Survival Scheme of the Bagobo in the Current Society

It is evident that Bagobo tribe still exist today at present times but they have difficulty in dealing with the highly gobalized community at present especially that they live in isolated rural locations. In fact, they face various problems when it comes to the strengthening of their ways of living for the reason that they are slowly influenced by the culture in the urban society. Moreover, children are highly affected by these condition for the fact that according to the article I have read about the Bagobos, their place is being used for industrialized site for hydroelectric power project. The problem is concerning a more impact on the tribe’s system of beliefs has held nature in high respect. The waterfall has been a crucial part to their way of life, a springboard of their culture, religion and physical well-being. After all, it’s the waterfall that makes the surrounding land more fertile the whole year round, its mist protecting the area’s crops from drought. The people have also been known to observe their own system of communal farming. Promises are given to this particular tribe that they can get a permanent source of income if they continuously support in the proposed project for a new power site. The tribal leader of this certain group of people continue to shout for justice in this state. They wanted their land to be preserved for the future usage of the Bagobo children. For me, they can cope with the situation but it is not an assurance that they can do it readily for the reason that they wanted their land to preserved for the next generation. It should be clear from these observations that the restoration of a more democratic political system in the Philippines has not in itself significantly improved the human rights circumstances of indigenous Filipinos. Such improvement as has occurred instead reflects the organizational efforts and plain hard work of indigenous Filipinos and those who work on their behalf. On the other hand, the Philippine case is made unique both by the presence of good laws already on the books that in fact empower people (including indigenous people), and by the level of sophistication in government and public discussion about the significance of ancestraldomain rights of development and environmental issues. If there is good news as about the Philipplines, it is that the current political climate does appear more receptive to, or at least more tolerant of, those seeking to act on these relatively congenial circumstances to improve the human rights conditions of indigenous Filipinos. Yes, they can cope if they internalize with themselves that it is important for them to accept new social changes in their society and bring up theirselves into a more elevated way of living. Such changes will be needed to support their will to exist in the future times. But, they can still preserve their culture by selecting the sets of changes that can trigger into a balance way of life. Not totally, diminishing the motives of their culture.

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