18/11/2025
โค๏ธโ๐ฉนโค๏ธโ๐ฉนโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
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Last night, an unexpected fire affected the Aluminak site in Santiago, Ilocos Sur.
We are deeply grateful that ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐.
While we are awaiting a full assessment from the authorities, we want to reassure everyone:
๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ค ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐.
To our community of supporters, artists, residents, neighbors, and guests... ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก.
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Aluminak has always been more than structures.
Our essence is our people, our culture, our vision, and the living spirit of Ilocos.
The physical may be affected... but our mission remains unshaken:
โข To honor precolonial wisdom
โข To elevate indigenous and Ilocano artistry
โข To cultivate community-led prosperity
โข To create a sanctuary for healing, creativity, and collaboration
โข To build a future where rural innovation leads global transformation
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐... ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐.
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๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
This moment calls us into a ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐-๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง of our structures and systems.
We move forward with:
โข Responsible stewardship
โข Transparent communication
โข Aligned partnerships
โข Deeper integration of sustainable, indigenous, and fire-resistant design principles
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
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You are the heart of Aluminak.
We are here with you... calm, present, and aligned.
Cleanup has already begun as our team works calmly and carefully on the ground. In the coming days, we will continue with a full site assessment and collaborative rebuilding.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
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We will release updates once the full investigation and assessment are complete.
For now, we ask for ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ as we move forward, together.
Aluminak began as a dream rooted in land, culture, and ancestors.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฌ... ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐.
Santiago Cove, Ilocos Sur
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌโ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด.
