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2 ethnographic books documenting practices of Ati people in Western Visayas launched

Published May 30, 2026 03:14 pm
TWO ethnographic books of the Ati people were launched in Iloilo City recently. (Tara Yap)
TWO ethnographic books of the Ati people were launched in Iloilo City recently. (Tara Yap)
ILOILO CITY – Two ethnographic books documenting the indigenous and cultural practices of the Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Western Visayas was launched here recently.
“Nature and Her Stewards: The Story Behind the Agricultural Tradition of the Ati Panay” and “Ang Buri kag Nito: Retrospection of the Rara Tradition of the Ati Amidst Modernity” were released last May 22 at Festive Walk Iloilo.
The two books document indigenous knowledge and practices of three different Ati communities by the University of San Agustin-Center for Heritage and Indigenous Cultures (USA-CHIC) and partner Tebtebba Foundation.
These books are part of Project REACH that aims to recognize and empower Ati communities in Jordan town in Guimaras province; Dumarao town in Capiz province, and Tobias Fornier and Hamtic towns in Antique province as keepers of culture and heritage.
“Project REACH aims to improve the socio-economic condition of households among the beneficiary communities, leveraging this knowledge product on Ati tradition,” explained Prof. John Paul “JP” Petrola, lead ethnographer and a book co-editor.
Project REACH is anchored on three objectives: To protect the Ati culture; unite and formalize masters of tradition, and capacitate entrepreneurial institutions by assisting in marketing of their products. “These efforts were crafted in light of the Augustinian spirit of truth, unity, and love,” added Petrola.
The Ati people were rightfully credited as contributors in both books.
Contributors from the Jordan Ati Association were Banjie Loquiso, Deserie Zaragosa, Perla Moreno, Elisa Merwar, Lorna Tacaisan, Emilita Ganila, Loretta Zaragosa, Mylene Pastrana, and Lolita Tahan.
Contributors from the Pantad Ati Tribe Organization were Edna Ticuan, Conchita Ticuan, Ericka Villasor, Corazon Ticuan, Francisco Ticuan, Jacky Villasor, Maria Sangher, and William Sangher.
Delia Pauden of the Hamtic Ati community in Hamtic was also a contributor.
Contributors from Karibuhan ke mama Ete ke Dumarao were Julieta Legaspi, Enriquita Bengan, Lolita Valencia, Melodina Valencia, Nima Salveo, Roselia Valencia, Pastor Elias Valencia, and Marina Casten.
Ethnographer Kim Eric del Roasario, a book co-editor, said the funding by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) via Tebtebba Foundation completed the project.
Also part of the team were Miles Kaye Ermoso, Krysten Joy Espinosa, Ojay Gonzales, Jake Ledesma, Frances Marie Montaño, Maria Camile Petrola, and Chistian Paul Venturillo.

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