Dumagat-A product of simple life
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By Elaine Bautista
Simple way of living is much better than living in modern world with a part of ours are in graveyard. They are not netizen (social networking citizen), they do not know to explore the world of social networking sites. They are just people from old tradition who are living on their own way, living away from the busy world on cities. They were called the ‘Dumagats’, indigenous group who are living in the mountainous side of Sierra Madre. They are the groups of people who have their own culture, government and way of living. Percentage As time passed by, the percentage of the numbers of Dumagats have been declining. Migration is one of the factors why the dumagats are decreasing. |
Not all Dumagats living there are pure, one or really, a native Dumagat. Much number of them was married to the people from the plain areas.
Mining is the common source of income of these groups due to the place they have been living which is beside the mountainous part of Sierra Madre. But as years passed, there were people who are going there to the place to do mining activities.
“ Dati, magmimina lang kami ng kalahating araw sakto na yun sa panggastos namin, pero nung dumating na yung mga dayuhan dito, yung mga tagalog, kinukulang na,” said by the oldest Dumagats living in the area who is named as Filipina.
Political
Dumagats already explore the world of politics. It is a great idea that they held a position in the local government.
“Pag nagkakasakit kami o sino man sa amin, dinadala nila kami sa ospital. Sila ang bahala sa amin. Kaya isang malaking tulong talaga na may katulad naming nasa pamahalaan,” revealed by Nerissa Calilap, a dumagat also.
The elected dumagat officials also take care for the education of the young ones. They provide the school supplies and other needs of the Dumagat students.
Hence, the destruction of the mountain range has a great impact on the lives of the Dumagats. These were the place they live, the place where they get their income, food and other needs. As it becomes destructed by the foreign act, it is really the Dumagats that will suffer. All the things that they do will lose.
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Mining is the common source of income of these groups due to the place they have been living which is beside the mountainous part of Sierra Madre. But as years passed, there were people who are going there to the place to do mining activities.
“ Dati, magmimina lang kami ng kalahating araw sakto na yun sa panggastos namin, pero nung dumating na yung mga dayuhan dito, yung mga tagalog, kinukulang na,” said by the oldest Dumagats living in the area who is named as Filipina.
Political
Dumagats already explore the world of politics. It is a great idea that they held a position in the local government.
“Pag nagkakasakit kami o sino man sa amin, dinadala nila kami sa ospital. Sila ang bahala sa amin. Kaya isang malaking tulong talaga na may katulad naming nasa pamahalaan,” revealed by Nerissa Calilap, a dumagat also.
The elected dumagat officials also take care for the education of the young ones. They provide the school supplies and other needs of the Dumagat students.
Hence, the destruction of the mountain range has a great impact on the lives of the Dumagats. These were the place they live, the place where they get their income, food and other needs. As it becomes destructed by the foreign act, it is really the Dumagats that will suffer. All the things that they do will lose.
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