About Us

“Dire” is a Visayan word for “here” and “Husi“ is a Manobo word for “friend.”

We are a youth organization, a creative social enterprise, an artisan collective, a band of world musicians, a training hub, and a fair trade advocate.

If that already sounds a bagful, wait and see, because we believe that with faith and dreams, we could be so much more.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

ARHTT ATTACK!!! A.K.A. Tingbirds

The first sound is like a frog in the evening, it goes pripit prrriippipit. The second sound is more like bass, it goes dubbb dubdubbb. And the third sound is more like freestyle, pwrrhettt pwrrrheeet phewww.  I’ve heard that routine 4years ago by then a 2009 Brgy. Carmen got talent winner Johnrey Yap a.k.a. tingbirds.  That got talent winner is now the king of CdO’s beatboxers and a force that started the organization for human beatboxers in Cagayan de Oro, the CdO Beatbox.

Human beatbox is a vocal percussion that creates different tune from the mouth. It is also the fifth element of hip-hop. Probably you have of heard of human beatboxing by watching talent shows on TV. One is Beatbox Gore who was one of the grand champions in ABC 5’s Talentadong Pinoy. I remember Beatbox Gore because he was running his 8thconsecutive win when we crossed path in Talentadong Pinoy in the Dome, SM North, Quezon City, my group were shortlisted and we went to manila to compete on national TV, but that’s for another story, next aRHtt attack I’m going to reveal my experience with national talent shows, but as of now, there’s also this Australian Got Talent champion, beatboxer Genesis, a true brown Pinoy who proved to the word about Filipino talent at its finest. There’s a lot of beatboxers if you search on YouTube, but the thing is… we have it here in our city also.



When tingbirds visited Dire Husi 4years ago, he became one of the talents in the organization. Performing on different venues all over the city and Northern Mindanao, tingbirds honed his talents and his performing skills. CdO beatbox came into being after liked passion youngsters gathered to further promote the love of beatboxing. Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc. became its adviser and mentor and tingbirds became its first president. With the likes of Immabeat, Kent, Lawrence and Garbalz who recently performed in Limketkai Mall rotunda, audience are amazed at hearing different beats like techno, dub step, robotics and even hit songs being rendered just using vocal prowess.  Tingbirds performed in malls, parties and big gatherings that he impacted on many youngsters that wants to learn beatbox, it is his dream to make a big beatbox battle that will challenge upcoming beatboxers to excel in beatboxing.

Presently Tingbirds is a student in Xavier University and also the frontman of a ska band the Patatas Band. For parties and events just txt 0917-31-99-429 and ask for tingbirds. Tugtugtag tutug tutug tak, I've gotta move it move it ,I’ve gotta move it move it, I've gotta?... (All) move it!!!.. Wala ba kayong mga kamay diyan…

(The author Rhyan Casiño, is the Chairman of Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc. and the Northern Mindanao Representative for Visual Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts )

ARHTT ATTACK! Urban Life Section Gold Star Daily Newspaper June 2013

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

aRHtt attack!!! Art in Sitio Aura, Mambuaya by: Rhyan Casiño

http://www.rlokals.com/arhtt-attack-art-in-sitio-aura-mambuaya/

How to put a good impression on tourists in the starting point of the white water rafting adventure? Make a nice shop for souvenir items.

Sitio Aura, Mambuaya, Cagayan de Oro city have been the starting point of the basic white water rafting, and for more than a decade the place have experienced a large number of tourist traffic, including national and international celebrities. The Department of Labor and Employment Misamis Oriental West (DOLE Mis.Or. West) and Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc. (DHII) have partnered in helping Cagayan de Oro River Guides and Vendors Association (CDORGAVA) in upgrading their enterprise. For years the wives of the local river guides have been selling in the starting point with products brought in the public market and made not locally but abroad and cheap. A few weeks ago Dire Husi Initiatives headed by ED Julius Verdadero with DHII artisans have taught CDORGAVA crafts making and silkscreen printing, DOLE Mis.Or West have provided the budget for this activity. So they made their own product now, what’s next? Next stop Souvenir shop. Upper Puerto Youth Association (UPYA) members have joined in helping build the souvenir shop of CDORGAVA. These creative youths from barangay Puerto extended their creativity to barangay Mambuaya, putting creative expressions to the floors up to the ceilings of the shop, making the place alive with colors and design. 



May 31, 2013, the souvenir shop of CDORGAVA was opened to the tourist’s public by no less than a powerhouse of guest of honors; DOLE 10 Regional Director Johnson Cañete, DOLE 10 ARD Crispin Dannug Jr., DOLE MisOrWest Provincial Director Atheneus Vasallo also with Brgy. Mambuaya Chairman Agustin Bagongon, CDORGAVA Pres. Russel Lopez, me and 50 plus DOLE 10 staff.
When a tourist arrives in the starting point of the famous white water capital of the country, went out of the jeep, and being greeted by a nice looking shop with products being made and crafted locally. The tourist will be excited to buy bringing nice memories to be shared and recommend to friends. CDORGAVA is blessed to have DOLE 10 and Dire Husi Initiatives as partners for progress. Tourism means jobs.
 the souvenir shop 




of  CDORGAVA
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DOLE 10 ARD Crispin Dannug Jr


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