#akean

[japilagan]

Flag of the ancient Kingdom of Akean

(originally posted on DeviantArt last 3rd February, 2020)

In the ongoing scenario that I’m currently involved (Mutia nan Katimuran, currently on temporary hiatus), the kingdom of Akean was already established in the northwestern part of the island of Panay; in the same scenario, the Akeanon territory was a little bit larger than its OTL counterpart as it included the northernmost tip of OTL Antique, which in the current scenario was more concentrated in the southern part of the island, and the westernmost part of the OTL province of Capiz; indeed, the capital of the pre-colonial kingdom was Bakan (OTL: Banga, Aklan), near the center of the Akeanon domain. For the flag itself, since the principal colors of the Akeanon people, both in the pre-colonial and (ATL) contemporary era, are yellow and black, the design was more simple to reflect the use of the flags in pre-colonial Philippine archipelago, mostly in triangle and/or square. At the center was the variant of the Dharma-Chakra (Wheel of the Dharma), a religious symbol of foreign origin that was eventually indigenized, particularly in Akean itself. Created and edited on MS Paint and Photoscape.

[cyda76]

Ananias Morales Atienza, composer

The maestro, my great-grandfather, was born circa 1870s in Taal, Batangas. He studied from the Milan Conservatory of Music in Italy, could play every single instrument of the orchestra and was a prolific composer writing songs for just about anything.

He led the Filipino band of soldiers of the Spanish Army that played during Jose Rizal’s execution on December 30, 1896 in what was then Bagumbayan. Rizal’s death, and more so being part of the spectacle, upset him so much that he decided to flee Manila. The opportunity came about when he learned that his good friend Pio Martelino Legaspi was about to board a ship home to somewhere in the Visayas.

Upon their arrival in Aklan, Capiz, it was love at first sight for him when he met Pio’s youngest sister Lutgarda. With his status and power plus Pio’s approval, the marriage was quickly arranged. And that’s how he came to settle in Aklan. They eventually had 6 children: Angeles, Jose, Jovita, Paz, Luz and my lola Merli.

In Aklan, he formed the first infantile orchestra, an old photo of which used to be displayed at the ‘Museo it Akean’. While some of his compositions have become well-known e.g. “Lumabaylabay”, “Kaming Magmamani” and “Duro Ro Atong Kalipay”, he himself did not become famous, as they have generally been just passed off as traditional folk songs. “Kaming Magmamani” especially has gained so much popularity after an arrangement by National Artist Lucio San Pedro was released. It had since been arranged by more composers and sung by various prestigious choirs worldwide.

He had many other compositions but most were lost when their house was burned down during WWII. My lola used to tell about this with tears in her eyes. The few surviving fragments of his music were based on the transcriptions of his students particularly his own children.

His quiet but greatest legacy is the Funebre for Orchestra that he wrote in a span of two decades for the Spanish-era Santo Entierro that was brought to Kalibo by his father-in-law, the Agustinian priest Pedro Legaspi. This 5-part orchestral work is in reality also a love song for his wife Lutgarda.  The music tracks how he pursued her throughout their colorful love story which started out as some kind of arranged marriage that she wasn’t pleased with at first. The Santo Entierro was so important to Lutgarda that when matters related to inheritance were being discussed, she expressed she didn’t care how much share she gets as long as the family’s Santo Entierro stays with her. It is for this reason that the Santo Entierro has his own “camalig” right at the portion of land she inherited along 19 Martyrs Street in Kalibo.

As I was learning this piece as a child, older members of the family would tell of the background story behind the rich melody in the last section of Funebre 1, the fights they were having when he was writing Funebre 2, his joy when he finally won her heart over in Funebre 3, how the violins get to have their beautiful solos in Funebre 4, and the deep sadness mid-section in Funebre 5 upon finding out that he was terminally ill.

He died of pneumonia circa 1918 when he was just in his 40s, after getting drenched in the rain when he went to the Kalibo town plaza with his only son. My Lola Merli at the time was just a baby. He willed that this work be played exclusively for the family’s own Santo Entierro, his family and his students. The special religious tradition for his family, students and other musicians to gather every year during the Good Friday procession to play his music in devotion to the Santo Entierro still exists to this day in the town of Kalibo.

[lord-kallig]

Political Parties on Deus Gemmas

Deus Gemmas operates with a form of democratic institution. While independent candidates can run for office, the vast majority of candidates are seen in power as part of a wider political Party. Due to the Gemman system requiring multiple prime representatives (Ministers or Lord Ministers depending on election) multiple parties are seen in power at one time. This has seen a dampening on more radical politics, implementing more moderate and negotiable positions

Below is a list of some of the most notable political parties seen across the planet. 

The Aftkean Royalists 

A unique blend of politics and religion, the Royalists are a collection of socially and economically conservative beliefs united with a reverence towards the Everchosen and a declared ‘Divine Right to Rule’. Public opinion varies based on those questioned but the party has and continues to be a major political force even when not directly seen in power. Some Districts have had the Royalists be such an omnipresent force that they have never not seen the party in office in whole or part. 

The Aftkean Royalists came from the Akean Noble Family during the Imperial age. While a minor family, they were responsible for delaying reactions to Kallig’s uprising through the exposing of various scandals between the larger families. Functionally they are now a dead bloodline but their legacy has lived on in the adoption of Hive Nobilis as the capital and the Royalist Party. 

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The Traditional Socialist League of Profugus

The Traditional Socialists League is a party based almost wholly within Hive Profugus, with smaller offshoots present across the other Hives. The word ‘Socialist’ has drastically changed meaning within the human lexicon. The League ascribes its economic positions in line with the governments of the M29 socialists of the Anarkus Quadrant and M35th Houl’vanin People’s Republic, but still preserve more traditionalist social values. 

Due to the need of multi-party coalitions within governments, the longer term and majorly changing policies desired by the party are often put aside in favour of more realistic, short term legislation which has ensured a popular opinion of the party, even with groups which otherwise oppose them.  

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The Free People’s Coalition 

Originally formed as an effort to rival the ingrained political parties, such as the Aftkean Royalists, the Free People’s Coalition is a party which is a union of smaller parties which seek to provide a unified front in elections. As they are a union of opportunity rather than clear ideological bonds, the parties often break apart and reform for new elections. 

There have been seventeen notable formations of the FPC. They primarily lean towards centre right politics, leading to the formations of the ‘Party of Liberal Unity’ and the ‘Party of Shared Democrats’ for more left wing party coalitions. 

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Other Political Groups

As with all other political systems, there are those who have more radical agendas and seek to bring these about outside of the mainstream. The Unbound Empire is no exception and works to keep most form flourishing into a major force. The two most dominant of these groups on Deus Gemmas are the;

The Jackal’s Order

An anarchistic collection of Jackal worshippers, the Order’s primary goal is to return the universe back to the primordial chaos from which life was at its most base level. 

Despite their lofty intensives, most of the activists are more akin to minarchists than true anarchists and are of limited threat. This part of the group only get judging looks from the general public. The more notious part of the group are a collection of terrorist cells who utilise improvised explosives for their apparent nature and symbology to the explosions which spawn solar systems. 

Their largest presence is on Deus Gemmas, but have reached out to other worlds. A limited ‘live and let live’ agreement has been formed privately with the Abbanic Children provided internal policing limits their outward damage. 

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The Children of the Emperor

A radical Imperial group, the Children are primarily from ex-Imperial families who had returned to the beliefs held by the Imperium of Man. They are an overtly violent organisation who use the creed of the Imperial Cult and Cult of Sacrifice as justifications for their actions. 

They seek to destabilise the Unbound Empire from within, via major civil unrest, which would provide the opening needed for Imperial Reclamation. 

A common conspiracy theory is that the Children of the Emperor are a partially puppetted organisation. Causes vary from wishing to manipulate population statistics, ideological control, and create instability within desired centres. They all stem from the apparent lack of mobilised crack down on the organisation. 

[itsjanetimbengan]

Kalibo, Aklan: A Walk in the Town

It was 6:30 in the evening, strapped in my seat, and looking at the window as the sky slowly turns pink, when the airplane plunged through clouds on approach to Kalibo International Airport.  Once the plane was on the ground, we stepped down and appreciate the cotton candy sky for a little while. Seeing the sky, it never fails to send amazement to me. 

The moment we're complete, we hopped on a van towards our accommodation at Beebee Lodge, munched over dinner at Lorraine's Tapsi, a small eatery near our place which was featured already in Biyahe ni Drew, and killed time at our lodge.

Awaken with the loud voices of my highschool friends the next day, we began to prepare for our Kalibo tour that day and had our jolly breakfast at Jollibee. We headed towards Kalibo Cathedral, where the image of Sto. Niño of the world-famous Ati-Atihan Festival is enshrined, for our first stop. The church was a survivor of world war II and earthquake.

Just a walking distance from the church, our feet brought us to Museo It Akean,  a repository of the province's history and heritage through art exhibits and memorabilia that highlights different eras from the past up to the present. For only fifteen pesos, one can revel the glorious past and culture of Aklan. The memorabilia of Geofredo P. Ramos, the Father of Aklan, are prominently showcased in which you can see his pictures and the things he used before. Also, a collection of its antiques and age-old crafts and artifacts can be found in the two-storey edifice.

After a good hour of roaming around and appreciating the beauty of Aklan with its preserved history, we walked towards Kalibo Pastrana Park which is also a feet away from the museum. We rested our feet, took a break for a while, and decided to go to our last stop before having our lunch.

Almost 15 minutes later, we were heading to Bakhawan Eco Park,  a 220-hectare mangrove forest and serves as one of Kalibo’s prime attractions. Once registering and paying 150 pesos each and the staff at the entrance done explaining the history of the mangrove forest, we enjoyed our nature stroll trough 1 kilometer bamboo trail appreciating the different species of mangroves. 

We came to a stop and the path surprised us with a scenic view of the beach at the end. We had our in-between photo ops (of course, for instagram haha!) making us finished the whole stroll for almost 2 hours which was supposed to be just a 15-minute walk. I didn't expect to see a beach at the end but it made the whole walk worth it. It's very calming and peaceful and very far from the busy streets in Manila. There's also a so-called open bar with bamboo tables and chairs where one can rest and enjoy the view. For 300 pesos, you can opt to have a tamilok or woodworm tasting which was now a very famous thing to do in Aklan. Sadly, we didn't divulge ourselves to try.

When we recovered from the long walk and finished indulging the fresh air from the sea and enjoyed the peacefulness in the arms of Mother Nature, we decided to go back to our lodge and packed our things in time for our check out. After which, we make our tummy satisied with our lunch at Manukan Haus Kamayan and headed to Kalibo International Airport for our transfer to Boracay.

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OYAHON by Posporo productions

📍Akean Resto Bar + Kafe

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カビット・アット・サビット

コロナ禍で移動が厳しく制限され、日常生活がこれまで以上にインターネットに依存し始めて以来、2019年5月にロード・ナ・ディトが企画した『カビット・アット・サビット』という展覧会について質問される機会が増えた。アーツ・トロピカルからもらったこの機会にこのプロジェクトについて振り返ってみたい。

PA-KABIT at PA-SABIT ni ABET”, 2019 / Nakakain ba ang art? By Joey Cobcobo, artist friends, students, neighbor and community groups / Photo courtesy of the artist / Photo by Rog Castillo II

タイトルとコンセプト

フィリピン語で「カビット」は「取り付ける、つなぐ」、「サビット」は「ひっかける、ぶらさげる」という意味で、固定されていない仮の状態という意味も含んでいる。このふたつの単語は、私たちが置かれた不安定な状態について考えるきっかけも与えてくれる。私たちの誰もが身体を持つ死を避けられない存在であるだけでなく、生まれたときから他者との関係に依存しているということ。社会的なネットワークに接続することで私たちはサバイバルしているのと同時に、その接続がうまくいかなければ、危険な状況に身を落としてしまうということ。

こんなことを考えながら企画したのが『カビット・アット・サビット』だった。既存の風景にアートの活動や表現を一時的に差し込むことで、人やものや情報の普段の関係に違和感を作り、社会文化的な慣習や資本主義の論理によって操作されているアルゴリズムを狂わせることはできないだろうか。参加するという個人の意志と行為をつないで、水平に広がるネットワークを浮かび上がらせることはできないだろうか。

Selections from Towards a New World Order, 2019 By Cristian Tablazon with Jael Mendoza / Photo courtesy of the artist

企画方法

そこで、 フィリピンで活動しているアーティストに向けてSNSで次のような案を投げかけた。「2019年5月11日��一日限り、自宅やアトリエの外壁、またはその延長線上にある外に開かれた空間に作品をインストールして、展示風景の写真や動画をフェイスブックとインスタグラムで同時配信する。」プランの選考はなし。呼びかけに関心をもち、参加の意志と自発的に制作発表する意欲があれば誰でもが参加できる展覧会だ。

合計32組のアーティストが、多様な素材と形の作品を身近な環境に「カビット（取り付ける）」と「サビット（ひっかける）」して参加してくれた。事前にプランを共有してくれたアーティストもいるが、開催当日、ハッシュタグ「＃kabitatsabit」を検索して私たちも初めて参加を知ったケースもある。このプロジェクトのために制作された新作もあれば、自宅やアトリエに保管されていた既存の作品を屋外に仮設置した作品もあったが、ほとんどの作品が、作家自身の身体や、コミュニティに伝わる物語なども含めた、日常生活の中から得た素材で構成されていた。

Apotropaic x SKYLAB / Community workshop and installation, 2019, Water District, Roxas City Photo courtesy of Green Papaya archives

空間

作品はフィリピン諸島の32カ所で公開された。グーグルマップ上で各ロケーションの詳細を共有したが、一日という限定された展示時間内では到底全てを見て回ることのできない物理的空間の広がりがあったため、主な鑑賞者は普段からその場所に馴染みのある近隣の人が想定された。隣人に対するホスピタリティが感じ取れる作品もある一方で、家庭も含めた親密な生活圏に存在する、目に見えない境界線やその暴力性を批判的に問う作品も見受けられた。

実際の空間でインタラクションが起こるのと並行して、SNSにアップロードされた作品の写真や映像は、連続してフィードされる瞬間や、全く何もない瞬間、個別に現れる瞬間を作り出し、偶然SNSで見かけたハッシュタグ「#kabitatsabit」に反応して、即興的に参加してくれる人たちもいた。展覧会の枠組みは固定されておらず、変化しつづける運動体として現れた。

Boudoir, 2019 / By Pam Quinto / Photo courtesy of the artist

不安定な状態の可能性

オンラインとオフラインの空間の往来は、私たちの日常になろうとしている。オンライン空間には、あらゆる監視の目が潜んでいる一方で、 物理的な距離を超えて、個人のアクションが自然発生的につながる可能性を広げている。つながっては離れ、そしてまた接続するという運動を有機的に繰り返しながら、多様なパターンのネットワークが生み出されている。

固定されていない状態は、落っこちたり、崩れ落ちたりする危険もあるが、不安定な状態をあえて作ることで、固定してしまっている価値観や定義づけをゆるがすことができるかもしれない。分類したり、切り離したり、排除することで安定を保とうとするテリトリーの機能ではなく、私たちがみんなで共にサバイブするためには、ときには衝突することもある多種多様な力も循環の一部となるような回路が必要なのではないかと思う。

カビット・アット・サビットを開催して一年が経たない間に、フィリピンでは、新型感染��の防疫を口実に国家権力の乱用が加速し、これまでの暮らしを支えていた物理的、精神的なつながりが暴力的に断ち切られていった。生活の根っこが引き抜かれて放り出されたような感覚は、精神的な不安をかき立てるだけでなく、実際に多くの市民から生活の糧を奪い困窮状態に落とし込んでいる。こうした危機的状況に対して、アーティストやカルチュラル・ワーカーたちは、インターネットと物理的な空間を巧みに組み合わせて連携体制を形成し、助けを必要とする人々に支援を届けている。展覧会づくりのプロセスを、つながりのアクションの循環の中で改めて捉え直すことで、権威主義的なエゴイズムによって強引に引き裂かれようとするライフラインをつなぎとめておくための運動体として機能することができるかもしれない。

"MIL OBJETOS IT AKEAN", 2019 (One Thousand Objects in Aklan) By Greys Lockheart X NVC / Photo courtesy of the artist

Kabit at Sabit

As the public health crisis severely restricted people's capacity of mobility, daily life began to be entrenched in home as well as in the Internet space more than ever. In face of such conditions, Load na Dito has been receiving an increase number of inquiries about an one day exhibition "Kabit at Sabit" that we organized in May 2019. We would like to reflect on this project on this occasion given by Arts Tropical.

Title and Concept

The Filipino word kabit means to attach and to connect, and sabit means to hang, which can be used to describe both the state  (naka-kabit, naka-sabit) and the act (i-kabit and i-sabit), and also implicate the unfixed and temporal conditions. These two terms also give us an opportunity to not only think about the material conditions, but also about our own precarious situations. Our life is made precarious not just because our bodies are mortal, but because we are dependent on the work of others since the moment of birth. We survive by connecting ourselves to the social networks, which simultaneously mean that we may fall into a dangerous situation if the connection is not properly established.

With these discursive ideas in mind, we came up with the plan of the exhibition "Kabit at Sabit." We wanted to imagine a form of exhibition that would tweak the algorism of socio-cultural conventions and capitalist logics by temporally inserting artistic practices and expressions into an existing landscape, which would create strangeness to the normal relationship of people, things and information. We also wanted to explore the potential of an exhibition as connectivity of the individual's will to participate, which may bring to light a horizontally expanding network. 

Method of planning 

Thus, we disseminated the following idea by using SNS: "install an artwork on the exterior of one's own house, studio or open space attached to it for one day on May 11, 2019, and simultaneously post photographs or live stream the video of the work on social media sites." Without curatorial interventions of individual plans, the exhibition was made completely open to anyone who had an interest in the prompt, willingness to participate, independently produce and present artwork. 

A total number of 32 artistsacross the archipelago responded to the call by kabit (temporarily attaching and connecting) and sabit (hanging) artworks in various media and forms in their immediate environment. Some of them shared with us their plans and information on the physical locations in advance, while we chanced upon other contributions through encountering their works online with the hashtag #kabitatsabit. Some works were made fresh to be presented at Kabit at Sabit, while others were existing works that were temporarily taken out from their studios. However, most of the works were commonly made up of material sourced from everyday life, including their own bodies and stories passed down in the community.

Space

The artworks were exhibited in 32 different locations across the Philippine Islands. Although details of each location were shared on the Google Map, the expanse of physical space made it impossible to physically visit all of them within the duration of the exhibition being one day, hence the main audience was naturally targeted at the neighbors who had familiarity with the landscape. While some works conveyed an inherit sense of hospitality, others critically questioned the invisible boundaries and the violence that exist in the intimate sphere of life, including home. In parallel with the interaction happening in the actual space, the photos and videos of the works were uploaded to the social networking sites, creating moments of continuous feeds, nothingness, and discrete appearances, and this facilitated random encounters for people with '#kabitatsabit." In fact some people spontaneously responded to the call, which they happened to see on the day of the exhibition, and participated in an impromptu way. The framework of the exhibition was not fixed but emerged as an ever-changing kinetic entity.

The possibility of unstable condition

The constant shifts between online and offline spaces are about to become our daily routine. While eyes of surveillance are ubiquitously lurking in the online space, it also opens up the possibility of spontaneous connections among individual wills and actions for common cause beyond physical distance. The organic movement of connecting, separating, and then connecting constantly produces a network of diverse patterns.

An unfixed state may risk falling or collapsing, but by daring to create an unstable state, we may be able to destabilize the values and definitions that have been fixed in place. Rather than striving for protecting one's own territory by categorizing, excluding and eliminating, we believe in order for us all to survive together, we need to create a circuit in which a diversity of forces, including contradicting forces, can perform equally important function. 

In less than a year since "Kabit at Sabit" was held, the government of the Philippines accelerated the abusive use of state power under the pretext of response to the public health crisis. The forceful lockdown of people's life in home has abruptly cut off the physical and psychological links that sustained the lives of people. Life started to feel uprooted and neglected; people lost ways to make a living and started to suffer from anxiety and hunger. In response to such critical situations, artists and cultural workers quickly forged a network of cooperation by intricately combining the virtual and physical spaces in order to deliver support to those who are in need of it. By reimagining the process of making an exhibition as part of the web of connectivity, an exhibition may be able to function as an organism, which maintain "lifelines" which are forcefully torn apart by authoritarian egoism.

ロード・ナ・ディト（平野真弓、マーク・サルバトス）/ Load na Dito (MAYUMI HIRANO and MARK SALVATUS)

平野真弓とマーク・サルバトスが企画しているアート・イニシアチブ。2016年より活動。個人やものやイメージやアイデアの間の相互作用を引き起こすような状況を作り、持続可能なアートの循環を促進したいと思っている。過去のプロジェクトに「ロール・プレイ」（大阪、2016年）、「共有すること」（VisLab Osaka、大阪、2019年、協力・原久子)、「Kabit at Sabit」（フィリピン各地、2019年）、「Either Storm or Draught」（Pacific-Crossings、バンクーバー、2019年）、「Flex*」（2019年〜」、「道にポケット」（＠KCUA、京都、2020年、企画・笠間弥路）。

Load na Dito is an art initiative run by Mayumi Hirano and Mark Salvatus since 2016. It creates situations that may trigger interactions of individuals, objects, images and ideas in order to facilitate free flow of creative energies that would possibly contribute to the development of a sustainable ecology for art. The previous projects include “Role Play” (Osaka, 2016), “Sharing the Field” (Osaka Electro Communication University, 2019), “Kabit at Sabit” (various sites, 2019), “Either Storm or Draught” (Pacific-Crossings, ArtSpeak, Vancouver, 2019), “Flex*” (Kamiyas Triennale 2020, Art Fair Philippines 2020) and “Pockets on the Street” (Kyoto City University of the Arts Gallery, 2020).

https://loadnaditoprojects.cargo.site/

[iroha-painter-missing]

Iroha quickly ended the phone call, in Hope's that Akean would stop tightening the chains

Luckiest Girl in the World.

You can hear faint humming as you try to wake up. Chains surround your bed, strapping you down. The humming ceases as a woman stares at you with blank brown eyes.

…………

She seems to stare deep into your soul, what do you do?

@floral-samurai​. @iroha-painter-missing​. @mikado-sannoji​. 

[amitchotrani]

Pleats Please. Fashion Editorial from Harper’s Bazaar US April 2019. Model: Abby Champion Photography: Camilla Akeans Fashion Editor : Carlos Nazario (at Harper's Bazaar) https://www.instagram.com/amitchotranii/p/BvgPlhXnzV7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q66jysxes71e

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First stop. #dailymotivation #adventure #adventuretime #landscape #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #workoutmotivation #arvyttravels #philippines #pilipinas #pilipinasdestination (at AKEAN Resto Bar+Kafe)

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11 Lessons I've Learned From Akean Benjamin The Home Depot Linkedin

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VALPARAISO | A aggregation of volunteers, dressed in orange, descended Monday on Valparaiso VFW Column 988.

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  Their mission: to accord aback to a accumulation of bounded veterans who ahead served the nation, and now serve…

[mjoyingmylife]

The actual night of my birthday celeb 🎉😂

@Akean restobar

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Aklanon News: 'Covenant' ginpirmahan sa pagprotektar it Batan Bay ag subang Akean

#PHinfo: Aklanon News: 'Covenant' ginpirmahan sa pagprotektar it Batan Bay ag subang Akean

KALIBO, Aklan, Marso 6 (PIA) --  Ro mga katapu it komunidad nga nagabenifisyo sa mga bugna nga daea it Batan Bay ag suba it Akean o Aklan River hay nagpirma kurundaya eamang sa sangka “covenant” nga nagapangako nga magtao ku andang oras, talento ag ikasarang, ag magpartisipar sa pagkaayad ag pagprotektar ku rayang mga katubian sa probinsya nga nakit-an eon it pagkasamad.

Ro parpirma it “covenant” hay nagserbe bilang pangtapos nga aktibidad sa ginpatigayon nga “Batan Bay and Aklan River Summit” nga ginhiwat sa Aklan State University sa Banga Campus sa pagpasilitar it probinsya it Aklan paagi Office of the Provincial Agriculture-Fisheries Extension and Regulatory Division (OPA-FERD) ag Aklan State University (ASU).

Tuyo sa paghiwat it summit nga mabuligan ag ma asistihan ro mga tawo sa palibot it Batan Estuary ag Aklan River agud ro mga lugar nga nasambit hay mapag-on ag mapinuslanon, ag makatuga it sangka organisasyon ag Memorandum of Agreement ukon MOA sa mga mayor it Aklan para sa husto nga paggamit ag pagmanehar it daywang ka eawas it tubi sa probinsya.

Ro suba it Aklan hay nagahalin sa kabukiran it Libacao ag nagaagi sa mga banwa it Banga, Madalag, Malinao, Lezo ag Kalibo, samtang ro Batan Bay hay sangka mayor nga ginapangisdaan sa Aklan nga may 2,640 nga mga ektarya nga sakup ro mga banwa it Altavas, Batan, Balete, Banga, Kalibo ag New Washington.

Ro mga nagpirma it “covenant” hay mga opisyales it probinsya it Aklan ag mga kabanwahunan, mga representante it mga ahensya it gobyerno, ag mga katapu it komunidad nga ro kita hay naga depender sa mga produkto halin sa  Batan Bay ag suba it Akean.

Base sa pag istudyo it  ASU, ro suba it Akean hay gindeklarar nga sangka “watershed” paagi sa Presidential Decree ku Hunyo 28, 1994, nagarangko nga ika 4 bilang “priority watershed” it Rehiyon 6, sangka parte it Central Panay Mountain, sangka Key Diversity Area, ag gina istaran it 92 nga klase it isda, 19 nga klase it “crustaceans”, ag 15 nga klase it “mollusks.”

Makit-an man sa suba it Akean ro sari-saring mga tanum, mga pispis ag iba pang kasapatan kon siin abu raya sa naubos nga parte it suba.

Sa makaron, base sa resulta it pagtuon it ASU, bukon it mayad ro tubi sa Akean nga paligsan ag gamiton nga pangkino.

Ro kamana nga estado hay ginahambae man sa Batan Bay, kon siin base sa presentasyon it OPA-FERD, ro lugar hay may mataas nga antas it bacteria halin sa higku it tawo ag sapat nga 6,700% nga mas mataas sa euwas nga antas.

Suno sa OPA-FERD, ku nagtaliwan nga mga dinag-on, abu nga isda ro makit-an sa Batan Bay pero ku 2010, makadakop eamang it 3 kilo ro sangka mangingisda sa sang adlaw ag ku 2017 hay nagnaba pa ra sa 1.29 kada adlaw.

Suno man sa pag istudyo, bukon man it euwas sa baeatian ro magaeangoy sa lugar.

Bangud sa rayang sitwasyon, nagpangako ro mga nagpirma sa “covenant” nga mag-establisar it sangka “multi-sectoral ag pparticipatory management body”, magbutang it sangka “science advisory group,” ag magpormar ag mag implementar it sangka komprehensibo nga “management framework.”

Sa parte ni Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, bangud nga sayud nana ro importansya it daywang ka eawas it tubi sa Aklan sa pangabuhian it mga pumueuyo sa palibot kara, ginhinyo nana ro tanan nga magbueuligan sa agud malimpyuhan ro Batan Bay ag padayon ro pagprodukto dikara para tayuyon ro kita it mga mangingisda.

Ro Batan Bay hay mayor nga ginahalinan it mga taeaba, tahong, isda ag pasayan. (JSC/VGV/PIA6 Aklan)

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References:

* Philippine Information Agency. "Aklanon News: 'Covenant' ginpirmahan sa pagprotektar it Batan Bay ag subang Akean ." Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1035810 (accessed March 06, 2020 at 10:46PM UTC+08).

* Philippine Infornation Agency. "Aklanon News: 'Covenant' ginpirmahan sa pagprotektar it Batan Bay ag subang Akean ." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1035810 (archived).

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Malabo

Ang sabi mo raw sa akin "Paano kaya kung bumalik ako sayo? Paano kaya kung mahal ka pa kita? Paano kaya kung maisip ko na ikaw pala talaga ang kumukompleto sa akin? Ikaw yung kailangan ko at hindi yung isa? Tatanggapin mo pa ba ako?" Noong mga panahong yun, hindi ako nag alinlangang sagutin ka nang, ‘Oo naman, tatanggapin kita.’ Ngunit bigla akong napaisip. Natagalan ako dahil taliwas ang sinasabi ng utak ko sa nilalaman ng puso ko. Taliwas ang sagot ko. Natagalan akong sagutin ang tanong na ito. Natagalan ako dahil binalikan ko pa lahat. Lahat ng alaalang masaya, nakakatawa, nakakabadtrip, mapait, masakit. Binalikan ko lahat. Inalala ko pa yung una mong text na, "Sino to?" Isang simpleng tanong pero naging malaking parte ng istorya ko. Inalala ko pa yung panahong una kong nahawakan ang kamay mo noong pinakilala ka sakin ng kaibigan mo. Inalala ko pa yung panahong magkatabi tayo sa pila at ilang na ilang ako sayo kasi nga gusto kita. Inalala ko pa yung mga maiinit mong ngiti na tinutunaw ako. Mga titig mong minsan na akong pinatulala dahil sa ganda mga mata mo. Inaalala ko pa ang boses mo, malambing. Kahit sinong babae ay mahuhumaling. Inaalala ko pa yung tindig mong kapansin pansin. Na kahit nakatalikod o malayo ka man sa akin, makikilala ko pa rin. Inalala ko pa yung panahong ipinarinig mo sakin yung paborito mong kanta, Moment of Truth, Thinking Out Loud at Crush ni David Archuletta. Yung tagpuan nating dalawa. Pakiramdam ko gusto kong itigil ang oras na kasama kita. Ang hirap bitawan ng kamay mo kapag uuwi na tayo. Yung panahon ng pagpasyal natin sa Museo it Akean. Mahilig ka kasi sa History e, kaya pati siguro storya natin ginawa mo nalang ring history. Inalala ko pa yung mga pangako mo. Pangakong hindi ako iiwan. Pero tulad nga ng sabi nila, ‘Promises are meant to be broken.’ Ewan ko ba, lahat naman ng pinangako mo sakin nun, tinupad mo e maliban sa isa, akala ko kasi road to forever na, hindi pa rin pala. Nang-iwan ka bigla, nagbago ka. Parang isang kapeng lumamig na hindi kinaya ang ginaw na dala ng hangin sa paligid niya. Hindi ko alam ang eksplenasyon, at ayaw ko na rin sigurong malaman pa ang rason kung bakit mo ako iniwan. Napalitan ng malungkot ang dating masaya, bigla nalang nawala yung spark. Siguro dahil may mali rin ako. Pero di kasi ako sumuko, hindi ako naghanap nang iba, sinubukan kong ayusin muna. Ang sabi nga nila, ang pag ibig daw parang sintas ng sapatos. Dalawang dulo ang kailangan para pagbuhulin ito pero isa lang ang kailangan para kumalas sa pagkakatali nito. Kaya anong magagawa ko kung kumalas ka na? Wala hindi ba? Kasi ang sabi mo, ayaw ng mga magulang mo, na nahihirapan ka nang itago ang lahat ng to, kaya okay naman sakin. Pero ang hirap mag move on nun brad, ang hirap pigilin ang pag iyak. Pero sige lang, kasi naniniwala ako nun na kung ipaglalaban kita kasi nga mahal kita pero suko ka na, mas pahihirapan lang kita kaya mas mabuti nang palayain ka. Inalala ko pa yung sakit na naramdaman ko nung malaman ko ang dahilan kung bakit ka nagbago. Kaya ka nagbago kasi may bago. Basic. Kaso ang sakit, ang sakit sakit. Wala akong magagawa. Wala na akong ibang magawa kundi ang magpatuloy ng wala ka. Inalala yung mga panahon ng pagmomoved on. Yung iiyak ka magdamag. Babasahin lahat ng mga conversations natin. Tatamarin kang gumising. Gusto mo lagi ng pagkain. Antukin. Iyakin. Pikonin. Napakabitter. Halos isumpa lahat ng couple sa daan. Inalala ko lahat. Inalala ko yun lahat. At tsaka kinuha ko yung litrato nating dalawa Sabi ko, ‘Paano kung balikan mo ako?’ Malabo nang mangyari yun. Sobrang labo nun. Nasaktan ako nun. Nasaktan ako sa tanong na yun, at may katiting pa ring sakit. Masakit pa rin sa tuwing maiisip ko na kahit kailan, hindi ka magsisisi na ako ay iniwan, na ako ay binitawan. Masakit pa ring isipin na kahit kailan, hindi mo maiisip na ako nga pala yung kailangan mo. Na ako nga pala yung kumukompleto sayo. Na ako pala yung minsang nagpasaya sayo. Kasi hindi naman ako ganun kahalaga diba? Hindi ako ganon kaganda. Hindi ko kayang pantayan yung iba. Hindi ko kayang makipagsabayan sa babaeng natipuhan mo habang tayo pa. Mas magaling kasi siya sa larangan ng landian diba? Hindi ako ganon kalaking parte ng buhay mo. Kung kaya’t sa kahuli huliang pagkakataon tinanong ko sayo kung pwede pa bang maibalik ang dating tayo ay binigo mo ako. Sa napakaraming pagkakataon ay binigo mo ako. Pinatunayan mo na kayang kaya mo na wala ako. Hinayaan mong mawala ako. Kaya malabo, malabong makonsensya ka, at malabong pagsisihan mo lahat ng ito. Malabong ayusin mo to, malabong maging masaya ulit tayo. Malabong isang araw ay magising ka at maglakad pabalik sa dating lugar kung saan tayo nagumpisa. Kung saan tayo gumawa ng libo-libong ala ala, malungkot man o masaya. Dahil hindi ikaw yung tipo ng tao na humihingi ng tawad at bumabalik, at hindi rin ikaw yung tipong pinapatawad at binabalikan. Sobrang dami na ang nagbago, at halos tatlong taon narin ang nakakalipas. Tama na yung nagkasalubong tayo nang minsan, tama nang minsan ay nasaktan tayo ng lubusan, tama na yung isang parte lang ang lumalaban, tama na yung masasakit na paraan ng pamamaalam, tama na yung habulan. Tama na yung isa lang yung nasasaktan, tama na yung pag alala sa nakaraan, tama na ang pag aalinlangan, tama na ang pamumuhay sa kasinungalingan, wag na nating dugtungan. Hanggang dito nalang

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WONDERS OF AKLAN

Why Visit Aklan?

AKEAN (ak-yan), like how natives pronounce it, is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Kalibo which is famous for its Sto. Nino Ati-atihan festival celebrated during the third Sunday of January. The province is situated in the northwest portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the southwest, and Capiz to the east. Aklan faces the Sibuyan Sea and Romblon province to the north making it consistent in significantly contributing to the national economy.

This province can offer variety of new activities from thrilling adventures to relaxing beaches of the well-known Boracay Island. Known for its white sandy beaches and exciting water activities, Boracay Island is Aklan’s pride and joy. From relaxing spas to thrilling water activities, this Island can offer you experiences that will last for a life time. 

Aklan’s claim to fame is without a doubt Boracay. Famed for its fine white sand beaches and crystal clear waters, Boracy is definitely the top tourist draw for the province of Aklan. However, that is not the only attraction that Aklan has to offer. In fact, when it comes to the best in what nature has to offer, Aklan has got you covered.

Jawili Falls located in Tangalan, Aklan, this seven-basin waterfall is a sight to behold. Tangalan itself is so tranquil and gives off a sense of timelessness. The municipality of Tangalan can be reached via jeepney, and from there you get on a tricycle to take you to the falls.

Hurom-hurom Spring in Nabas Aklan dip into this really cool spring located in Nabas, Boracay’s neighbor. This is just one of the many cold springs located in Nabas, but it is its pride and joy. Here, you will find many pools of varying depths. Submerge yourself – or just your ankles for that matter – in water that steams directly from a mountain spring.

Caves at Buruanga Aklan those who love off the beaten path type of travels will enjoy what Buruanga has to offer. If spelunking is your thing, there are several caves to choose from, including Ignito Cave and Sabang Cave.

Rafting at Libacao Aklan when you’re brave enough to challenge powerful waters and rapids, you will enjoy rafting at the Libacao River. Take note, you will be bamboo rafting and not your typical inflatable raft. Of course, you can also choose to kayak or do other water-based sports.

Peaepak and Sadsad, Aklan’s Healing Ritual and Merrymaking. From the historical point of view as far is tradition is concerned, the Kalibo Ati-atihan festival is honor of the sto. nino is a pagan festival raised to the level of christianity where human established custom tradition where transformed in a collective display of faith.