LAOAG CITY “Dallot,” a native chant delivered during special occasions by the Ilokano community in the olden times, remains alive to this day, thanks to natives who have kept the tradition. Adelita Romualdo Bagcal, 77, has clung on to it like a lullaby since she was a child. In recognition of her…
MAYANTOC, Tarlac – Police here on Friday, June 24, underscored their civic duty by teaching children of indigenous people in Sitio Calao, Barangay San Jose, this town under the “Pulis Ko, Teacher Ko” program.
MAYANTOC, Tarlac police teach indigenous people's children in Sitio Calao, Barangay San
(Photo courtesy of PR03/ MANILA BULLETIN)
The RMFB3, headed by Lt. Col. Fitz A. Macariola, and Mayantoc police conducted a relief operation, free haircut, distribution of slippers, and a feeding program to the 60 Aeta families at Sitio Calao, Brgy. San Jose in Mayantoc, Tarlac.
The activity is in line with the PNP’s “BARANGAYanihan” which aims to help those who are less fortunate and poorest of the poor who are greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Anchored on the marching order of the Chief, PNP General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar on Internal Cleansing Policy, we are doing the best we can to reach all four corners of the region to deliver quality public service especially to our Indigenous Peoples (IPs) from far-flung areas which serve as the breeding ground of insurgents,” PR03 director B/General Valerinao T. De Leon said.