SIPA Community

🌿 PAGHINUMDOM SA KAGIKANAN, PAGPAMATI SA ATO KATIGUYANGAN 🌿

In a rapidly changing world, the voices of our elders remain among our greatest treasures.

They carry memories of old Siargao, stories of resilience, traditions passed through generations, and lessons shaped by a lifetime of experience.

Join us as we gather to listen, learn, and honor the wisdom of our elders. Through their stories, we strengthen our connection to our culture, our community, and the memory of this island we call home.

📍 Pastoral Church Space, Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish
📅 June 21, 2026 (Sunday)
🕤 9:30 AM (after Sunday Mass)

Together, let us keep these stories alive for future generations. ♥️

Care begins when we listen deeply to the realities of our communities.

SIPA Community was honored to take part in the Workshop on the Development of the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Plan and Materials for Community-Based Mental Health (CBMH) in Manila.

Through the collaboration Project Ka-ginhawa, the Department of Health (Philippines) and local stakeholders, this initiative aims to promote mental health awareness and strengthen community-based mental health services across the country.

The workshop focused on developing a **three-year SBCC plan** that is evidence-based, culturally sensitive, inclusive, and responsive to the real needs of communities.

For SIPA, this work is deeply aligned with our advocacy. Mental health is connected to culture, family, identity, accessibility, community care, and the lived experiences of our people.

We are grateful to be part of a space that values the meaningful participation of different sectors — including students, Lumad and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, persons with lived experience, families, LGU representatives, Barangay Health Workers, health advocates, grassroots implementers, and local stakeholders.

As we carry this learning home to Siargao, SIPA Community hopes to help bring mental health conversations closer to our communities — with compassion, dignity, inclusion, and deep respect for every voice.

Honoring our roots. Strengthening our communities. Caring for the mind, heart, and spirit. 🌺

Marajaw na adlaw 💚

The Siargao Island Peoples Association, Inc. is honored to support and stand with initiatives like Digital Lumad Talk through Digital Nomad Association Philippines — creating spaces where community voices, local stories, culture, and modern opportunities can meet together. 🌺

We believe that empowering communities starts by helping people believe that their ideas, skills, identity, and dreams matter.

Through conversations like this, we hope to encourage more Lumad youth, island communities, and local individuals to explore digital opportunities, technology, creativity, and education while still staying grounded in who we are and where we come from.

Our culture and roots are not barriers to growth, they are strengths we carry into the future. 🌱

Padajon kita sa pagtuo sa ato kaugalingon, sa ato komunidad, sa ato kakayahan na makahimo ta mas marajaw pa para sa ato kaugmaon.

Salamat sab karajaw Siargao Nomad Academy for holding us in your space.

Today, .workspace gathered local community kids for a Poster Making Arts Workshop hosted by Lumad teacher and our very own SIPA founding member, . 🎨🌿

Through art, colors, and storytelling, the children were encouraged to express their voices, imagination, and connection to community and culture.

Small gatherings like this remind us how creativity can become a space for confidence, learning, and belonging for our youth. 💚

Marajaw na adlaw to everyone who continues to create spaces where children can learn, imagine, and express freely.

📍Siargao Nomad Cafe and Workspace

After the music fades,
the stories remain.

Carried in our voices,
held by the land,
remembered by our people.

Tomorrow, we return—frame by frame.

🎬 Sit with us, for Isla Sonata, an after movie at
6PM 🧡

A Film by
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