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March 8, 2006 DIDIPIO COMMUNITY FILES CASE AGAINST DENR & Mining Companies Northern Luzon Bishops hold a
Thanksgiving Mass to support the Community's Action. Philippines: Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court:
The Community of Baranggay Didipio, Kasibu Nueva Vizcaya filed a Petition for Mandamus against the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and Climax Arimco Mining Corporation (CAMC), and its transferee Australasian
Philippines Mining Incorporated (APMI) to force the agency to cancel the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued to
Climax Arimco/ Australasian Philippines Mining Inc. (CAMC/APMI) and prevent the implementation of an invalid Environmental
Compliance Certificate (ECC).
The Environmental Compliance Certificate and the Financial Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) issued to CAMC are
conditioned on the local government consent requirement under sections 26 and 27 of the Republic Act 7160 or the Local
Government Code of the Philippines. Under the law, CAMC/APMI should have obtained the consent of the Barangay, Municipal
and Provincial councils as precondition to their mining operation. Both the Barangay and Municipal councils have already
registered their opposition to the Didipio Gold/Copper mining project. "Accordingly, the failure to fulfill the local government
consent requirement has rendered invalid the ECC of CAMC/APMI and therefore, any mining operation that will be commenced
in the area will be illegal", said Atty. Mary Ann Dela Pena –Regional Lawyer LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines.
On August 8, 2005, the municipal council of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines resolved NOT TO ENDORSE the Didipio Gold-
Copper Mining Project of CAMC/APMI.
Despite demands to DENR and its attached agencies to enforce the Ministerial cancellation of the ECC, no response has been
given. Hence, a Petition for Mandamus is being filed to compel the DENR to issue a cancellation of the subject ECC.
This case represents the right of local government units to determine their own development applicable within their
boundaries to suit the specific circumstances of their local economic, social and environmental situations, while maintaining
consistency with overall regional objectives of sustainable development. It also asserts the local government's responsibility
to prevent any projects which they deem to have potential social and environmental impacts from operating within the areas
under their jurisdiction. "Large Scale Mining in the Philippines has never in its history proven to be a sustainable enterprise. In
the past hundred years the country has been host to numerous mine spills and other environmental disasters not to mention
the associated social ills mining brings to their host communities." – JP Alipio Luzon Campaigner LRC-KSK/Friends of the
Earth –Philippines
In line with this activity the Bishops of Northern Luzon led by Bishop Ramon Villena of Nueva Vizcaya and participated in by
Bishop Sergio Utleg, of the Diocese of Ilagan, and Bishop Jun Andaya of the Diocese of Tabuk will be holding a thanksgiving
mass at the Cathedral of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya to support the Didipio community's campaign against Climax
Arimco/Australasian Philippines Mining Inc. The thanksgiving mass will be attended by the members of the Didipio community
together with the Municipal officials of Kasibu and other advocates against large scale corporate mining in Nueva Vizcaya.
For inquiries or requests for interviews with the community members, Bishops, DSAC, or Lawyers of LRC-KSK/Friends of the
Earth –Philippines please get in touch with:
JP Alipio, Luzon Campaigns
LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines
87- Madasalin St. Teachers Village, Q.C.
Tel: 434-4079
Email: jpalipio@yahoo.com
LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines
Email: lrc.friendsoftheearth@gmail.com
To know more about the Didipio campaign, please visit http://didipio.blogs.friendster.com/didipio_campaign
Thanksgiving Mass to support the Community's Action. Philippines: Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court:
The Community of Baranggay Didipio, Kasibu Nueva Vizcaya filed a Petition for Mandamus against the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and Climax Arimco Mining Corporation (CAMC), and its transferee Australasian
Philippines Mining Incorporated (APMI) to force the agency to cancel the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued to
Climax Arimco/ Australasian Philippines Mining Inc. (CAMC/APMI) and prevent the implementation of an invalid Environmental
Compliance Certificate (ECC).
The Environmental Compliance Certificate and the Financial Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) issued to CAMC are
conditioned on the local government consent requirement under sections 26 and 27 of the Republic Act 7160 or the Local
Government Code of the Philippines. Under the law, CAMC/APMI should have obtained the consent of the Barangay, Municipal
and Provincial councils as precondition to their mining operation. Both the Barangay and Municipal councils have already
registered their opposition to the Didipio Gold/Copper mining project. "Accordingly, the failure to fulfill the local government
consent requirement has rendered invalid the ECC of CAMC/APMI and therefore, any mining operation that will be commenced
in the area will be illegal", said Atty. Mary Ann Dela Pena –Regional Lawyer LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines.
On August 8, 2005, the municipal council of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines resolved NOT TO ENDORSE the Didipio Gold-
Copper Mining Project of CAMC/APMI.
Despite demands to DENR and its attached agencies to enforce the Ministerial cancellation of the ECC, no response has been
given. Hence, a Petition for Mandamus is being filed to compel the DENR to issue a cancellation of the subject ECC.
This case represents the right of local government units to determine their own development applicable within their
boundaries to suit the specific circumstances of their local economic, social and environmental situations, while maintaining
consistency with overall regional objectives of sustainable development. It also asserts the local government's responsibility
to prevent any projects which they deem to have potential social and environmental impacts from operating within the areas
under their jurisdiction. "Large Scale Mining in the Philippines has never in its history proven to be a sustainable enterprise. In
the past hundred years the country has been host to numerous mine spills and other environmental disasters not to mention
the associated social ills mining brings to their host communities." – JP Alipio Luzon Campaigner LRC-KSK/Friends of the
Earth –Philippines
In line with this activity the Bishops of Northern Luzon led by Bishop Ramon Villena of Nueva Vizcaya and participated in by
Bishop Sergio Utleg, of the Diocese of Ilagan, and Bishop Jun Andaya of the Diocese of Tabuk will be holding a thanksgiving
mass at the Cathedral of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya to support the Didipio community's campaign against Climax
Arimco/Australasian Philippines Mining Inc. The thanksgiving mass will be attended by the members of the Didipio community
together with the Municipal officials of Kasibu and other advocates against large scale corporate mining in Nueva Vizcaya.
For inquiries or requests for interviews with the community members, Bishops, DSAC, or Lawyers of LRC-KSK/Friends of the
Earth –Philippines please get in touch with:
JP Alipio, Luzon Campaigns
LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines
87- Madasalin St. Teachers Village, Q.C.
Tel: 434-4079
Email: jpalipio@yahoo.com
LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth –Philippines
Email: lrc.friendsoftheearth@gmail.com
To know more about the Didipio campaign, please visit http://didipio.blogs.friendster.com/didipio_campaign
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March 1-10, 2006 Bernard Runo Amang-RED of Chicago Chapter's trip to Australia and New Zealand. [Caption written
by Bernard]
by Bernard]
Sydney & Cairns, Australia:
This was my second time down under. It was great meeting kababayans over there, especially those interested in starting a
chapter of the Tribe. I got to meet Shane Molomolo who is currently serving as an officer in the Australian Navy. He was
excited to meet someone from the US Tribe and was just as taken aback by my American accent as I was with his Australian
accent.
We met both in Sydney and at this new post up north in Cairns, Queensland. This was my first visit to the tropical north, a
region famous for the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rain forest, rivers and black crocodiles. I just missed the hurricane by a few
days.
This was my second time down under. It was great meeting kababayans over there, especially those interested in starting a
chapter of the Tribe. I got to meet Shane Molomolo who is currently serving as an officer in the Australian Navy. He was
excited to meet someone from the US Tribe and was just as taken aback by my American accent as I was with his Australian
accent.
We met both in Sydney and at this new post up north in Cairns, Queensland. This was my first visit to the tropical north, a
region famous for the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rain forest, rivers and black crocodiles. I just missed the hurricane by a few
days.
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March 2006 Ti Similla - Official Newsletter of the Academic Staff - UP Baguio: March 2006. One year after: latest news
article on Philippine Central Cordillera Traverse Expedition on Page 7 and 8.
article on Philippine Central Cordillera Traverse Expedition on Page 7 and 8.
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February 18, 2006 Jason Tilan tattooed by Big Rock and finished by Dan Adair of Temecula. Check out Soul
Expressions Tattoo Shop
Expressions Tattoo Shop
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The Vegas Chapter met to talk about how to put together a letter of intent, the upcoming exibition featuring the Tribe at ASU
and colonial mentality among Filipinos. Jay Alejandro gave a presentation on his reading about Lapu-lapu and Enrique the
first Filipino around the world. Thanks to Jay & Christina for opening their home for the meeting and the great shoyu chicken.
Thanks to Rodney and Randy for the poke'. Masarap! Finally, thanks to everyone for coming and participating. ~Amang Lane
and colonial mentality among Filipinos. Jay Alejandro gave a presentation on his reading about Lapu-lapu and Enrique the
first Filipino around the world. Thanks to Jay & Christina for opening their home for the meeting and the great shoyu chicken.
Thanks to Rodney and Randy for the poke'. Masarap! Finally, thanks to everyone for coming and participating. ~Amang Lane
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February 3, 2006 Keone Nunes had a lecture in Huntington Beach Library about traditional arts of tattooing and the
way it's applied, tools of the old and the new. Also after the lecture Local Culture. [1] Keoni Nunes Lecturing [2] Far left:
Crushy (Amang-RED), Rob, John, Loli, David, and Kavika. [3] Samoan Tattoo Artist Bill Savelio, Elle (Amang-RED), Keone
Nunes, and local brada Samuel Kapoi
way it's applied, tools of the old and the new. Also after the lecture Local Culture. [1] Keoni Nunes Lecturing [2] Far left:
Crushy (Amang-RED), Rob, John, Loli, David, and Kavika. [3] Samoan Tattoo Artist Bill Savelio, Elle (Amang-RED), Keone
Nunes, and local brada Samuel Kapoi
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January 21, 2006 Las Vegas Chapter had a gathering to talk about furthering the growth of their chapter. Members
and candidates from the Las Vegas Chapter of the Tribe get together to discuss cultural pride, indigenous beliefs and the
tattooing traditions of the Philippines. Afterwards the Las Vegas Chapter, along with Filipinos all across the globe, watched
Manny Pacquiao defeat Eric Morales for the super-feather weight title! Filipino Pride soars around the world!!!
and candidates from the Las Vegas Chapter of the Tribe get together to discuss cultural pride, indigenous beliefs and the
tattooing traditions of the Philippines. Afterwards the Las Vegas Chapter, along with Filipinos all across the globe, watched
Manny Pacquiao defeat Eric Morales for the super-feather weight title! Filipino Pride soars around the world!!!
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January 13-15, 2006 Lane Wilken (Amang-Red) of the Las Vegas Chapter came down for the weekend along with Jay
(Anak). He came down to do research at the Tribe's library for his upcoming book. Pictured below is Jay (Anak), Elle
(Amang-RED), and Lane (Amang-RED)
(Anak). He came down to do research at the Tribe's library for his upcoming book. Pictured below is Jay (Anak), Elle
(Amang-RED), and Lane (Amang-RED)
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January 6-8, 2006 Body Art Expo - Tattoo and Body Art Convention at the Pomona Fairplex. Members of the Tribe
entered the Tribal Contest along with friends of the Tribe Jackie, Jacinda, and Ati . The 1st and 3rd place were given to Ati and
Jackie whose Samoan Tattoos were designed by Bill and Tattooed by BIG ROCK of The Speezy.
entered the Tribal Contest along with friends of the Tribe Jackie, Jacinda, and Ati . The 1st and 3rd place were given to Ati and
Jackie whose Samoan Tattoos were designed by Bill and Tattooed by BIG ROCK of The Speezy.
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March 10-21, 2006 Bernard Runo Amang-RED of Chicago Chapter's trip to Australia and New Zealand. [Caption
written by Bernard]
written by Bernard]
Auckland, Wellington, Picton, Kaikoura, Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch, New Zealand (Aotearoa):
PASIFIKA 2006, Western Springs Park, Auckland. This was also my second visit to Auckland and its annual PASIFIKA festival
celebrating the culture, food, art and music of the many Poylnesian nations that lie just to the east of Aotearoa. Auckland is
the largest city in Polynesia and the over 250,000 that attended this year’s festival is just an indication of how large the
Polynesian population actually is.
The park was divided up in villages representing the island nations/kingdoms of Tonga, Niue, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji and
the indigenous Maori of New Zealand. The villages featured the handicrafts, textiles, music, dancing and food particular to
each country. Needless to say there were quite a few folks sporting native tattoos.
This was also my first time to visit the South Island of New Zealand. Picturesque and naturally green and beautiful, I can see
why Lord of the Rings was filmed here. I got to visit several sites where the movie was filmed, just up the road from my
friend's lake house.
PASIFIKA 2006, Western Springs Park, Auckland. This was also my second visit to Auckland and its annual PASIFIKA festival
celebrating the culture, food, art and music of the many Poylnesian nations that lie just to the east of Aotearoa. Auckland is
the largest city in Polynesia and the over 250,000 that attended this year’s festival is just an indication of how large the
Polynesian population actually is.
The park was divided up in villages representing the island nations/kingdoms of Tonga, Niue, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji and
the indigenous Maori of New Zealand. The villages featured the handicrafts, textiles, music, dancing and food particular to
each country. Needless to say there were quite a few folks sporting native tattoos.
This was also my first time to visit the South Island of New Zealand. Picturesque and naturally green and beautiful, I can see
why Lord of the Rings was filmed here. I got to visit several sites where the movie was filmed, just up the road from my
friend's lake house.
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March 11, 2006 Washington Chapter, Jayson Winborn (Amang-BLACK) along with John and Pete, met up with a
candidate to join the Tribe - Al Acosta. Al is in the army and has been researching the tattoo culture and history of the
Philippines for a few years. He said he has an extensive library that deals with filipino history, he also goes back home to the
Philippines and talks with a few professors from U.P. and other colleges.
candidate to join the Tribe - Al Acosta. Al is in the army and has been researching the tattoo culture and history of the
Philippines for a few years. He said he has an extensive library that deals with filipino history, he also goes back home to the
Philippines and talks with a few professors from U.P. and other colleges.
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March 23 - September 2006
Skin Deep: A Cultural History of Tattooing
This new exhibition will explore the tradition of indelible marking among indigenous peoples and other tattoo communities,
past and present. Drawing from the accounts of explorers, historians and anthropologists, as well as the curator’s
publications and field research, Skin Deep is a record of tattoo artistry and culture presented through interviews, objects, and
many images from around the tattoo world dating from 5000 BCE to the present.
The exhibit includes contemporary and historical photographs, rare books, engravings, postcards, tattoo instruments,
documentary film and other visual media. Although the exhibition examines the history and cultural significance behind
ancient and more modern forms of tattooing, it also attempts to establish new ways of seeing and reading the messages
encoded in tattooing practices themselves.
Guest Curator Lars Krutak (a Ph.D. candidate at the ASU School of Human Evolution & Social Change) has spent the past ten
years recording the stories of tattooed people from around the globe.
Images from left to right:
• Philippine tattoo revitalization,
southern California (Lars Krutak, 2004)
• The “Painted Prince” Giolo
(engraving dated 1692)
• Kosovo Albanian youth with tribal tattoo
(Lars Krutak, 2001)
• Motu tattooist and client, Papua New Guinea
(ca. 1930)
• Kayan woman, Borneo (Lars Krutak, 2002)
Skin Deep: A Cultural History of Tattooing
This new exhibition will explore the tradition of indelible marking among indigenous peoples and other tattoo communities,
past and present. Drawing from the accounts of explorers, historians and anthropologists, as well as the curator’s
publications and field research, Skin Deep is a record of tattoo artistry and culture presented through interviews, objects, and
many images from around the tattoo world dating from 5000 BCE to the present.
The exhibit includes contemporary and historical photographs, rare books, engravings, postcards, tattoo instruments,
documentary film and other visual media. Although the exhibition examines the history and cultural significance behind
ancient and more modern forms of tattooing, it also attempts to establish new ways of seeing and reading the messages
encoded in tattooing practices themselves.
Guest Curator Lars Krutak (a Ph.D. candidate at the ASU School of Human Evolution & Social Change) has spent the past ten
years recording the stories of tattooed people from around the globe.
Images from left to right:
• Philippine tattoo revitalization,
southern California (Lars Krutak, 2004)
• The “Painted Prince” Giolo
(engraving dated 1692)
• Kosovo Albanian youth with tribal tattoo
(Lars Krutak, 2001)
• Motu tattooist and client, Papua New Guinea
(ca. 1930)
• Kayan woman, Borneo (Lars Krutak, 2002)
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| We ask that you do not copy the patterns of the tattoos given here as well as the tattoos from our other pages. These tattoos have actual meanings that are specifically made for the person wearing them. Each pattern and design depict their own personal stories of their lives and ancestry, NOT YOURS!!! "Research your own roots and water your own tree." ©1998-2009 TATAK NG APAT NA ALON TRIBE. All rights reserved. |
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March 2006 Skin & Ink Tattoo Magazine, March 2006 Issue. Features Tatak Ng Apat Na Alon Tribe in an article written by
Lars Krutak called "Return of the Headhunters - The Philippine Tattoo Revival. To view the whole 8 page article, you'll have to
buy the magazine to check it out. In Stores Now. [1] Skin & Ink Cover [2] Kalinga Warriors photographed at the Baguio
Carnival and Exposition of 1949, featured on the right side is Lakay Ollasic, supporter of the tribes revival. [3] 1st page of
article on the Tribe.
Lars Krutak called "Return of the Headhunters - The Philippine Tattoo Revival. To view the whole 8 page article, you'll have to
buy the magazine to check it out. In Stores Now. [1] Skin & Ink Cover [2] Kalinga Warriors photographed at the Baguio
Carnival and Exposition of 1949, featured on the right side is Lakay Ollasic, supporter of the tribes revival. [3] 1st page of
article on the Tribe.
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