficiaries of the project who will undergo a formal training on Tribal Dress Making and Beadworks Making. Specifically, these tribe members are residents of Barangays Nueva Fuerza, Pagsabangan, Canocotan and Magugpo East. The Public Employment Services Office facilitates the training of this training and also coordinate with other peoples organizations based in Tagum that were granted funds through the GPBP. The training was conducted in accordance with Mayor Allan L. Rellon’s developmental thrust on Education, Employment and Culture, and is likewise espoused in the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, which prescribes the recognition, respect, and protection of the rights of IP/CCs to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions, values and institutions.

The on-going activity-training, which formally started on January 21, 2015 at the Tribal Museum, had its opening ceremony on January 20, 2015 and will conclude on February 10, 2015 during the graduation ceremony of the beneficiaries/trainees. (Richi D. Gulle, CIO Tagum)