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Ngawit Aman Daniw

Mapper since:
August 08, 2013
Last map edit:
October 28, 2025

Hello! I am Mark Lester "Ngawit" Valle. I am an Iloko-Pangasinense-Igorot currently based in the rural town of Sanchez Mira in Northwestern Cagayan, Northern Philippines.

I am a public servant in the local water sector, a geoscience enthusiast, a media artisan, a Public Administration student, and a loving father to my only son Daniw.

Latest Diaries

Diary Entry Back to Mapping after a Long Hiatus, and Renaming from "Ngawit" to "Ngawit Aman Daniw"

2021 was my most productive year in OpenStreetMap mapping. It was all downhill from there due to a variety of factors, highlighted by an abrupt car...

Comments 2 comments Date February 26, 2025

Diary Entry Getting to know local contributors to OpenStreetMap in the Philippines

On 17 May 2020, I apparently had an invitation from fellow contributor GOwin for an interview in connection with a WeMap session featuring local ma...

Comments 5 comments Date November 27, 2020

Diary Entry Back from the Dead

After being inactive for a long period, I am back to contributing again to OpenStreetMap. The once-poor Internet infrastructure in my area has hamp...

Comments 3 comments Date November 05, 2020

Diary Entry Mapping the Gran Cordillera Central

Last month, my fiancée and I were chosen as one of the eleven finalists for the first-ever CineTotoo Philippine International Documentary Festiva...

Comments 2 comments Date March 22, 2014