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Contents
Defying the dole-out mentality
Spirit of volunteerism and self-reliance
Demands from the government
Reclaiming their space
References
Social Enterprise in the Time of Pandemic:
The Case of Igting
Maigting na Samahan ng mga Panlipunang Negosyante ng Towerville, Inc. and
Honey B. Tabiola
About Igting
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
On lockdowns
On social amelioration measures
On work suspension and loss of daily earning
Strategies of Igting to cope with the crisis
Preliminary recommendations
References
Indigenous Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic:
The Ayta Mag-Indi Community in Porac, Pampanga
Venarica B. Papa, Benny Capuno, Marivic Capuno, Indon Saguin,
Indon Mayumo, Violeta Abuque, Norman Capuno, Lemuel Capuno,
Belinda Mauricio, Jette Roldan, and July Sumayop
The declaration of community quarantine
Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic
Health and medical support from the government
Non-health support from the government
Social Amelioration Program
Program on Communal Farming
Additional support from DSWD
Further marginalization and widening of societal divide
On community quarantine, lockdown, and social distancing
Back to the safety of their ancestral domain
Lumad and Bakwit Schools amid the Pandemic:
Report from Teachers, Students, and Parents
Save Our Schools Network and Jose Monfred Sy
Continuing the struggle through the Bakwit Schools
Remedial classes
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