INQUIRER.net: Ati tribesmen carry fallen leader to resting place

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Ati tribesmen carry fallen leader to resting place Mar 2nd 2013, 07:13 BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan  – The sound of budyong (conch shells) blared repeatedly as the white casket on bamboo poles was carried on the shoulders of Ati tribe members along the main road of Boracay. The budyong call is the traditional way of rallying community members for an urgent gathering or an emergency. Carrying a casket is also the traditional way of burying and honoring tribe members who died. But on Saturday, the Ati tribe was rallying to bury their fallen leader Dexter Condez. Condez, spokesman of the Boracay Ati Tribal Organization, (Bato) was gunned down on February 22 by an unidentified suspect. The tribe and other supporters believe his killing was related t... Keep on reading: Ati tribesmen carry fallen leader to resting place Media files: deter-condez-buria3.jpg (image/jpeg)

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