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Sama-Bangingi mujeres ta continua recivi reconosimiento

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Queenie Casimiro

ABS-CBN News

<div>Ed&#x27;s note: English translation available after the story.</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175902048934693bbea27-40e3-48af-9f97-64659ad55ed8.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Un grupo de maga mujeres desde’l tribo Sama-Bangingi na Ciudad de Isabela, Basilan el ta continua recivi reconosimiento por el de ila comida, cultura y herencia.De mas antes pa asegun ya principia forma el Marang-Marang Women’s Association con de ila grupo. Del primero, ta vende solamente sila maga merienda y ta lleva con este bulcha na de ila comunidad. Pero el de ila encontrada, ralo lang queda suficiente para el cada dia necesidad del de ila familia.Del anio 2019, el govierno local del Ciudad de Isabela ya mira el potencial del grupo y ya ofrese canila construi floating cottages na medyo del maga mangle que el organizacion mismo el opera y mantene.Con el suporta del Oficina de Turismo del ciudad, con maga miembros del asosacion ya pone bajo na entrueno na propio preparacion del comida y otros pa para mejora de ila capabilidad.Desde aquel tiempo, siguiditos ya maga reconosimiento que ya recivi el grupo desde diferente asosacion. El Marang-Marang Women’s Association ya gana na Best Practices in Community-Based Tourism Award na Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Pearl Awards 2023; Best Culinary Heritage Product or Experience for Travelers na 2024 Global Culinary Travel Awards; ASEAN Community-based Tourism Awards 2025, donde el grupo el primer y unico awardee desde Mindanao.Del Setiembre 8, el Marang-Marang Women’s Association ya gana el grand prize na Tourism Industry Community-Based Organization Award na primer Philippine Tourism Awards del Departamento de Turismo.El presidente del asosacion Mayra Abbas no puede siempre cre con maga regalo que ta continua sila recivi este maga tiempo.“Super saya ko, yung mga luha ko di ko mapigilan kahit nung pagkuha ko ng award nanginginig ako sa sobrang tuwa, di lang para sa sarili ko pero sa entire Basilan. Nakita din ng mga tao na kahit ganito lang kami may maipagmamalaki din kami,” asegun con Abbas.Asegun con ele, parte ya del de ila vida como maga mujeres de Sama-Bangingi el cusi y vende maga merienda y otro comida echo local. Ta vende tambien asegun sila pescao na maga tianggue. Nunca asegun sila ya pensa que al gun dia, ay puede sila servi con este maga comida na maga importante visita.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17590206302452b808b41-9202-45ac-b5c2-f84abe5ab0ab.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Con el ayuda asegun del City Tourism Promotions Board, hinde mas lang sila ta vende maga fresco pescao, ta puede ya sila servi con este maga comida que sila mismo ya prepara na maga prominente personalidad que ta visita na provincia de Basilan.Puera con el grupo de canda Abbas, ya recivi tambien reconosimiento el govierno local, el Living Cultures Destination Award. Finalist tambien el LGU na Eco-Tourism Destination Award.No puede contene el Alcalde Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman su alegria na cosa ahora ta experiencia maga mujeres IP y el govierno local.“This is a testament that Isabela culture incorporates everyone. We speak 16 languages here. Walang naiwan na identity dito sa Isabela,” asegun con Hataman.Ta admiti si Mayor Hataman que hinde sila puede competi na otro lugar que tiene engrande y moderno maga infrastructura. Poreso ta concentra asegun sila con el cosa sila tiene, y este el bonito cultura del Isabela. “Culture ang pinaka-nabebenta nila. Ang gusto ko kasi, kilalanin din nila ang culture nila. That’s the best way. Nung pumasok ako as a Mayor, klaro sa akin na di infra ang susi. Puede naman siguro for convenience and comfort. Pero di kami papasok doon.”Maga datos del Oficina de Turismo ta dale mira el subido numero de maga visita que ta anda na Marang-Marang floating cottages, particular na maga meses de Marso para Abril, y maga meses que hinde ta experiencia tifun.Para anda na floating cottages, tiene que munta pumpboat que ta alcansa 30-45 minuto, pasando na Marang-Marang Mangrove Lagoon.P1,000 el pago na pumpboat que ta puede acomoda hasta 10 personas. P1,000 tambien el pago para na uso del cottage; P250 el desayuno y P350 el almuerso. Con P200, puede ya usa con el crystal kayak entero dia.  Ay demonstra tambien maga mujeres IP que modo sila ta ase el petate o conosido como Tepo Weaving, y si que laya sila ta prepara maga comida.Puera que tiene ya busca vida maga mujeres, de ila maga marido el ta opera con maga pumpboat que ta lleva maga visita desde mainland para na Marang-Marang.Para asegura que ta mantene el limpiesa alreredor del maga cottage y puede nada maga visita, el govierno local ya empleya tambien maga se llama “sea sweepers” quien ta pipina maga basura na mar. Asegun con el Alcalde Hataman, ta roga sila que ay puede sila omenta con maga sea-sweepers na anio que viene. Pero mas ta roga asegun ele que algun dia, ay cambia ya atitud maga vivientes y afrende aprecia con el limpiesa na mar.<div> </div><div>*****</div><div> </div><div>IP women from Basilan amass accolades</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759020652468f74c7439-d3c0-40dd-ac62-42b8221a2479.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>A group of women from an Indigenous Peoples tribe in Isabela City, Basilan is gaining recognition for their food, culture and heritage.The Marang-Marang Women’s Association began in the late-2000s as a loosely organized group consisting of IP women from the Sama Bangingi tribe. Their earliest venture involved walking through nearby communities to sell homemade delicacies by foot. The modest earnings they generated were scarcely enough to support their basic needs.In 2019, the City Government of Isabela saw their potential and offered to construct floating cottages by the mangroves which the women’s organization managed and operated.With the guidance from the City Tourism Office, the association members were trained on food preparation and other capacitating initiatives.Since then, the association has been reaping recognition from various award-giving bodies, such as the Best Practices in Community-Based Tourism Award at the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Pearl Awards 2023; Best Culinary Heritage Product or Experience for Travelers at the 2024 Global Culinary Travel Awards; and ASEAN Community-based Tourism Awards 2025, which makes them the first and sole awardee from Mindanao.On September 8, Marang-Marang Women’s Association also won the Tourism Industry Community-Based Organization Award in the recently concluded 1st Philippine Tourism Awards.Association president Mayra Abbas could not believe the blessings that are pouring their way.“Super saya ko, yung mga luha ko di ko mapigilan kahit nung pagkuha ko ng award nanginginig ako sa sobrang tuwa, di lang para sa sarili ko pero sa entire Basilan. Nakita din ng mga tao na kahit ganito lang kami may maipagmamalaki din kami,” Abbas said.According to Abbas, the Sama-Bangingi women’s common livelihood is to cook and sell delicacies. They also sell fish and other seafood in markets. Never did they imagine that one day, they will be able to serve their food to high profile visitors of the city.“With the help of the City Tourism Promotions Board, &#x27;di na lang hilaw &#x27;yung binebenta namin, nagseserve na kami ng luto, especially sa mga bisita na kataas-taasan na dumadayo dito sa Isabela de Basilan,” she said.Aside from the women’s association, Isabela City also bagged the Living Cultures Destination award. The LGU was also a finalist in the Eco-Tourism Destination Award.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17590206729860c71a2e0-8a12-482e-b47d-523c3f2160da.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman expressed pride in the achievements reached by their IP women and the LGU.“This is a testament that Isabela culture incorporates everyone. We speak 16 languages here. Walang naiwan na identity dito sa Isabela,” Hataman said.Mayor Hataman addsed that promoting the City’s culture is the way to go for Isabela. “Culture ang pinaka-nabebenta nila. Ang gusto ko kasi, kilalanin din nila ang culture nila. That’s the best way. Nung pumasok ako as a Mayor, klaro sa akin na di infra ang susi. Puede naman siguro for convenience and comfort. Pero di kami papasok doon.”City Tourism Office records show an increase in the influx of visitors at Marang-Marang floating cottages particularly for the months of March to April, and off-typhoon season.To reach the floating cottages, one has to ride a 30-45-minute pumpboat ride through the Marang-Marang Mangrove Lagoon.Each pump boat can accommodate 10 persons for P1,000. Another P1,000 for the use of the cottage; P250 per person for a breakfast meal and P350 per person for lunch. A guest may enjoy the use of crystal kayak the whole day for just P200.They are also treated to a food preparation demonstration and tepo or mat weaving.Apart from providing sustainable livelihood to the women IPs, their husbands are tapped by the LGU to ferry guests from the mainland to the floating cottages.To ensure that the surrounding area remains clean and sanitary for swimming, the LGU employed sea-sweepers who roam around the Isabela channel to pick-up trash from the sea. Mayor Hataman said they hope to augment the number of sea-sweepers next year, but prays that the public will appreciate the cleanliness so that the LGU will no longer need to hire people to keep the seawaters free from trash.

Isang grupo ng mga kababaihan mula sa isang tribo sa Isabela City, Basilan ang kinikilala dahil sa kanilang pagkain, kultura, at pamana.

Isang grupo ng mga kababaihan mula sa isang tribo sa Isabela City, Basilan ang kinikilala dahil sa kanilang pagkain, kultura, at pamana.