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“Anti-Igolot culture” meets resistance

By Rev. Eduardo Solang Sr. (Ret)

Retired at home, I heard on Tuesday, Feb. 15 of a demolition activity to be carried out in Guinzadan, Bauko, Mt. Province the following day. So, out of curiosity, I went. Curious I was because, for one, with my age, (which will be 67 come August), I have never seen such kind of activity. Two, our house in Sagada is itself subject for the same action, as ordered by the honorable court.

So I went.

Among those who showed resistance to the demolition were a few individual outsiders – not from Guinzadan. The rest were from Guinzadan. Some neighbors and some immediate relatives of the family whose house was to be demolished, were also present.

During the commotion – when the sheriff was advancing intently with a hammer in his hand, leading a 10-man demolition team (one of them was observably differently able or sick of some kind), accompanied by a police force of at least 20 men, I was posed to assume the role of an elder who happened to be around where the action is. And that was to help delay or stop such kind of action with such kind of atmosphere, even if the contending parties of the case at hand were not all from the same community.

Actually, some people would be questioning the presence of some outsiders who happened to be against such anti-Igolot culture action. However, it must be that same people and their kind who would understand and welcome such moves against demolitions, with all its corresponding accomplishments.

A lot could be learned for goodness’ sake from what happened. Let us pursue on the learning! #

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