Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo
Velasco and several solons filed resolutions expressing the profound condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the popular weaver.
The deceased tribal leader passed away last January 26 at the age of 106.
She was called Fu Yabing within her communit due to her status as a respected elder of the B’laan tribe.
“Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo’s artistry, knowledge, talent, passion, and advocacy has made her an important cultural bearer for the B’laan tribe and inspired a new generation to preserve the B’laan textile and clothing tradition, and the death of such a beloved and respected elder and artist is an immense and profound loss not only to her family and her community, but to our country and the Filipino people as well,” Velasco said in House Resolution (HR) No. 1540.