March 29, 2016

INVITATION TO CORDILLERA DAY 2016

BAGUIO AND BENGUET CELEBRATION

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Greetings!

We are pleased to invite you to the Baguio-Benguet celebration of Cordillera Day

2016 or the 32nd Cordillera Day on April 24, 2016 at the Baguio People’s Park. The
celebration is guided by the theme “Advance Indigenous Peoples’ Struggle for
Self-Determination! Onward with the Politics of Change! and will kick off at
9AM in a parade starting at the Post Office Park. For our guidance and information,
there will also be provincial celebrations in Abra (April 24), Kalinga (April 24), Ifugao
(April 22), and Mountain Province (April 22-23) headed by the Cordillera Peoples
Alliance (CPA) chapters therein.

Our celebration for Baguio-Benguet will highlight local issues of mining, destructive
energy projects, agricultural liberalization, climate change, environmental
degradation and good governance. In light of the local and national elections on
May 9, Cordillera Day 2016 serves as a platform to challenge local and national
candidates including political parties to take a stand on the politics of change with a
concrete electoral agenda on the recognition of indigenous peoples’ right to
ancestral domain and self-determination and on the rights and welfare of various
sectors. As in past celebrations, Cordillera Day 2016 serves as a venue to
strengthen solidarity and foster cultural exchange among indigenous peoples and
advocates.

For the success of Cordillera Day 2016, we look forward to your presence, support
and solidarity. We welcome solidarity contributions to help defray food and transport
expenses of local delegates to the celebrations including other logistical needs. We
also look forward to receiving your messages of solidarity not later than April 20,
which will be read in all the celebrations. A registration fee of P500 will be collected
from national and international delegates to cover their meals during the
celebration. Do come in your indigenous attire.

Attached is a background of the Cordillera Day commemoration and programme on

April 24. For inquiries, please contact Ms. Abie Anongos at 0919-992-7369 or 422-
9754. Thank you!

Respectfully,

MR. PERRY MENDOZA MR. VERGEL ANICETO MS. ABIGAIL B. ANONGOS

Chair, Tongtongan ti Umili Chair, KAIABANG Secretary General
CPA Baguio Chapter CPA Benguet Chapter CPA

Draft Programme

CORDILLERA DAY 2016 BAGUIO AND BENGUET CELEBRATION

24 April 2016

Morning
9AM-10AM Pan-aaspulan: Delegates’ gathering at the venue through a parade
and caravan, from various points in the City followed by acknowledgement
of delegates

10.00-10.15 Opening ritual and Prayer

Cordillera Elders Alliance an Metro Baguio Tribal Elders and Leaders
Assembly

10.15-10.20 Welcome
Perry Mendoza, Chair Tongtongan ti Umili-CPA Baguio Chapter

10.20-10.30 Cordillera Day 2016 Rationale

Abigail B. Anongos, CPA Secretary General

10.30-10.45 Cultural Presentation, Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera (DKK)

10.45-11.05 Keynote Address

Joanna K. Cariño, CPA Advisory Council

11.05-11.15 Cultural Presentation, Musikang Bayan

11.15-11.20 Message from Bagong Alyang Makabayan (BAYAN)

11.20-11.25 Cultural Presentation, Children of the Cordillera (CHICO)

11.25-11.30 Message from KATRIBU-Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng

Pilipinas

11.30-11.45 Tribute and Challenges

Jill K. Cariño, CPA Vice Chair for External Affairs

11.45-12.15nn Community Pattong

12.15nn-1.30PM Lunch Break, Press Conference, Launch of SIKLAB Comic Book, Stop K-
12 Campaign Launch

Afternoon Liwliwa para iti Baro a Pulitika

1.30-2.15 Opening Ritual

Metro Baguio Tribal Elders and Leaders Assembly

Bendian Dance

2.15-2.35 Keynote Address

Satur Ocampo, President, MAKABAYAN Coalition
 Cultural Presentation, Kumpay

2.35-3.45 Messages from Supporters of Neri Colmenares

3.45-4.30 Messages in Cultural Form (theatre and dance)

4.30-7 Musicians for the Politics of Change

Closing
Makabayan Cordillera

Closing Pattong