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STORIES OF HOPE

DAONLAY, RICHEL N.

Talaandig Kawayan, Lantapan, Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Academic Award – Magna cum Laude

’Su nauna sabuha ada ha liso ha taglutaw, bisan hindu agkaduduun, huda din lugar ha egtubuan…’’

Pamulaan kuna bada ha balay-balay.Sae matuud gayud ha balay. Ku hindu duduun sa kagkasinabut, respito, pag-inambita hu nagkalain-lain ha kultura ha iyan napaglig-un hu matag sabuwa. Sabuwa ha banuwa ha nasal-awan ku sa katumanan hu mga hadi ku agkaikage ha mga damugo, daw duduun a nagsugud hu pagtimu hu mga atiyu pero iyan makabulig ha mga buhat ku lain pa ha mga kautawan. Sabuwa hae ha pamulaha nag-awit ta kanyu para likuan sa kanitaw ha napuunan daw tungkay tagkababaya ku kanitaw ha mga kulturahanun ha kabilin.Hu pagpadalum, nagmatutu kanitaw ku mga madagway ha mga gagaw ha hade matugkad daw hade mailinganan, amin din madagway ha gagaw, disiplina ta kaugalingon, gugma ku kabugtaan ha kabilin daw pagsirbisyo ha andam hu pagbulig.

Hu pagdalum pa tainum, Pamulaan eyan naghimu ta kanak ha minuswak daw tumitubu ha liso. Nagpukaw daw nagpatasik hu misyun ku ta kinabuhi ha eyan sa paghimu ku kabag-uhan hu madakul ha kinabuhi pinaagi hu pagbulig hu kadumahan ha hadi tag-angat hu inu man ha lumiku ha pagbulig ta kanak. Hu lain ha paagi iyan nag-ila hu pagka-amgo hu matuud ha kinabuhi ha huda egsalig “KU ENU SA MAKAILA HU DUMA NU, BA EYAN KU ENU SU IMU HA MAKAILA KU DUMA NU”. Esab tainum alan, eyan nagpapamula ta ku hade malaag ha kadamguhan ha mahimu ha maayad ha tagpanguna daw masaligan ha kabahin ku tribu, banuwa.

Seak agkipanaw puun ta Pamulaan ha punu hu maulin-ulin daw kagkasigudo ha iyan nag-anod kanakun duun ku hade gayod matugkad ha kauhangan ta paglaum ha eyan ku pagbabahun bisan hindun aman mahinaun.

“Before I was just a floating seed, nowhere to go, no place to grow…..”

Pamulaan is more than a center. It’s a home where mutual understanding, respect, and sharing of diverse cultures strengthen one another. It is a place where I found the fulfillment of my unspoken dreams, where I started to make my own simple yet meaningful aspirations for other people. It is a seedbed that nurtures me to

go back to my own roots and be proud of my own cultural identity. It taught me the values of integrity, self- discipline, and love for land and service.

Indeed Pamulaan has made me a full-grown seed. It has awakened my mission in life, for me to make a difference in the lives of many, by helping others without expecting any return. Also, it instilled in me the realization that the true essence of life depends not “on what others can give, but on what you can give for others.” Lastly, it inculcated in me unfading inspirations that make me want to become a good leader and a responsible member of my tribe, community, and country.

I will leave Pamulaan full of spirit and courage for it has given me a never ending and unfathomable hope.

EMAG, MARGIELYN L.

Tagbanua Barake, Aborlan, Palawan

Academic Award – Cum laude

Yat balay nga pagtataidan it kultura baw matud nga tiladmanen it pagtabang magtataid kat pamulaan. Lugar it hope and serenity nga nag abri kat akong mata paramaltegan e banua ing ari ako. Tiyaban moy alima ko para iabri, ungga saluen I uran nga inumon ko.Yat uran kat alima ko idilig para dumakula I mga kaibahan ko. Yat dekeye kong pangarap demyakula kat pagkupot mot alima ko. Tiyaban Mo ako nga maisip ing unoy matud sito, iyabri I alima kat beken baw ungga ako na permi mawit kat sadili ko nga Tagbanua ako. Kayte, ungga ako na mag uya nga iat kat bekon ing syo ako.

Kiyemtanan moy alima ko ing ari ako kayti. Ing lum id ako sito, isagya koy nab gay kanaken pero lutganan ko ing unoy mabwat ko nga makabegay it inspirasyon kat bukon.

Pamulaan is a home where indigenous culture is given importance and the real essence of service is found…a place of hope and serenity that helps to open my eyes to see the reality of the world where I belong…a shelter that teaches me how to survive the challenges of IP life.

Pamulaan: you ope ne d my hands and taught me not to catch rain for myself, but to let it overflow so

that others may be watere d and may grow. Through you, my “munting pangarap” became greater and bigger. With every touch of your hands, you made me realize what really is the essence of my existence in this challenging world.You made me think how I can be a light to others rather than think and question why I am a Tagbanua. You lifted my ego and helped me be proud of my race and to tell the world about the real me.

You hold me and take me where I wish to go. Thus, when I exit your door, Pamulaan, I will celebrate what I have accomplished and look forward to how I can be an inspiration to others and fill the empty hands of humanity.

MILOD, RICHARD S.

Tagakaolo San Antonio, Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur

Academic Award – Cum laude

Ya Pamulaan Center ya éyaanan kun a upat na umay na migpa-imu kanak na madyaw na utaw asini tas na banwa.Yéiy ya migtulada kanak na dawatén ya kanak kataném, pag-atag sa bili sa kinabuhi na buwang na Tyumaném, pag-anéng-anéng sa épéd para sa kadyawan.Yéiy ya mig-imo na risponsabli, disiplina sa kanak kaugalingon, pagsalig sa kanakén kakayahan aw pag-imu kanak na ipakita kun unu ya kanak maimo para sa kadég.

Ya Pamulaan Center ya tubag sa kanak mga panawagtawag sa Tyumaném na makatigkas sa pag-iskwila; nay an ya magdala kanakén adti kadyawan. Sa kanak manga panaw aw pangandoy ya Pamulaan ya migtabang kanak na itaném adti anéng-anéng sa pag-atiman sa pig-imo na Tyumaném na manga bétang na makita aw dili makita na sugpatsugpatén. Dakula tuo ya kanak pasalamat sa pangulo aw manga migdumala sa Pamulaan na migpakita sa tinuod na pagtabang sa épéd na walay tyagadan na atag.

Dakul tuo ya kanak pasalamat sa Pamulaan, sa Pangulo aw manga utaw na migdula sa ini, sa manga utaw na gayéd tyumabang aw mig-atag kanak sa késég na upadayon ya kanak tyugudan aw labanan ya manga pagsulay sa kanakén kinabuhi yan agaw ya migpaimu kanak kun unu aku adun.

Pamulaan Center is a home that nurtured me for four years so that I have become a good person in this world. It taught me how to embrace my culture, to value life as God’s gift, to think of solutions that would help others, and to fight for a cause that will benefit many. It made me more responsible, self-disciplined, confident, more independent, and dedicated to volunteerism.

Pamulaan is the answer to my prayer, for me to re ce ive an e ducation that will lead me to a profession I

could be proud of. As I worked for this goal, the Center helped me learn how to care for all of God’s creation for I realized that things seen and unseen are both interconnected. I admire its founder, staff members, and benefactors who personify for me the real essence of volunteerism and sincerity in helping others.

I thank everyone in Pamulaan for the inspiration they have given me to always move forward despite the many challenges that come my way.

BULALACAO, CEDO T.

Higaonon Malitbog, Bukidnon
Pamulaan Leadership Award for Promotion of Cultural Integrity

Sa maayad ha naagihan ke’ ta Pamulaan Center pinaagi hu pag-apil hu mga trini, pagsabuwahay, daw pagbatbat. Madake’l gaye’d sa natun-an labi e’n hu pagtrabahe’ ke’y alan daw pagkaagale’n.

Ke’ huda-a ta PamulaanCenter, sa kinabuhi ke’ su anay huda ke’ gaye’d mapayna-an, kabag-uhan, daw kadasig. Ha makilala sa pigpu-e’nan he’ kultura daw niglainlain ha mga nitibe’ iling he’ butang ha masagkaw ke’ sa pinakamalangkaw ha kabayaan ta kinabuhi ke’ ha pinakamadake’l ha masage’l daw bisan ine’ pa ha matun- an ke’ ta kalibutan.

Ine’ sa kinabuhi ta Pamulaan? Maikagi ke’ gaye’d sa tungkay ha lae’s ha makababaya, kabite’kan daw sabuwa ha makadasig. Madake’l ha salamat ki magbabaya ha binuligan a kandin hu mga kapuda,daw kalise’d ke’ pag iskila; daw natun-e’n ke’sa padayon sa pagbulig din kanak he’ umaabot pa ha panahon hu mga tuig. Madake’l daan hu salamat ta Pamulaan Center for Indigenous People’s Education hu pag ila kanak hu panahe’n ha matuki daw katata-e’ daw sa akadimake’ ha napungahan.

The good experiences that Pamulaan Center has been given me were the trainings, team building workshops, and other seminars. I really learned a lot especially in working with my classmates as we deepened together our realizations on the essence of volunteerism and leadership.

Had I not been to Pamulaan Center, my life would still be without direction, motivation, and inspiration.

Re cognizing the roots of my culture and the diversity of the Filipino indige nous peoples is for me a high achieve me nt; it is more than all the laurels and any material wealth anyone can gain in the world.

How was my life in Pamulaan? It was truly a challenging, funny, and inspirational one. I thank God for being my refuge and for enabling me to surpass the pressures and difficulties of being a student; and I know He will continue to guide me in the coming years. I thank Pamulaan for giving me the opportunities to discover and utilize my skills and my academic successes.