BAGUIO CITY – Ubuhlakani butshela abantu abaningi ukuthi imigwaqo iholela amadolobha empumelelweni kwezomnotho.
Kodwa elinye ibalazwe elinemininingwane yohlelo lwama-rudimentary trail, oluxhumanisa amakhilomitha angama-500 omhlaba ocebile wamahlathi enkabeni yeCordillera, kungaba yikho konke okudingwa yimiphakathi yasemaphandleni ukuletha uhwebo lwesimanje kubo.
Isazi sezemvelo se-Ibaloi u-Jose Alipio wase-Ateneo de Manila University unikeze ochwepheshe elinye ibalazwe lomgwaqo eNgqungqutheleni yokuqala yamazwe ngamazwe ye-Cordillera Studies exhaswe yiNyuvesi yase-Philippines i-Baguio ngesonto eledlule.
I-National Economic and Development Authority ichithe amashumi amabili eminyaka ixoxisana ngezimali zokuphothula iphrojekthi yokuthuthukiswa komgwaqo i-Cordillera, inethiwekhi yemigwaqo ehlanganisa i-Baguio City ne-Benguet, iSifundazwe seNtaba, i-Ifugao, i-Kalinga, i-Apayao ne-Abra.
Isifunda sibala iningi lamadolobha aso njengemiphakathi ekhungethwe ubumpofu.
Kodwa esikhundleni sokufuna imigwaqo ewukhonkolo, uhulumeni kufanele aqale ukuthuthukisa imizila yobumba esikhundleni salokho, kusho u-Alipio, ohlomulile wesibonelelo seNational Geographic Society.
Ukuthuthukiswa komkhondo "kuletha imali ezindaweni ezikude ngaphandle [kokukhetha] ezindlekweni zokwakha imigwaqo," echaza.
Imboni esemqoka engasebenzisa kahle izindlela ezokuvakasha, wathi, ngoba izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezivakashela i-Cordillera zidonswe lapho umkhankaso kahulumeni wokukhangisa nge-eco-tourism.
U-Alipio uthe iningi lalezi zindlela zomphakathi sezisetshenziswe amashumi eminyaka ukuthutha izimpahla ezimakethe ukuze zihwebe namadolobha angomakhelwane.
Iningi lezakhamizi ezisezindaweni ezimaphakathi neCordillera belilinde uhulumeni ukuthi abakhele imigwaqo efanele, esho.
Ngokwesizindalwazi soMnyango wezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi nemigwaqo emikhulu, iCordillera inomgwaqo ongamakhilomitha angu-1,844.
Kodwa amakhilomitha angu-510 kuphela ale migwaqo egandaywe ngokhonkolo, futhi cishe amakhilomitha angu-105 ambozwe yitiyela.
Ukunaka komphakathi kugxilwe ku-Halsema Highway, umzila omkhulu ophakathi kwe-Benguet neSifundazwe sase-Mt. osetshenziselwa ukuthutha imifino yesaladi yansuku zonke yesifunda ukuya e-Metro Manila.
Ocwaningweni lwakamuva olwenziwe yiRegional Development Council, izikhala zezimali zisaphoqa uhulumeni ukuthi amise amapulani alezi zingosi zemigwaqo.
U-Alipio wanikeza isizathu sokubambezeleka: “Ukube bengingusomabhizinisi, futhi bengingakha umgwaqo obiza u-P50 million [ohlomula] kuphela izindlu ezinhlanu endaweni ethile, bengizowuthola kanjani lowo P50 million?”
Elinye ibalazwe lomgwaqo “liletha umnotho wangaphandle edolobhaneni esikhundleni sokuletha idolobhana emakethe.”
U-Alipio oneziqu ze-master's ekuphathweni kwemvelo, wavuma ukuthi into ayemkhathaza kakhulu kwakuyihlathi lesifunda elinciphayo.
Ukunciphisa inani likakhonkolo kufanele kuvikele indawo yemvelo yesifunda, futhi kuvumele imiphakathi engaphakathi ukuthi isebenzise amanzi, umhlaba kanye nemithombo yezimbali ngesivinini sayo, esho.
Uthe ucwaningo lwakhe lokuqala lwaphakamisa ukuhlobana phakathi kokusetshenziswa kakhulu kwezinsiza zehlathi emnothweni wendawo.
Uthe abantu abaningi baseCordilleran bathuthele emadolobheni noma kwamanye amazwe beyosebenza, futhi imali abayibuyisela emakhaya iyona enquma ukuthi zingaki izihlahla ezigawulwayo ukuze ziphethiloli eduze kwemizi yabo.
Uhlelo oluhlongozwayo lomkhondo ludinga imiphakathi ukuthi izenzele awayo “amamephu amasiko” ngoba amadolobhana aphenduka “izindawo ezivikelwe mbumbulu.”
“Esifuna ukwethula lapha ezokuvakasha lapho izivakashi zifunda emphakathini wendawo esikhundleni sokuphoqelela ezikufunayo emphakathini wendawo,” kusho u-Alipio.
Uthe yena nabanye abezemvelo badwebe izindlela eziyinhloko eseziholela ezindaweni ezithandwa izivakashi zaseCordillera.
Kepha ngaphambi kokuthi imizila “isebenze ngokwezentengiselwano,” izakhamuzi kumele futhi zakhe izindlela ezizobhekana nezinkinga ezihambisana nezokuvakasha, esho.
Uthe imiphakathi kufanele inqume “amandla okuthwala” izivakashi.
I-Bhutan e-Himalayas, isibonelo, idinga izivakashi ukuthi zichithe ubuncane be-$500. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa isibalo sabavakashi lapho, esho.
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