{"id":26000,"date":"2012-12-03T10:35:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T10:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearwaterphilippines.com\/wordpress\/?p=26000"},"modified":"2012-12-03T10:35:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T10:35:19","slug":"badjaos-find-haven-in-pampanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clearwaterphilippines.com\/resort\/2012\/12\/badjaos-find-haven-in-pampanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Badjaos find haven in Pampanga"},"content":{"rendered":"

DESPITE the unfamiliar surroundings, optimism runs high in the active and vibrant Badjao community also known as the \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d in Mabalacat, Pampanga. For Guzman Kalingalan, one of the Badjao refugees, Mabalacat has become not only a sanctuary but a beacon of hope for people like him.
\nThe Sama people can be quite hard to classify as their nomadic nature can also be found in several countries (especially the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia). In Malaysia they are called Bajaus, while other Filipinos call them Badjaos or Samals, depending on which subgroup of the Sama they belong to.\u202f
\nLike the other Badjao refugees of \u201cSama Dilaut,\u201d Kalingalan was forced to flee the hostile environment of Zamboanga to escape war and ethnic persecution. However, the pursuit of a peaceful life has cost the seafaring \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d their homes, means of livelihood and way of life as they were forced to settle in Luzon, an unfamiliar territory.\u202f
\n\u201cMangingisda talaga kami. Ang kabuhayan namin nasa laot. Iyon ang kabuhayan ng mga lolo namin. Napadpad na lang kami dito dahil natakot na kami. Kapag nagpupunta kami sa laot, kapag nakita kami ng mga pirata, kinukuha yung mga makina namin. Kapag hindi namin binigay ang mga makina at mga bangka namin sa kanila, pinapatay kami,\u201d Kalingalan said.
\nOn the fourth day of its \u201cBayanihan: Pamaskong Handog ng PAGCOR 2012\u201d, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) fostered hope and optimism among the marginalized sectors like the \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d community in Pampanga. More than 100 Badjao families received gift packs that would address their immediate needs and provide them with some holiday cheers.
\nPagcor also pledged to build two deep wells for the sustainable development of the \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d community, according to the \u201cBayanihan\u201d component of its ongoing nationwide Pamaskong Handog 2012 gift-giving project.
\nGeneral Manager Alexander Ozaeta, Pagcor\u2019s Casino Filipino Angeles branch in Pampanga, said they chose to extend help to the Badjao families because \u201cwe want them to feel that they are all part of our extended community.\u201d
\n\u201cFor us in Pagcor, there is no such thing as cultural minority. Lahat ay pantay-pantay. This gift-giving activity for the \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d is our way of letting them know that we are here to support them,\u201d Ozaeta added.\u202f
\nThe family of retired artist Sigfried Ranada, also known as Ysagani Ybarra, owns the lot where the \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d community resides. He said the community was established to provide the nomadic \u201cSama Dilaut\u201d a sense of stability and empower them so that they can determine their own course as a people.\u202f
\nHe narrated that when he got stranded in Mindanao 20 years ago, the Sama Dilaut came to his aid. \u201cTwenty years later, I had the honor of meeting some of them again and I repaid their kindness. I gave them sanctuary in our hometown to stabilize themselves, so they are able to determine their own course.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.businessmirror.com.ph\/index.php\/news\/regions\/4414-badjaos-find-haven-in-pampanga<\/p>\n

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