ACT celebrates 4th year anniversary in Bangkok!

Posted by Administrator Monday, 04 April 2011 09:17

"When the gongs are stroked, the Igorots gathered as one."

The Association of Cordillerans in Thailand (ACT) celebrated its 4th anniversary last March 20, 2011 at Nonsi Witthaya School enclosed gym, with the theme : "ACT: Uniting for the welfare of Cordillerans in Thailand." The event was attended by 90 members and friends. The program started with the election of a new set of officers. This is the list of the new set of officers under the leadership of Ms. Melchora Grace Balacdao as president:
Ms. Jacqueline Palaly - Vice President
Ms. Ruth Magisan – Secretary
Ms. Glaiza Rose Tugad –Treasurer
Mr. Francis Deligen – Auditor
Ms. Angeline Duagan - Press Relation Officer
Mr. Archie Oway and Mr. Ranger Pisando - Business Managers.

First Secretary and Consul General of the Philippine Embassy, Edgar Badajos, inducted the newly elected officers of the said organization.

The Hon. Board Member Cariño S. Tamang of the Province served as the keynote speaker at the event and shared his insights about the importance of unity. He also added that it is a great help for the organization to have its legal and pastoral advisers as mediators. He further urged the ACT to be strong and to continue the good works that the organization has already started.

Sinauliyan - A Love Story amidst Tribal War

Twenty-eight government employees from the Mountain Province Provincial Capitol in the Philippines were invited to perform a musical play production during the said anniversary. As a short background, Sinauliyan means “lost and regained”. It is a play revisiting the tribal wars of long ago among the Igorots in the Mountain Province. The play portrayed the cause and effect of tribal conflicts, which eventually led to the peace process brought about by intermarriages between tribes.

To date, the ACT is an active organization representing the Philippines in Thailand during cultural shows. Across the borders, it also extends its hand to whatever extent the organization has to offer to any Igorot (OFW) who is in need of help.

By ACT