March 22, 2010
The Ritual at Tudaya Falls
Published on December 3, 2006
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• The Ritual at Tudaya Falls (slide show)
• Where Will the Children Go?
• Tudaya’s Allure
Click on the image to view Cheryll D. Fiel’s pictures of the ritual.
A giant power company plans to build a hydroelectric plant in Tudaya, a village in Davao del Sur. Proponents of the project said the plant would “not only offer solution to the power crisis in the offing, but at the same time provide livelihood opportunities and other benefits to the communities.” The Lumads in the area, however, are up in arms, claiming that the plant would desecrate Tudaya Falls, which is their worship ground, and destroy their way of life. They also accuse Hedcor, the power company, of misleading members of the tribe. They expressed their opposition to the project by holding a sacred ritual last week. Davao Todays Cheryll D. Fiel was there.
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The article was written extensively. I admire the investigative ideas of the one who wrote this. Actually, I was also there during the ritual. And i believe, ’twas put into writings so well.
Keep it up! for a job well done!
[...] The Bagobo-Tagabawas, a tribe in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, fear not only their displacement if an Aboitiz-owned power company succeeded in building a power plant in Tudaya. Ultimately, their leaders say, the children will pay the price. Text and photos by Davao Todays Germelina A. Lacorte.Related story: The Ritual at Tudaya Falls [...]
we’ve been there with mah frends,,,,,
awezome!
dat’s wat you call mother nature!