Life along Pulangi: The River’s Influence on the Bukidnon Tribe in Lumbayao, Valencia City, Philippines
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ijsscs.v1i2.5255Keywords:
Bukidnon Tribe, Environmental Degradation, Indigenous Communities, Livelihood, Pulangi RiverAbstract
For the indigenous Bukidnon tribe in Lumbayao, Valencia City, Philippines, the Pulangi River is essential, having a significant impact on their identity, traditions, and way of life. This study aimed to discover the significance of Pulangi river among the Bukidnon tribe. The link between the Bukidnon tribe and the Pulangi River was examined in this study using a phenomenological design. Current issues, cultural relevance, environmental changes, and the tribe’s suggestions to the government were all examined. The river’s watershed is essential for wildlife, and it sustains traditional livelihoods like farming and fishing. The community does, however, confront several difficulties, including as overfishing brought on by illicit methods and alien species, as well as environmental damage from garbage dumping, industrialization, and quarrying. These problems have affected the tribe’s economic and health well-being by turning the once-clean river into a contaminated hazard. The results demonstrate the tribe’s wish for government action to preserve their culture and the environment for coming generations through waste management, policy enforcement, and fishing practice control.
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