Mahabe Pagotan

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Entitled Mahabe Pagotan: Kasaysayan, Kalinangan at Lipunan ng mga Dumagat sa Bahaging Bulacan ng Sierra Madre”, the 16-year in the making work was penned by Blessed Sacrament Missionaries of the Poor Inc. missionary and Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society President Bro. Martin Francisco. The book also features the geological foundation of Sierra Madre; ethnographic studies about the Dumagats conducted during the Spanish, American, Japanese, and Contemporary periods; and undertakings and issues on the forest protection in Bulacan. It is among the commemorative publications of the Center for Bulacan Studies for its 15th year in 2013. The book was also the Center's tribute for the will launch on Monday, billed as “A Tribute to the Filipino nation” coinciding with the celebration of the university’s 108th founding anniversary of the Bulacan State University.

subjects: Sierra Madre,  Aeta (Philippine people),  Social life and customs

Places: Sierra Madre,  Bulacan,  Wawa Dam,  La Mesa Dam,  Pamitinan,  Pampanga River,  Angat Dam,  Angat River,  Ipo Dam,  Montalban,  Rizal,  Manila