Monday, April 7, 2014

Parade of Philippine Indigenous Tribes at the Gap Farming Resort, Davao City


The geek in me truly appreciated this portion at the Gap Farming Resort - the Parade of the Philippines' Indigenous Tribes, otherwise known as the ethnic groups found in every region of the country. These were the folks who lived before; the ones who pioneered the lands and who embraced agriculture as a way of life. The resort's list is by no means complete; they even overlap, but which other local resort even tries to do the same? Indeed, if one of the resort's goals was to educate, it succeeded many times over by giving us this compendium of ethnolinguistic groups whose languages hail from the Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian) base.

I would have to say that there are several other "ethnicities" that deserve to be included in the list, many of whom are grouped according to the languages and/or dialects they use, language being their (most) distinctive feature, aside from physical attributes, lifestyle and traditional practices.

From the get go, here are just a few additions to the list: Badjao, Bol-anon, Waray, Manileno, Cebuano, Ilocano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan, Bicolano, Surigaonon, Hiligaynon, Gaddang, Moro, Sambal, Sumbanon, Kagayanen, Ilongots (the headhunting tribe of the Carballo Mountains), Tumandok (Central Panay island). Unfortunately, I seem to have missed the list from Regions 8 and 9.

For the record though, these are what's listed at the Gap Farming Resort:

Region 1 – Ilocos Region

Bontoc
Balangao
Isneg
Tinggian
Kalanyuya
Kankaney
Ibaloi
Bago
Aplai

Region2 – Cagayan Valley

Bugkalot
Dumagat
Agta
Kalinga
Kaddang
Ikalahan
Ibanag
Isinai
Ivatan
Itawis
Igataynon
Ilaniom
Ifugao

Cordillera Administrative Region

Kalinga
Isneg
Tinggian
Apayao
Kankaney
Ibaloi
Bontoc
Isadanga
Iwak

Region 3 – Central Luzon

Aeta
Ibaloi
Kankaney
Negritos

Region 4 – Southern Tagalog
Aeta
Iraya
Alangan
Bilid
Batangan
Hadyawan
Kanunuo
Ratagnon
Tagbanua
Palawanon
Batak
Cuyunon
Taot Bato
Mangyan

* Region 4 is further divided into 4A (Calabarzon - Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena, Quezon, Rizal) and 4B (Mimaropa - Marinduque, the Mindoros, Palawan and Romblon)

Region 5 – Bicol Region

Agta
Isarog
Abiyan


Region 6 – Western Visayas

Ati
Ata
Bukidnon
Sillod
Mangabat
Karolanes

Region 7 – Central Visayas

Ati
Magabat

Mangyans of Mindoro

Buhid
Hiraya
Manunuo
Alangan
Baon
Tao
Buid

Palawan Groups

Tagbanua
Palawan
Molbog (of Balabak island)
Batac
   
* Region 8 is Eastern Visayas which has Tacloban as the Regional Center (Biliran, Samar, Leyte, Ormoc)
   Region 9 is the Zamboanga Peninsula with Pagadian as its Regional Center (Pagadian, Isabela, the Zamboangas, Sibugay)

Region 10 – Northern Mindanao

Higaonon
Bukidnon
Manobo
Mamanwa
Talaandig
Subanon
Dibabawon
Banwon
Camiguinon

Region 11 – Southern Mindanao

Bagobo
Mandaya
Mansaka
Manobo
Bilaan
Tiboli
Tagakaolo
Ubo
Dibabawon
Ata
Mangguangan
Tasaday
Matigsalug

Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Tiruray
B’laan

Region 13 – CARAGA

Higaonon
Manobo
Mamanwa
Banwaon
Dibabawon

Region 12 – Central Mindanao

    Tiruray
      Manobo
      B'laan
      Bagobo

    National Capital Region (NCR)

Some of these terms have been used pejoratively, almost defamatory by some sectors in referring to a group of people. Despite the differences, they make our culture rich and varied. In this regard, I am enjoining the parents to take your children here so they can realize the richness of our ethnographic landscape.

Gap Farming Resort is located in Ma-a, Davao City. It is a theme park paying homage to "agriculture", tourism and education.

This is the Eye in the Sky!


































An Overview of Gap Farming Resorthttp://eye-in-the-blue-sky.blogspot.com/2014/04/bridging-fun-education-history-at-gap.html













A Japanese Cave is found here, but there's another hotel/resort/restaurant nearby that has their own Japanese tunnel: http://eye-in-the-blue-sky.blogspot.com/2013/05/swim-dine-and-relax-at-d-japanese.html




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