Summary In the early 1950's, the Philippine Government made plans to build the country's first hydroelectric power plants in the barangays (villages) of Binga and Ambuklao. Indigenous residents who had been living on the land for generations discovered that their lands and fields were to be flooded with three million gallons of water. Thousands of indigenous residents were displaced. Today the tribal lands remain submerged under fifty feet of water. View more details
Directed : David Stott F. Peter Phillips
Written : F. Peter Phillips
Stars : Unknown
Genres : History Documentary Short News
Release date : Apr 19, 1981
Countries of origin : United States Philippines
Language : English
Summary In the early 1950's, the Philippine Government made plans to build the country's first hydroelectric power plants in the barangays (villages) of Binga and Ambuklao. Indigenous residents who had been living on the land for generations discovered that their lands and fields were to be flooded with three million gallons of water. Thousands of indigenous residents were displaced. Today the tribal lands remain submerged under fifty feet of water. View more details
Genres : History Documentary Short News
Release date : Apr 19, 1981
Countries of origin : United States Philippines
Language : English