The Ifugao People

  • July 11, 2011     Manny Bigornia, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Quezon City – The Ifugao call themselves as i-pugao or “inhabitants of the known earth”; other variations of the name are Ifugaw, Ipugao, and Yfugao. They live primarily in the province of Ifugao in Central Cordillera, in ...
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The Bagobo People

  • May 06, 2011     Manny Bigornia, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Quezon City – The Bagóbo are a proud people with proto Malayan features and with a strong social structure enabled them, as a group, to integrate with the main body politic while retaining much of their indigenous customs, beliefs, and ...
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Cholita Dress – A Blend of Time and Place at the Top of the World

  • March 14, 2011     Joe O'Donnell, Berkeley University

Berkeley – In this day and age, with the wide diffusion of North American fashion, very few cultures remain that are readily identifiable by their dress alone. And while the appearance of a burqa or an Inuit anorak may provide an ...
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The Kalinga People

  • February 07, 2011     Manny Bigornia, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Quezon City – Esteemed as “the strong people of the Cordilleras”, Kalingans, simultaneously, profoundly cherish family and kinship. A Kalinga household consists of a nuclear family and sometimes, an aged grandparent; generally...
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Korean-Filipinos, Filipino-Koreans

  • October 04, 2010     Dr. Seong-woo Choi, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Seoul – The term “Korean-Filipino” refers to a person (1) who is half-Korean and half-Filipino, and lives in the Philippines or (2) who was born in the Philippines to Korean parents. Since the Philippines allows dual citizenship but ...
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The Sama Indigenous Group

  • July 05, 2010     Jeffrey Acaba, University of the Philippines

Davao – In the heart of Davao Gulf in southeastern Mindanao lies the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), homeland of Sama indigenous group. Popularly known as simply Samal Island, IGACOS can be reached by ferry boat from Davao City. ...
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