Ibanag
Buguey, Cagayan
The Ibanags are an ethnolinguistic minority numbering a little more than half a million people, who inhabit the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. Their names come from the words "I"- which means "The" and "Bannag"- meaning river. They are one of the largest ethnolinguistic minorities in the Philippines.
Ibanags speak the same language under the same name. However, du ...
e to the Philippine government's attempts at displacing minority languages and imposing Filipino as a lingua franca, the use of Ibanag language has now diminished but remain strong with Ibanags living overseas. Thus while there may still be Ibanags around, the language is slowly being displaced.
Ibanags often distinguish themselves by the color of their elbows. "Kunnasi kangisi' na sikum", meaning "How dark is your elbow". Often it is joked upon by Ibanags that their elbows tend to be of darker complexion than the rest of the Filipinos. In addition to this, Ibanags tend to be taller in stock and have a peculiar height on the bridge of their noses.
Ibanag People News
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What Media And Bloggers Should Know About IPs
The Philippines as a multi-cultural nation prides itself with its diverse indigenous communities that are spread throughout the archipelago. An estimate of fourteen to seventeen Million Indigenous Peoples belonging to over a hundred ethno-linguistic groups are found in these islands and a fraction of that particularly those in Luzon are the focus of a study that we undertook on cultural sensitivity.
With the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and its mandate to preserve, develop and promote the varied arts and integrate traditional culture to create expressions that further ... -
On Sacred Grounds And Respect For Cultural Taboos
While bloggers and social media influencers are getting more mileage online than the traditional scribe, non-cinema cameramen and wedding photographers are also getting more creative in producing audio-visual presentations of their clients.
One striking pictorial of a groom and bride was shot taken at a place considered sacred by the upland people of Northern Luzon. The shot of a couple in an intimate pose just below the hanging coffins of Sagadas Echo Valley was probably meant to depict and conform to the old adage till death do us part but the whole thing is simply not acceptable to all c ... -
IP Day Celebration In Cordillera Set
In celebration of the international day, different Lumad (Indigenous People) groups in the region are united in commemoration.
The Cordillera People's Alliance (CPA), with its partners, will lead simple celebrations at the People's Park on Thursday, August 10, to commemorate the day for Lumads.
Windel Bolingit, chairperson of the CPA said "we stand in solidarity with all indigenous peoples of the world in celebrating World Indigenous Peoples' Day, in assertion of our right to self-determination, identity and culture."
CNA has immersed in seven indigenous peoples groups covering the en ... -
NCCA PIA Promotes Ibanag Culture
The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) recently launched its joint advocacy project promoting the Ibanag arts and culture here.
Purita S. Licas, PIA regional director, said the joint project aims to awaken the vanishing heritage and culture of the Ibanags in the Cagayan Valley region.
The launching was graced by NCCA officials, heads of the regional line agencies, and representatives from various local government units, civil society organization, private sector, academe, media and other stakeholders.
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Not Just Roofing For Huts Nipa Big Source Of Fuel
Filipinos of this generation associate nipa palm with the rooftops of old farm huts in the middle of fields tended by their grandparents. But villagers of Cabaggan in Pamplona town, Cagayan province, have known for decades that sap extracted from nipa palm helps the neighborhood make "lambanog" (wine).
Marciano Tabia, 44, said they cannot end a day without taking lambanog, particularly during rainy days.
Unpredictable weather has made farming a gamble for the small town, so lambanog and fishing have been the community's more feasible enterprises.
Tabia said the lambanog market is seas ... -
Tuguegarao Marks 15th Year Anniversary
This premier city in northeastern Luzon will celebrate its 15th year of cityhood on December 17-18, Mayor Engelbert Caronan Jr. said.
"This founding anniversary will primarily anchor on the renewal of Ibanag culture and for the city government to rekindle the burning flames of advocacy towards unity," he said.
"Highlighting the cityhood celebration is the rebirth of the Ibanag culture and tradition as part of the city government's efforts in maintaining and sustaining Ibanag as a tribe in the country."
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay is pushing for the Ibanag Heritage Foundation and I ...