Porac, Pampanga

This 2017, CANVAS has given away some 17,000 books to children nationwide. The last 100 copies were given to kids at the Katutubo Village, Porac, Pampanga. On December 2, CANVAS and Mission Katutubo Village (MKV) teamed up to conduct storytelling, puppet-making, and book-giving to 100 Aeta children.

The Katutubo Village is a relocation site of Aetas affected by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo 20 years ago. It is formerly known as the “Tent City.” As of the year 2011, the community has a total population of 1,021 with 216 families. The Katutubo Village, however, faces pressing issues such as health and nutrition, declining literacy rate, limited access to education, and the transitory culture. 

Mission Katutubo Village aims to support and help the community with those concerns. Established in 2011 by four UP Diliman Community Development students, they envision a society free from discrimination against our Indigenous Peoples. The Katutubo Village is their adopted community and for seven years now, they continously provide venues and opportunities to groups and individuals to contribute to the rising development of the Aeta.

This book-giving was made possible by LandBank of the Philippines and Mitsubishi Motors Inc.