Mumbaki

MUMBAKI Joseph was a student of medicine who came from a very Indigenous background as his father was an Igorot and lived in the mountains. He was given the opportunity to get good education in the city but not everything came easy especially when he learned about the death of his father. Probably the biggest problem Joseph had was the conflicting socialization that exists in the Philippines wherein he had to choose either to render his dream to work out of the country or to fulfill his obligations as member of his tribe (Lidum). The film vividly manifested the difference in culture comparing the clothing, etiquette and most especially methods of treatment from urban life and rural areas. Amidst all these differences, Joseph had to make a choice but also had to take into consideration what his tribe would feel and not to forget his own goals in life. He could not resist the impulse to help his village even if it was very tempting to go to America and continue his dreams. Health centers were developed in the tribe which gave great assistance to the villagers and also how Joseph remembered where he came from and what he loved to do. The sort of unification of both traditional and modern cultures can be very difficult to achieve as this can be a very sensitive topic but if done properly, an excellent outcome can be expected. I believe the epidemic represented both ignorance and arrogance. Many lost their lives due to this outbreak only because the tribe did not have the proper medication to treat this ailment. We could related this to culture diversity because culture is something not easy to argue about. By definition, culture is the behavior and belief characteristics of a particular social, ethnic, or age group or what most of us would say, a way of life. This is what we firmly abide by because this is how we were raised and this is what we were exposed to. Once something new is introduced to us, acceptance cannot be expected right away because most of us