1. IP YOUTH ENGAGEMENTS IN LOCAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pride of Indigenous Youth Year III / Roxas City, Capiz / 26 May 2013
MULLER HONORIO BATO
Manshiwes (Founding Director)
CHIVA NI VIRAC : Centre for Ibaloy Studies on Culture,
Heritage and Indigenous Values

2. “Young people who are immersing themselves in local
history and culture are not young people who have
nothing else to do. They are the few who are called, who
respond and do something which happens to be
“everything” for their people. They are among the young
rapporteurs who may have been just partly enlightened
but are fully bold enough to take the cudgels for a dying
breed.”
Ryan Camado Guinaran, M.D.
President, Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Historical Society
Chairperson, Board of Directors - Outstanding Students of the Cordillera
Administrative Region Alumni Community Inc.

3. Learning Basic Ibaloy …
Shinishal sha i shingshing sha.
Chinichal cha i chingching cha.
English Translation…
They destroyed their wall.

4. PREVIEW OF THE
PRESENTATION
• Introduction
• The Writing of the Book on Local History
“NUNTA SHUGI: An Indigenous Peoples History of Virac”
• The Creation of the CHIVA NI VIRAC as an
IP Local Youth Organisation
• The Future Establishment of the CV Museum
and Cultural Development Centre
• Organisation’s Vision 2015

5. Setting…

6. Ethnolinguistic Grouping in the Cordillera Region

7. Getting to know… the Ibaloy Igorrotes

9. Keddot – Ceremonial Festivities
Peshit – the rich man’s feast; highest considered ceremony

11. The Writing of the Book on Local History
“NUNTA SHUGI: An Indigenous Peoples History of Virac”
Written in 2010 and was
published by the barangay
in 2011 with fund assistance
from Benguet Corporation’s
Social Development
Management Program
(SDMP)
Written by an IP youth
aged 22 years old.

12. The Creation of the CHIVA NI VIRAC
as an IP Local Youth Organisation
CHIVA NI VIRAC
Centre for Ibaloy Studies
on Culture, Heritage and
Indigenous Values
(Sentro ng Ibaloy sa Pananaliksik
ng Kultura, Tradisyon at Katutubong
Pagpapahalaga)
Founded on 09 March 2012 at the General Assembly and validation of
organization by the Office of the Provincial Governor

13. The General Assembly on 09 March 2012
Involvement of GO’s and NGO’s
• Office of the Provincial Governor – Provincial
Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office
• Office of the Municipal Mayor – Municipal Tourism
and Cultural Affairs Office
• Academe (i.e. Saint Louis High of Balatoc)
• Senior Citizen’s Federation and Community Elders
• Virac Sports and Civic Organization (VISCOR)
• Chosol Youth Organization
• Virac Women’s Association of Jahpa and Chosol
• Barangay Officials

14. RATIONALE
This organization is conceptualized to help
younger generations of dying breed of Virac
Ibaloy to learn (ashalĕn), to commend
(ishayaw), and to uplift (isalekkad) the
Culture, Heritage and Indigenous Values (CHIVA)
taught by our forefathers.
The name CHIVA (acronym) is based from
the Ibaloy term, shiva/chiva, which literally
means - an oral account of origin, extraordinary
exploits of extraordinary people which have
values learnt from extraordinary experiences.

15. OBJECTIVES
The CHIVA NIVIRAC shall be
able to:
•To provide necessary
programmes and seminars to all
cooperative members concerning
Culture, Heritage and Indigenous
Values;
•To promote cultural and artistic
development;

16. •To conserve and promote
the community’s historical
and cultural heritage;
•To preserve and integrate
traditional culture as part
of the ethnic cultural
mainstream;

17. •To promote camaraderie and foster
relationships with other Ibaloy youth
organizations; and
•To provide adequate materials and
instruments in relation with the mission and
vision of the organization.

18. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures
of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

19. Seminar – Workshop on Culture “Tontonen I
Sengeg Tayo” (Searching our Ibaloy Origin) and
simultaneous participation in the 6th Eco-
tourism and Bindiyan Festival of Kabayan,
Benguet – the Cradle of the Ibaloy Civilization
– on 28 to 30 April 2013.

20. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures
of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

22. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures
of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

23. A local folklore (2012)
written in two languages
– Nabaloi and English.
The book is specially
written and drew for
teenage readers.
Publication on process

24. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures
of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

25. IBALOY DICTIONARY AND GRAMMAR by Lee Ballard, 2011

26. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural
Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group
(Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

27. Tinabdon House built in 1910 located Virac, Itogon, Benguet

28. PROGRAMMES
•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program
•Writing of different compositions (literature)
written in Nabaloi dialect
•Educational field trips
•Culture and Arts Exhibits
•Documentation, Publication and Archiving
•Various seminars and conferences
•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect
•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures
of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)
•Support for different cultural events

29. Participation and Support for Different Cultural Events

30. Support from the Government Agency and Community
Benguet Provincial Governor Nestor
Fongwan handed over the Traditional
Instruments to the CHIVA NI VIRAC
on 11 November 2012 at the Capitol
Traditional rites for the newly-
acquired traditional instruments

31. The Future Establishment of the CV Museum
and Cultural Development Centre

32. • Full acceptance and support of the community on the
organisation’s programmes and activities
• Establishment of the CV Museum and Cultural
Development Centre
• Establishment of the School of Living Traditions (SLT) of
NCCA and continues support of the programme
• Support from and linkages to different Non-governmental
organisations (NGO’s), youth organisations and GO’s
• Active engagement of youths in the
Community
• Complete properties of the organisation

33. “Young people who are immersing themselves in local
history and culture are not young people who have
nothing else to do. They are the few who are called, who
respond and do something which happens to be
“everything” for their people. They are among the young
rapporteurs who may have been just partly enlightened
but are fully bold enough to take the cudgels for a dying
breed.”
Ryan Camado Guinaran, M.D.
President, Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Historical Society
Chairperson, Board of Directors - Outstanding Students of the Cordillera
Administrative Region Alumni Community Inc.

34. Photography by COLLIN S YAP
DUNGOG Year II 2012
Salamat ja Pasiya
(Thank you very much)
Siged ja aKow!
(Have a good day)