8TH IGOROT CORDILLERA BIMAAK EUROPE (ICBE) CONSULTATION
Proceedings of the 8th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK Europe (ICBE) Consultation
13-15 August 2015
Theme: "Appreciating Ifugao ( People, Land & Culture ) in the Philippine Cordillera and Highlighting Experiences on Integration in Europe"
Venue:
Host: Igorot Austria-Cordillera
CONFERENCE REPORT
OPENING CEREMONIES
Welcome Address
- Ms. Marjorie Abeya-Soaygan (Igorot Austria-Cordillera)
Uggayam
- Mr. Patrick Bounggick (Igorot Austria-Cordillera)
Turnover Ritual
- Ms. Joan Tavares (BIBAK Barcelona)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ifugao: Its People, A World Heritage Site and the Hudhud
OTHER SPEECHES
Ifugao Dances Context, Symbols and Meanings
The Ifugao Rituals, Symbols and Meanings
Highlighting Experiences on Integration in Europe (Second-Generation Igorot/Cordillerans)
- Ms. Hilda Bounggick-Alingcao (Austria)
- Mr. Chico Guerrero Belen Taguba (The Netherlands)
- Ms. Averil “Wendy” Pooten-Watan (United Kingdom)
The Global Igorot Nation
IGOROT CORDILLERA EUROPEAN CULTURAL NIGHT
Prayer
- The Rev. Cesar T. Taguba (The Netherlands)
Welcome Remarks
- Ms. Marjorie Abeya-Soaygan
Inspirational Talk
- Her Excellency Ambassador Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Austria.
Remembering and Honouring ICBE Conference Participants Who Passed On
- Ms. Cristabel Olat-Bounggick (Igorot Austria-Cordillera)
About ICBE
- Ms. Conchita Pooten (Igorot UK)
ANNOUNCEMENTS and/or INVITATIONS
- Mr. Archibald Nabus (Igorot-UK)
- Ms. Bernadette Golocan-Dimas (Cordillera Migrant Workers Association [CMWA] of Milan and Como, Italy)
- Mr. Patrick T. McDonough
- Ms. Xaverine F. Valentine (Igorot-UK)
DOCUMENTATION
Registration, Thursday, 13 August 2015
- Dr. Yvonne Belen, M.D. (The Netherlands)
Evening Session, 13 August 2015
Morning Session, Friday, 14 August 2015
Afternoon Session, Friday, 14 August 2015
- Ms. Michelle Laura Baeyens (Cordi-Bel)
Workshop Group #1 (Friday, 14 August 2015)
- Ms. Amy Balbawang (Cordi-Bel)
Workshop Group #2 (Friday, 14 August 2015)
- Ms. Bernadette Golocan Dimas
Workshop Group #3 (Friday, 14 August 2015)
- Ms. Grace Nabus
Workshop Group #4 Report (Friday, 14 August 2015)
- Ms. Joan Tavares
Morning Session, Saturday, 15 August 2015
- Ms. Michelle Laura Baeyens
Afternoon Session, Saturday, 15 August 2015
- Ms. Michelle Laura Baeyens
Igorot Cordillera European Cultural Night, 15 August 2015
- Ms. Evangeline Martinez (Igorot-UK)
Morning Session, Sunday, 16 August 2015
Picnic, 16 August 2016
- Ms. Michelle Budaden (Sweden)
Day Trip to Salzburg and Salzkamergut
- Ms. Evangeline Martinez
Vienna City Night Tour
- Ms. Consie Lozano (The Netherlands)
RESOLUTION
- The Rev. Cesar T. Taguba
Signature Campaign Urging the Philippine Congress to Repeal the Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and Enact a Patriotic, Pro-Indigenous People, Pro-Environment and Responsible Mining Bill
RESUME of SPEAKERS
- Dr. Serafin L. Ngohayon, Ph.D.
- Dr. Vicky Madangeng, Ph.D.
- Mrs. Cherry Ann Bumidang
- Mr. Patrick T. McDonough
- Ms. Hilda Bounggick-Alingcao
- Mr. Chico Guerrero Belen Taguba
- Ms. Averil “Wendy” Pooten-Watan
- Her Excellency Ambassador Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson
EVALUATION by the PARTICIPANTS
- Collated by: Ms. Amy Balbawang, Ms. Michelle Laura Baeyens and Ms. Marivonne Cuyob (Cordi-Bel)
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS and COUNTRIES
PROGRAMMES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Dr. Yvonne Belen, M.D.
CONCLUDING STATEMENT of the 8th ICBE CONSULTATION
MESSAGES/IMPRESSIONS/STORIES
- Ms. Beverly Pooten (BIBAAK-Madrid)
- Ms. Conchita Pooten (Igorot UK)
- Mr. Archibald Nabus
- Mr. Mark S. Watan (Igorot UK)
- Ms. Bernadette Golocan Dimas
- Ms. Marjorie Abeya-Soaygan
- Ms. Maria Dulce Uyaan-Lumanog (Igorot Austria-Cordillera)
- Mr. Patrick T. McDonough
- Ms. Maureen B. Loste
- Mr. Braille Reyes
- Ms. Cresencia Bayowan (BIBAK Ottawa Organization)
- Ms. Marilyn Aro (Cordillerans in Italy of Bologna and Modena)
- Dr. Yvonne Belen
25 October 2015