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The B'laan tribes

 Some information about B'laan

Many people talking about b'laan yet they don't understand what does it mean. Some people underestimate this tribe because of their economic status. Some people interested to know about them.

Mostly of the B'laan tribes choose to live at the top of the mountain where they easily find their living as inexpensive. They can live without money involvement because they were provided by GOD sufficient resources, the materials for building shelter and foods for everyday living. B'laan people are found in different places in Southern Mindanao.In South Cotabato many lives in tampakan, polomolok, tupi, koronadal city, surallah, banga, and North cotabato. They spread out because of marriage, work, lifestyle and way of living. The b'laan first hand job is farming, handicraft, carpentry, tailor, housekeeping, harvester, educator, nursing, marketing, business, driving, overseas filipino worker and others.

Many b'laans obtained their education through the help of some benefactor all over the world. Some selected and deserving B'laan was able to attained proper schooling in Elementary until College through the help of Christian Child fundation(CCF).It is a foundation of Children that operate until now to help those unfortunate B'laan to finance their schooling in elementary until college degree, it included also their healthcare and other needs. This Foundation has done so many changes to the lives of B'laan, Some of the benefactor of this foundation came from different foreign people who had a big heart to help the poor B'laan. By their gracefulness, generosity and warmhearted help they had a great legacy to the B'laan children, youth and family. I guarantee my sister as one of the granted by this foundation and now she's worked in Alternative Learning System as a teacher to the Youth and parents who wish to pursue their education in Barangay Assumption, Koronadal City South Cotabato.

Some others through their scholarship in the local government, While other through their hardworking and perseverance. Many of the B'laans has already worked in the local government, private sector, Department of Education, private schools and hospitals, and others. Furthermore, there is already an Organization that Unite the B'laan and this known as SOCOBPEA (SOUTH COTABATO B'LAAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEE).Some of the member of this organization has gone through all the hardship and sacrifice in economic status, way of living, the places they live especially at the top of the mountain and had been through poverty, hunger and destabilization. And despite of this that has been through the SOCOBPEA was able to surpass this entire obstacle and now they’re the one serving their own people. Presently, by the initiative of the B'laan Teachers, nurse, private employee, and government employee They organized this group which aims to unite all the b'laan that has already professional and had source of income in order to inspires some b'laan that anticipate to uplift their lives the same with the pioneer of b'laan professional so that later on they realize that education has great key to attained their desired life in the future. By the Help of God this group continued to operate and they located at the Barangay Assumption, Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

Moreover, In the B'laan community has a manifestation of one language, camaraderie that unites them and the above faith in God (Adwata) the happiness that couldn’t define.

The B'laan has their own song of praise and worship

Here one sample song of praise that sing in the church with translation Title: Almingun di tah dad Bolul (Sing in the Mountain) Almingun di tah Dad Bolul (sing in the mountain)

Almingun di tala mahin (sing a song in the ocean)

ankutam ngatah (lift it up)

ankutam gu lingag (lift your soul)

ankutam ngatah (lift it up)

ankut am gu foofoong (lift up your heart)

amni goo fakdo di gu do amo (I ask solemnly thanks from you, oh Lord)

doo abnala-am do dad akru-u afni (Because you answered me in what I’ve asked from you)

ta lanwa-am do layuf amda di akfati (You redeemed my soul from death)

afiu, afiu, afiu adwata (great, great, great God)

langit na talatana (heaven and Earth)

na ta afno di gu kafiu (full of Gratefulness)

ani sen doo ta nimo adwata (Here you did God)

akru-u toh lahao na akru-u flahao (All be happy and joyful)

na almingun kafiu di gitoh adwata (And sing gratefulness to you, oh God)

translated & author by: Sheila Marie Peli

My own information
SHEILA MARIE M. PELI EMAIL: zhrygxeis_gurl2004@yahoo.com

The sweet labor of my success

My life has been through all the obstacle and circumstances. An ordinary girl like me had been through poverty, hunger, depression, sacrifices and couldn't imagined that in my entire life I will attained my desired dream and that to be a license Teacher in the Philippines. I've been a working student started when I was 9 years old all the way thru college. when I was in elementary at aged of 9 and 10 years old and I was in grade 4 and 5 I worked as a housekeeper, doing all the home chores to my grandmother Judith Saunan house. She is windowed for about 20 years now and had 3 sons. Namely: Junrey who was in his high school that time, joemare who is my batchmate and playmate and we are in the same school in elementary however he is violent and so stupid in school that is why I need to tutor him but sad to say he is so lazy and jobert who is so silly boy who used to maltreated me if he lose in a game taksi (playing coins)and tong-its (card game). Joemar, and Jobert who happened to be my playmates of taksi, tong-its, biking, escaping from house chores and all other silly things under the sun has a great influenced to me and that to be like a boy (I'm so silly) joke J. These boys treated me as their queen in their house, a queen of doing home-chores and queen of cooking and cleaning of all their dirty. Yet I'm happy doing it because I learned all those things. And I met too my neighbor daisy who happened to have 6 brothers and she is the only girl in their family, so that's why she is more happy to met me as her playmate. We were in the same school. We walked together going to school and however, after two years living in my grandmother house. I'll go back to my home town to my parents and there I continued my studies in grade 6 and was able to graduate as a valedictorian in our school. After 5 days of my graduation in Elementary, the OIC Mr. Jose Ruiz and his wife Lorna D. Ruiz offered a scholarship program to me. So I grabbed the opportunity and continued studied in High School at Koronadal National High School in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines. They provided me allowance, shelter, food and needs in school, they finance all my expenses in school until I graduated high school and by returned to what they did for me I'm helping them in all the house chores. In a simple way I help them as my gratitude to what they did for me. After my graduation in High School I was granted a Grant-In-Aid program or popularly known as Working Student at Notre Dame of Marbel University, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. I was assigned at the Internet section of the university Library for about 5 years and 5 months while earning my Degree in Bachelor in Elementary Education with the specialization in English. I could say that it is not easy what I've been through in college. I was experienced hunger because sometimes I don't have any money in my pocket, no food to ate after school, so what I did, I borrow some rice to my boardmate cooked it a porridge to survived in a night and after tomorrow I will asked my classmate to borrow an amount of money to buy my foods. I remembered when I was in 2nd year college. I was 18 years old that time. I keep crying in the church and keep asking God should I stop studying now and find a work that has salary so I may not be hungry all the time, So I have the money to buy foods and clothes? I really admit that my scholarship program covers only my university school tuition fees and the source of income of my parents not enough for us. My father has rheumatism he couldn't work already, my mother a small sari-sari store vendor and her income not enough to sustain us. We are 5 children the earning of my mother couldn't finance us in college allowances. But by the glory and God's mercy I met online italian sponsors Mr. Mario Benzing italian journalist and Mrs. Chiara Benzing an italian primary school teacher extended their good heart and generousity sent me me an allowances for 4 years here in the philippines,despite millions miles with each other they are very sincerely sent money for my school financial, and an amount to pay my boarding house and to bought foods. So I was inspired to pursue my degree and for five years and five months of sacrifice despite the low economic status in our family I was able to graduate and earned my Degree in Education in Notre Dame of Marbel University last October 18, 2008. After graduation I worked as substitute school librarian in Sienna School of Marbel, Substitute Teacher in Local School board of Koronadal City, and Distributor of Unilab medicines. I'm gladly announced that I'm totally a license Elementary Teacher after I passed the Licensure Examinations for Teacher last September 11, 2011. Presently am waiting for the ranking in applying for teacher in the Department of Education here in Koronadal city so that I can start teaching the young minds and to those thirsty of education. I am so glad to shout the world that God so good to me and bless me because of my hard-work, perseverance and determination and I'm very much willing to share to the others this success. So many blessings of success I got. IF I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN TOO!

PERSONAL INFORMATION: ADDRESS: 	BRGY. ASSUMPTION, KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT TERTIARY: BACHELOR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AREA OF CONCENTRATION: ENGLISH OCTOBER 18, 2008 NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY EXAM TAKEN: PASSER FOR LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHER SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 SECONDARY: KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL RIZAL AVENUE, KORONADAL CITY SOUTH COTABATO YEAR - 2002-2003 ELEMENTARY: NELMIDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RGY. ASSUMPTION, KORONADAL CITY, SO. COT.

WORK EXPERIENCED: UNILAB DISTRIBUTOR DAVAO CITY – NOV.7-DEC. 26, 2011     SUBSTITUTE - LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TEACHER, KORONADAL CITY SOUTH COTABATO (MAY 9-14, 2011) CHECKER/ENCODER – POLO/OWWA KUWAIT (APRIL 10-28, 2011) SUBSTITUTE LIBRARIAN, TEACHER, MODERATOR IN NOTRE DAME SIENNA SCHOOL OF MARBEL (JANUARY 12 – MARCH 12, 2009) OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER IN KUWAIT (JULY 23, 2009 – APRIL 28, 2011) VOLUNTEER BRGY. WORKER IN BRGY. ASSUMPTION (COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM) WORKING STUDENT OF NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY -LIBRARY/INTERNET STAFF-MAY 2003- OCTOBER 2008 TUTOR OF ENGLISH/MATH/SCIENCE/FILIPINO

SKILLS/TALENT: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION 	SINGING/DANCING READING /WRITING/READING 		COOKING/BAKING STORY TELLER				VOLLEYBALL EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILL		BASKETBALL RESEARCHER				BADMINTON EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILLS	GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR PLANNER					TRANSLATOR TIME MANAGEMENT			MARKETING ACCOUNTING				TYPING SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INSTALLER	DRAWING TRANSLATOR

LANGUAGE SPOKEN: ENGLISH, TAGALOG, ARABIC, ILONGGO, CEBUANO