Spain and the Philippines

The embassies of Mexico and Spain are revisiting cultural relations with the Philippines via the Galleon Trade project..tracing the roots of our shared ancestry that made the Philippines what it is now…not quite asian and not quite european…unique in the region. Melting Pot of Asia and what a brew!

The Menuvu and Mehindanew neighboring tribes and my little non-government organization wish to thank the Spanish Embassy for helping fulfill a dream of not just literacy but reclaimed dignity which peculiarly is termed as “vansa” in the Menuvu language whereas in Tagalog “bansa” means “nation”.  Maybe if we explore the linguistic roots we’ll find shared ancestry between Tagalog and Menuvu too and revisit this when we all sail upriver at the Pulangi next year.

When I blogged the excerpts from the entry project proposal, it was for posterity in case we didn’t get selected but I guess they know a good project when they read one.

Don Jose Hornero and Don Jesus Molina asked if they can sail upriver to see it happen..I guess the Department of National Defense (DND) will have to accompany us after they sign a FREEZONE agreement with the peoples of both sides of the Pulangi.

The children of pre-school ages who will be selected for the pilot project have surely suffered from evacuation during the last breakdown of peace negotiations between the government and the MILF. The best rehabilitation they can go through is culturally appropriate homeschool in a site protected from violence.

Happy Human Rights Day All.