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	Mangyan
		The Alangan is one of the Mangyan ethnic groups.
		The Alangan Mangyan are medium built, round face with straight and long hair (both men and women).
		The family of the caretaker is in charge of the whole area of the Batangan from generation to generation, due to having ecological knowledge of the area, so they can be calles the "caretaker-centered kin group".
	library.thinkquest.org /C003235/mangyan.html (797 words)

	Mangyan Heritage Center * Links
		The Mangyan population is estimated at 10% of the total population or 100,000 Mangyans.
		Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro island, each with its own tribal name, language, and set of customs.
		The Buhid Mangyans are found within the municipalities of Roxas, Bansud, Bongabong and some parts of Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro, and in the municiplaities of San Jose and Rizal in Occidental Mindoro.
	www.mangyan.org /tribal/index.html (1618 words)

	Mangyan
		"Mangyan" is the collective name of seven ethnolinguistic group inhabiting most of the highland region of Mindoro, the seventh largest island in the northern end of the vast basin of the Sulu Sea, south of Batangas and the mainland southern Luzon, and west of the Bicol region.
		They are often referred to by their Buhid neighbors as the Mangyan patag - "Mangyan of the flatlands" -- to distinguish them from the former who live in the higher hinterland of the island.
		The musical instruments found among the Mangyan are the gitara, a homemade guitar; the gitgit, a three-string indigenous violin with human hair for strings; the lantoy, a transverse nose flute; the kudyapi, a kind of lute; and the kudlung, a parallel-string bamboo tube zither.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /mangyan_frame.html (3500 words)

	Cultural Heritage - Home (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mangyan is the general name for the indigenous tribes who live in the province of Mindoro.
		The Buhid Mangyans live in the towns of Roxas, Bansud, Bongabong and some parts of Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro, and in the municiplaities of San Jose and Rizal in Occidental Mindoro.
		A study on the Mangyans' way of farming was conducted in 1995 and it revealed that their practice prevented land deterioration.
	www.globalpinoy.com /ch/ch_category.php?category=tribes&name=Mangyan&table=ch_tribes&startpage=1&endpage=15 (1277 words)

	The Mangyans of Mindoro (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mangyan is the generic name for the eight IP groups found in the mountainous regions of Mindoro island—the Alangan, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunuo, Iraya, Ratagnon, Tadywan and Tau-buid, a combined population of 100,000.
		The Mangyans, considered as the first inhabitants of the island of Mindoro, believe that "land is life" and from it emanates their distinct and rich culture.
		Mangyan settlements are mostly found in the interior, mountainous region of Mindoro, in land classified by the government as Forest Zone and Public Domain.
	asianjournal.com /?c=55&a=19067 (1141 words)

	Mangyan
		Hanuno means "true," "real" or "genuine." According to Conklin, when he asked the what kind of Mangyans they were, the Mangyans' answers to his queries were nothing else but their claim to be true, real and genuine Mangyans.
		Being more stationary than the other Mangyans, their houses are more permanent structures made out of light materials, elevated up to four or five feet from the ground, supported by bamboo posts or sturdy forest lumber and roofed with nipa materials or cogon grass.
		In the Mangyans syllabary, there are eighteen characters, three of which are vowels and the other fifteen characters are written combine those vowels.
	library.thinkquest.org /C003235/mangyan2.html (1069 words)

	Bulatlat - The Philippines's alternative weekly magazine
		Unlike colonial-age ethnographic studies and shots for foreign tourist consumption, the images are not voyeuristic tokens of the 'savage natives': taken as samples of the exotic and uncivilized under the lying assumption of cultural and material inferiority.
		The photograph of a smiling Mangyan baby, for instance, is laden with the beaded bracelets, basketry,and textiles that Mangyan women have also started to produce as for commercial, as well as personal, consumption over the years.
		Images of Mangyan children populate Panaligan's works, perhaps as a metaphor for the emergence of a new generation of dispossessed national minorities who grow up in the ways of their ancestors but who are also systematically deprived of their basic rights and needs up to the present.
	www.bulatlat.com /news/5-50/5-50-margins.htm (1315 words)

	THE MANGYANS, OUR BROTHERS
		The scripts of the Hanunuo and Northern Buhid Mangyans from Mindoro, and of the Tagbanua and Palaw’an tribes from Palawan have been declared as national cultural treasures in 1997, and inscribed in the Memory of the World Registers of UNESCO in 1999.
		Today, one of the Mangyans’ main sources of livelihood is their handicraft made of forest vines, beads and cotton.
		Mangyans center their lives on the principle of co-existence: They do not live off the environment; they live with it.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/tl/tl012695.htm (974 words)

	The Mangyans in Mindoro
		The Mangyans were the only inhabitants of Mindoro before they were driven from the coasts into the mountainous areas by invading Tagalogs.
		The term Mangyan is a generic name for the diverse groups inhabiting the mountains and foothills.
		A mangyan is very much willing and happy to give their live chicken in exchange for a can of sardines.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/aye/mangyan.html (2581 words)

	Bulatlat.com
		Another, a Buhid Mangyan named Rigmay Maranggat, was arrested on Sept. 30 by elements of the 204th Brigade Philippine Army based in San Mariano, Roxas.
		Mangyans, he said, are being forced to serve as guides during military operations.
		The Mangyans are appealing for the pull out of abusive military units in their area and the indemnification of the victims of abuses.
	www.bulatlat.com /archive2/041Mangyans.html (1189 words)

	About Culture and Arts
		However, what distinguishes the rich Mangyan literary tradition from others is the ambahan, a poetic literary form composed of seven-syllable lines used to convey messages through metaphors and images.
		Already steeped in the wisdom that the ambahan is a key to the understanding of the Mangyan soul, Ginaw took it upon himself to continually keep scores of ambahan poetry recorded, not only on bamboo tubes but on old, dog-eared notebooks passed on to him by friends.
		Most treasured of his collection are those inherited from his father and grandfather, sources of inspiration and guidance for his creative endeavors.
	www.ncca.gov.ph /about_cultarts/cultprofile/gamaba/bilog.php (314 words)

	MANGYAN DOT NET: Virtual City of Mindorenos! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mangyan population is estimated at 10% of the total population or 100,000 Mangyans.
		Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in Mindoro island, each with its own tribal name, language, and set of customs.
		The Alangan Mangyans are found within the municipalities of Naujan, Baco, San Teodoro, and Victoria in Oriental Mindoro, and in the municipality of Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro.
	www.mangyan.net /component/option,com_jd-wiki/Itemid,36 (1839 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ethnic tribes, Mangyans, are gentle and withdrawn but many of them have managed to integrate into the cultural mainstream, largely in the municipalities of Mansalay, Baco, Puerto Galera, Roxas, and Bongabong.
		These Mangyans are skilled weavers and craftsmen, producing intricate tribal finery, including baskets, mats, and other items, both functional and aesthetic.
		Strains of the Mangyan dialect spoken are Arayan, Alagnan, Buhid, Hunuo, and Tadyawan.
	www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=21 (692 words)

	Mangyans Say Our Rights First Before Tamaraw Concerns
		We, Mangyans, are ignored.)," said Enrique Tupaz, a Tadyawan and a worker of the Roman Catholics’ Mangyan Mission Foundation in Caplapan, Mindoro.
		The Mangyans, composed of seven tribes: the Tadyawan, Alangan, Tan B’uid, Iraya, Buhid, Hanunuo, and Gubatnon, are the first people of Mindoro.
		Mangyan coalitions have come out with the position not to recognise any government land programs, including declared protected areas, until their ancestral domain rights are assured.
	www.cpcabrisbane.org /Kasama/1996/V10n3/Mangyans.htm (468 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The principal language in Mindoro is Tagalog, although in some parts it has been greatly influenced by the native Visayan and Mangyan languages.
		Visayan and Mangyan languages, too, are spoken on the island, as are Ilokano and some foreign languages — e.g., English, Fukien, and, to a much lesser extent, Spanish.
		The religion of the indigenous Mangyan population is animism.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mindoro (430 words)

	Res Tuta - adventure brokers - [] - Mangyan wilderness adventure (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dwellers of the island's hinterlands, the Mangyans are remnants of the once populous tribes that inhabited these jungles.
		Life with the Mangyans is a simple trip back to Nature, and experience with the real and true Nature lovers...
		Board a motorized outrigger for Pico de Loro, a strip of sand hemmed-in by the sea and cliffs that rise straight from the shore.
	www.restuta.com /?m=dest&c=3&sub=eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3&pid=144 (263 words)

	Philippines Update / Philippine Community leaders call for halt to UK mining project
		The two visitors are Ramil Baldo, a Mangyan indigenous leader from the affected area, and Father Edwin Gariguez, a priest who was, at one time, acting municipal secretary to the town of Victoria where the mine is located, and is active in ALAMIN, the local alliance against the project.
		He noted how the Mangyan depend on the local natural resources, and that although the company has offered them money it would not be any use to them without their land.
		The people’s unified stand against the Mindoro Nickel Project and their opposition to the entry of any mining operation in the province were clearly articulated in the Ordinance promulgated by the Provincial Council of Oriental Mindoro on January 2002 declaring a mining moratorium in the province for a period of 25 years.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press1067.htm (2353 words)

	TEKNOTROPHEO - Mission (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Despite the many social, religious and government agencies that have come to reach the Mangyans, many are still living under the shadow of the mountains.
		They dream of education for their children, a 'land' of their own and a place in the society, after all they are Mangyans, which means 'tao' in Tagalog or a human being.
		"Youth is the hope of the nation", same is true with the Mangyans of Abra de Ilog, the youth are the backbone and the strength of this community.
	www40.brinkster.com /geon2006/mis.htm (403 words)

	Oppose Mindex Proposed Nickel Cobalt Mine in Mindoro Island
		This would be a human rights violation in breach of Mangyan customary law and rights and in breach of recognised international law.
		In addition among those Mangyan and lowlanders who do know of the project there is concern that their clearly expressed views of opposition have been misrepresented to the authorities as acceptance.
		Mangyan communities have long standing rights in the area which we understand to have been recognised by the Philippine government.
	www.philsol.nl /B99/Mindoro-may99.htm (912 words)

	2004 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Emergent Leadership - Benjamin Abadiano
		And as they shared with me their very selves, I came to understand the extent of their marginality and the many social realities that have been and remain to be obstacles that hinder the total attainment of their vision for peace and development.
		A clear strength of TUGDAAN as an institution is its sensitivity to the dynamics of the Mangyan culture.
		With these, the Mangyan people are able to employ their own visions and perspectives in life in planning and implementing the many facets of the program.
	www.rmaf.org.ph /Awardees/Lecture/LectureAbadianoBen.htm (3248 words)

	Hanunóo alphabet and language
		The Hanunóo or Mangyan script is one of a number of closely related scripts used in the Philippines until the 17th Century.
		It is thought to have descended from the Kawi script of Java, Bali and Sumatra, which in turn descended from the Pallava script, one of the southern Indian scripts derived from Brahmi.
		The term Mangyan is the collective name for the eight indigenous peoples of Mindoro.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/hanunoo.htm (306 words)

	PHILIPPINES: Killing of Mangyan family in Mindoro by Army personnel
		We are forwarding updated information from the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) regarding the killing of the Blancos, a Mangyan family, by elements of the 16th Infantry Batallion (IB) of the Philippine Army (PA).
		Indigenous peoples in the Philippines are repeatedly the victims of violations at the hands of the military, and the Mangyans are often accused of being members, sympathizers and supporters of the New People's Army when, in reality, they are not.
		The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines and the Mangyan Mission of Occidental Mindoro, together with the Mangyan Communities, urge all organizations and agencies that are concerned about the killing of the Blancos to call on the government and perssurise them to ensure that justice be served and that the perpetrators be arrested and punished.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2003/618 (638 words)

	Philippine Arts: Indigenous Music
		Both types of singing – the leader-chorus and singing with instrument – may be found in the Central Philippine groups such as the Mangyan and Tagbanua, where often singing is done with the flute (Tagbanua), the guitar or violin (Mangyan), either solo or as a group with a soloist-leader.
		For example, the Kalinga of the North generally sing in short phrases frequently broken by rests or stops; the Maguindanao of the south sing in long melismatic phrases; the Mangyan sing mostly in a monotone with turns at the end of phrases.
		There are countless lullabies, among which are the chag-ay sa maseypan of the Bontoc the iyaya of the Mangyan, the binua of the Badjao.
	www.filipinoheritage.com /arts/phil-music/pre-colonial-indigenous-music3.htm (1118 words)

	APFT Pilot report - English - A- MINDORO ISLAND
		There are seven groups of swidden cultivators, referred to generically as the Mangyan : the Iraya, Alangan and Tadyawan in the northern half, and the Taubuid (or Batangan), Buhid (or Buid), Hanunóo and Ratagnon (or Loktanon) in the southern half.
		Today a 'Mangyan governor' (lowland governor) is nominated by the government.
		He is assisted in his work by a 'Mangyan tyniente', Yaom, a Buhid, who is one of the most important connections the people have with the government nowadays.
	lucy.ukc.ac.uk /Sonja/RF/Ukpr/Report80.htm (2471 words)

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		The MNP is so located that about 12 Mangyan communities shall be displaced resulting to the loss of land sacred to their communities, their source of livelihood and cultural heritage.
		The indigenous Mangyan have been re-organised out of their pre-existing organisations into ones under the patronage of the company and the government's agency for Indigenous peoples the NCIP.
		Mangyan leaders with big responsibilities for indigenous decision making have been recruited by the company as "community liaison officers" gifts of rice, farm animals and others have been made to a small group of Mangyan on the site.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/action1.htm (1704 words)

	Laki Iwan: Mangyan, philanthropist’ - March 07, 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LONG after his death on March 21, Laki Iwan de Jesus, a Buhid Mangyan, is remembered by the community of Sitio Danlog, Barangay Monteclaro in San Jose town, Occidental Mindoro for the parcels of land he donated to different schools that he hoped would ensure the education of the next Mangyan generations.
		One of the schools, the Paaralang Mangyan na Angkop sa Kulturang Aalagaan (Pamana Ka), has grown in terms of student population and facilities.
		At around 3 p.m., Agmiraw Inungan, a Mangyan, found the white-haired man lying on the ground after he was seen walking in the Tialag spring and munching “chichiria” (snack foods).
	news.inq7.net /common/print.php?index=2&story_id=79177&site_id=37&col=38 (909 words)

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		Isang katutubong Mangyan ang ngayo'y nagbibigay ng pag-asa at kaalaman sa kanyang mga ka-tribo.
		Pero hindi na sa bundok nakatira ang mga Mangyan na gaya ni Marina at hindi na rin siya isang mangmang na katutubo.
		Ma’am Marina, ito na ang tawag sa kanya ngayon ng mga kabataang Mangyan.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /trans/tagalog/new_articles/marina_aranzado.htm (833 words)

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