SANTIAGO CITY — The University of La Salette, Inc. (ULS) conducted Tinig ng Pamana, a seminar featuring indigenous wisdom, at the ULS New Gymnasium on October 25.

The seminar, organized by the Student Executive Council in coordination with the ULS Culture and Arts Unit, marked the final phase of the five-day celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month.

The event featured Hon. Mary Jane C. Mabuti, a representative from Barangay Nabbuan, Santiago City—ULS’s partner barangay for community engagement—as the resource speaker. She introduced the Gaddang tribe of Nabbuan and discussed the distinctions among Gaddang communities based on geography, lifestyle, food sources, healing rituals, and traditional beliefs.

Hon. Mabuti expressed her gratitude to the ULS community for organizing an event promoting the indigenous people and their culture.

Students participated in the open forum and learned about the Gaddang tradition.

“It is so diverse. Their clothing and accessories have deep meanings, and even the beads symbolize something,” said Hannah Grace T. De Guzman, a BMLS-1A student.

Juli Marie B. Galicia, LPT, Coordinator of ULS–Culture and Arts, shared her goal of preserving and promoting Filipino culture, emphasizing the importance of passing on indigenous traditions amid modernization.

The activity underscored the significance of embracing Filipino heritage and preserving national identity.

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