IPs in geothermal-rich Albay town tapped as forest guardians

TIWI, Albay: For the Agta-Tabangnon tribe in this town that is rich in geothermal resources, the forest is life. After facing the wrath of nature with natural calamities that have visited the region, the tribesmen have been tapped as guardians of the forest to protect Asia’s oldest geothermal plant that is within the integral part of their natural habitat.

Arsenio Condeno, 50, Agta-Tabangnon tribal chieftain of Joroan has lived within the energy reserve area here most of his life.