Welcome to Rawang Community
Dumagat Remontados are lowlanders who were forced to live in the mountains when the Spaniards colonized the Philippines. Many of them settled in the Sierra Madre ranges including Tanay, Rizal. The community in Sitio Rawang and Macantog has been offgrid and un-electrified with around 200 families only using kerosene lamps, car batteries or candles. Their livelihood are sawali (bamboo weaving) and charcoal making. We were introduced to the community in 2018 through a Facebook message from the former principal of Rawang Elementary School (RES). Since then, we have been reaching out to the community in their electrification and education. RES and the community champions are our lead hosts for the community.
Ingram COVID-19 Initiatives
To provide financial support to our adopted communities through a P100k grant from Ingram Micro.
Tanglaw Concert 2019
To raise funds for solar lanterns for Dumagat families through a benefit gig and fundraising concert.
Tanglaw Batch 2
To light 170 homes with solar home systems in Sitio Rawang and its nearby communities to help them cope with the pandemic and distance learning of education.
Tanglaw Batch 1
To light 69 homes with solar lanterns to Bajaos, Dumagats and Mangyan communities to help them in their day-to-day activities and livelihood.
Our First Encounter
Mar 17, 2018
First site visit with the community in Sitio Rawang through former principal of RES.
Re-mapping of Electrical Plans for RES
Apr 28, 2018
We re-mapped the electrical plans of the school since they don’t have a copy of the building plans.
Brigada Eskwela 2018
Jun 2, 2018
We donated books, groceries, and toys through Little Free Library Philippines and had a mini concert with Bandang Masaya.
First Visit to Sitio Macantog
Sep 2, 2018
We brought 15 water containers and trekked to Sitio Macantog for the first time.
Community Profiling and Surveys
Nov 3, 2018
We profiled the community through interviews together with Engineers Without Borders Diliman and Jesus Life Missions Church.
Where’s the Map?
Mar 9, 2019
We GPS tagged the households of Sitio Rawang and Sitio Macantog.
Akyat Tayo Pa-RE!
Apr 6 – 7, 2019
We received Henkel’s grant of 50 solar lanterns and distributed 25 of it with their employees to Sitio Macantog. We also stayed for the night to witness the spectacular moment of the community being lit for the first time.
Tanglaw Batch 1
Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2019
We delivered additional 13 solar lanterns to Sitio Macantog. We also conducted QOL Survey with Kyoto University, ram pump survey with ADAM and refurbished learning centers with EWB Diliman and UPSIDE.
Project Ugnayan and Daluyan with ADAM
Sep 2019 – Jan 2020
Together with ADAM, we planned for the development of Ugnayan which is a point-to-point communication channel for Sitio Rawang and Macantog while
Daluyan is enhancement of additional water supply for Sitio Macantog. But projects were postponed due to pandemic.
Brigada Eskwela 2020: RES Photocopier
Aug 21, 2020
Through Ingram Micro’s grant, we donated a photocopier which the school will use for modules of distance learning.
Tanglaw Batch 2: Ocular Visit and Energy Survey
Sep 19, 2020
We visited the Rawang community with ATECo to plan for the possible solar donation under Tanglaw 2.
Tanglaw Batch 2: Capacity Building
Sep 25, 2020
We trained 10 local solar community champions to do the installation of the solar home systems (SHS).
Tanglaw Batch 2: Batch Installation of SHS
Sep – Dec 2020
Through the support of ATECo and community solar champions, we were able to install 170 solar home systems to Sitio Rawang and nearby communities to help them cope with the pandemic and distance learning education.
Noche Buena Packages
Dec 30, 2020
Through the support of CAREBears Project and RES, we were able to provide 54 noche buena packages worth P500 each to 44 Macantog families and 10 Community Champions.
Tanglaw Batch 2: Validation of Installed SHS
May 17, 2021
We visited some of the beneficiaries of Tanglaw 2 to know if the community had any challenges on the solar and hear stories of how it helped them.
