08/10/2025
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
This October, as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month, we honor the resilience and ingenuity of indigenous communities who continue to nurture both culture and nature. With this yearโs theme, โWeaving Culture, Enriching Future: Empowering Indigenous Communities as Bedrock of Sustainable Development,โ First Gen spotlights the inspiring journeys of two Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities it supports, each proving that cultural pride and sustainability can go hand in hand.
In Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, the Igorot-led Maluyon Integrated Cultural Farmers Association (MICFA) cultivates fruits, vegetables, and medicinal plants while bringing their harvests directly to consumers, improving household incomes, and helping restore forests and preserve biodiversity through First Genโs BINHI program.
Meanwhile, in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, the Maraiging Mamanwa Farmers Skilled Workers Association (MAMAFASWAS) is reviving buri and abaca weaving while cultivating a 15 hectares of abaca and fruit tree plantations that strengthen food security, peace, and community resilience.
Together, these communities show how heritage, enterprise, and stewardship can move us toward a more resilient, regenerative future.
Happy National Indigenous Peoples' Month!
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
This October, as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month, we honor the resilience and ingenuity of indigenous communities who continue to nurture both culture and nature. With this yearโs theme, โWeaving Culture, Enriching Future: Empowering Indigenous Communities as Bedrock of Sustainable Development,โ First Gen spotlights the inspiring journeys of two Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities it supports, each proving that cultural pride and sustainability can go hand in hand.
In Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, the Igorot-led Maluyon Integrated Cultural Farmers Association (MICFA) cultivates fruits, vegetables, and medicinal plants while bringing their harvests directly to consumers, improving household incomes, and helping restore forests and preserve biodiversity through First Genโs BINHI program.
Meanwhile, in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, the Maraiging Mamanwa Farmers Skilled Workers Association (MAMAFASWAS) is reviving buri and abaca weaving while cultivating a 15 hectares of abaca and fruit tree plantations that strengthen food security, peace, and community resilience.
Together, these communities show how heritage, enterprise, and stewardship can move us toward a more resilient, regenerative future.
Happy National Indigenous Peoples' Month!