Here in Batanes, we've come through one of the most intense and destructive typhoon seasons in recent memory. And as the weather warms and the fishing season gets underway (Dibang! Arayu!), we are already preparing our communities for the next one.
In this second part of our series on the anyin, or typhoon, season we sit down with Savidug Barangay Kapitan Ismael Haro to talk about how we can better prepare our homes and village for the strong weather to come, and what changes need to take place so that Batanes remains strong in the future.
Diyos Mamahes du dinyu atavu — for listening, for being a part of the Istorya community. To stay connected, please visit us on FB and subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, iTunes or anywhere you listen. An miruwa ta na!
27 Nov 2024
Surviving the Typhoons (Part 1)
Local Ivatans share their resilience and survival strategies in the face of devastating storms that have battered Batanes, revealing the importance of cultural adaptation and preparation for the future.
22 Nov 2024
Istorya is Back!
Ivatan community leader discusses resilience and recovery in the face of devastating typhoons, highlighting the importance of unity and collective action in the face of adversity.
7 Apr 2022
Coming Out of Quarantine, Together
With our islands opening up to visitors and tourists, we're taking a look at the recent surge of COVID cases in Batanes. We talk with Ivatans about the physical and emotional toll of the pandemic and how we can protect our community moving forward.
12 Feb 2022
One Year of Istorya!
As we celebrate a year of stories, and get ready for a new season, we say thank you to all of our listeners for being a part of the podcast. On this brief episode, we hear from listeners in Batanes, Quezon City, Mindanao and the U.S. on why Istorya Nu Ivatan is meaningful to them. (And what their favorite episodes were!)
Get ready for more shows on the topics, issues and stories that matter to us as Ivatan people!
Special dyus mamahes to our listeners for participating in this tribute: Ailene, Biba, Manny, Lelia and Camille.
6 May 2021
Back to Batanes: One Woman's Journey Home
For generations, Ivatans have travelled across the globe. We've been drawn to foreign lands by work, family or circumstances beyond our control. Some of us have returned. Others have put down roots far away. But Batanes remains our homeland. In this episode, we talk to Irene Dapa Horcajo, who spent two decades working in Hong Kong before returning to her native Savidug. The experience changed her life.
26 Mar 2021
Celebrating Our Traditional Poetry
In honor of World Poetry Day, we celebrate our rich poetic tradition in Batanes, called Laji, with master singers, Melecio Alasco and the late Rosita Alavado.
19 Feb 2021
Fighting Plastic Pollution in Batanes
Batanes is known as a natural paradise, but if you spend time at our beaches you know we face a big problem: plastic trash washing up on our shores. Join us to learn more about the province's new ban on plastic and community efforts to protect our local environment. Our guest is council member Ferdinand C. Elica, sponsor of the new plastic law in the province, Ordinance Number 302.
To learn more about efforts to end plastic pollution in the Philippines:
Break Free From Plastic
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/tag/philippines/ (https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/tag/philippines/)
Oceana
https://ph.oceana.org/our-campaigns/plastics (https://ph.oceana.org/our-campaigns/plastics)
350.org
https://world.350.org/rhodeisland/plastics-and-climate/BAN (https://world.350.org/rhodeisland/plastics-and-climate/BAN)
28 Jan 2021
BONUS: Pyesta!
Happy Pyesta, everyone! In this special episode, Dorian shares a poem inspired by our town celebration in Savidug.
23 Dec 2020
Fighting COVID-19 in Batanes (Part 2)
Wishing all our listeners a safe and peaceful holiday! This week we continue our conversation with Dr. Noel Bernardo, former Municipal Health Officer for Sabtang and Doctor to the Barrios.
14 Nov 2020
Fighting COVID-19 in Batanes (Part 1)
Nearly a year after the first coronavirus case hit the Philippines, Batanes has managed to avoid any local transmission of the disease. But lots of challenges remain. We sit down with Dr. Noel Bernardo, Doctor to the Barrios and Municipal Health Officer to Sabtang, to talk about how we got here and what's next in the fight against COVID-19 in Batanes.
1 Aug 2020
Tik-tik Bato
Take a walk around Batanes these days and chances are you'll hear the sound of hammers crushing rocks into gravel. It's called tik-tik bato and with tourism shut down, lots of people are doing it to earn money and get through the hard times. In this episode, we explore the trend, its history, economics and how it's an expression of Ivatan innovation and resiliency.
18 Jul 2020
Homecoming
After nearly four months, Batanes has lifted its travel ban to welcome home local residents who were stranded in Manila, or abroad. Our airport opened for flights, boats started transporting passengers and local barangays set up quarantine sites for the new arrivals. The whole community mobilized. But for those returning home, the journey itself could be daunting, filled with checkpoints, screenings, tests and delays. In this episode, we follow one overseas worker who returns to her hometown of Basco.
29 Jun 2020
Kapachinanawu
Taytu makuhat dyaya du Batanes! It's time to harvest tree fruits, like the delicious chayi. Time to go fishing. And, normally, time for students to head back to school. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, our education system, like that of the rest of the Philippines and across the world, has been interrupted and disrupted in fundamental ways. In this episode we talk to students, teachers and parents about how they're dealing with it all -- while getting ready for the new academic term.
12 Jun 2020
Vyay du Savidug
Kapian kamu pa nu Dius! Welcome. Nyaya am istorya naten. In our first episode we talk to residents of Savidug about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their lives. We hear from youth, local farmers and those separated from close family members about how they are coping with quarantine and where they hope their community is headed next.
A dos bolos produksyon.
7 Jun 2020
Teaser
Yapu du Savidug, Sabtang! A program from Ivatans, for Ivatans. Join us for stories, discussions and impressions about life in Batanes and throughout the global Ivatan diaspora. First episode coming soon. Maysisirin ta na!
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