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CRITIC OF CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION

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CRITIC OF CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION (Prepared by: Mary Katherine R. Caleon)

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The cordillera consists of seven autonomous region, the ibaloy, isneg, tingguian, hudhud, oggood, sudsud, and ullalim. The second group next to ibaloy are the isneg, they lived in the norhwesterly end of northern luzon. Isneg were described as of slender and graceful structure, with manners that were kind, hospitable and generous, they are closed neighbors to the kalinga, tingguan and ifugao. they have cultural similarities and only the languages differ. This tribe is very fond of tobacco. Their main staple food is rice, apart from rice, other crops raised are corn, taro, sweet potato, sugar cane for making basi (sugar cane wine), bananas, yams, and other tubers.
The tingguan, are group of pagan people inhabiting the interior hills of Abra, their occupies the western portion of cordillera region in northern Luzon. The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the bontoc and ifugao. Most tingguans are farmers who tend rice in kaingins and rice terraces. They also weave baskets and blankets. They predominant languages are ilocano and tingguian. Abra's economy is agriculture-based. It's major crops are rice, corn, and root crops; and such commercial produce as coffee, tobacco, and coconut.
Hudhud refers to the group of people living in ifugao province located in the central cordillera mountains of northern luzon. The ifugaos and bontocs are the most advanced, their ancestors built the famous rice terraces over 2,000 years ago without the aid of metal tools. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood among the ifugao. They harvest rice and a variety of crops and vegetables. They also engaged in poultry raising, pottery, weaving, and hunting. The ifugao house is a three-level structure, they have various types of musical instruments and songs for differnt occassions.
The oggood, refers to the bontoc people, the bontocs skills in fighting discouraged the spanish missionary work and military penetration until the middle of the 19th century. The main agricultural product of the bontoc is rice, they also produced sweet potato and other crops like coffee, millet, beans, bananas, persimmon, tangerines, cabbages, carrots and cauliflowers. The bontoc believe in the anitos or spirits of their ancestors and in spirits dwelling in nature. Their god is lumawig, he is a culture hero and son of the god kabunian.
The sixth autonomous region of cordillera is the sudsud, it refers to the kankanay people. The kankanays are the third largest cultural community in the mountain province of benguet. Their primary source of food are hunting and fishing, but some of them engaged in part time jobs, like carpentry, and pottery. Family is the basic social unit of the kankanay. The kankanay supernatural world recognizes male and female god features as well as spirit beings. Kankanay villages are located ner the headwaters of a stream or river.
The last is ullalim, refers to the kalinga people, they lived in northern luzon, the kalinga stand tall and areof malayan heritage. The topography of their province is rugged and mountains, their languages are kalinga and ilocano. They are fighter and they are also head hunter.l
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