BADIANG CULTURAL COLLECTIVE
Rico Seman of the 20-member Badiang Cultural Collective in Anda plays the role of shaman or faith healer in a play staged recently to tell the story of one of the four caves featured in a mystical experience tour in Lamanok Island. The group was recruited and trained by Lutgardo Labad and the Teatro Bolanon under the Community-Managed Eco-Cultural Tourism Project (CoMET) implemented by Bohol Local Development Foundation (BLDF). The project is funded by the Philippine Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP), which phases out its three-year assistance by the end of this month. The Municipal Poverty Reduction Action Team (MPRAT) headed by Aida Visaya, municipal planning and development coordinator, was on the island last June 10 to assess how the municipal government under Mayor Paulino Amper can continue to provide support and ensure the sustainability of the local eco-tourism project.