Ifugao, located at the foot of the Cordillera mountain ranges, is a home to thriving culture and host to the famous rice terraces carved from the base of the mountainsides to the top, which appear to be massive green stairways reaching to the sky. The Banaue Rice Terraces then was considered as the 8th wonder of the world.
A landlocked province, it is bounded by Benguet on the west, Nueva Viscaya on the south, Isabela on the East and Mountain Province on the north. Ifugao has rugged terrain and peaks, except on the western portion which has a very alluvial land found along the Magat River.
Ifugao is derived from the word “Ipugo” meaning “from the hill.” “Pugo” means “hill” while the prefix “I” means “from.” The Spaniards changed “Ipugo” to “Ipugaw” and later on changed to “Ifugao” by the Americans.
At the end of the Spanish rule, Kiangan (now Ifugao), became one of the several Politico-Military Commandancia in the mountain region. It became a sub-province of Nueva Viscaya when the later was created in 1839. Ifugao was separated from Nueva Viscaya in 1905 and became a sub-province of Mt. Province in 1908. With the passing of Republic Act No. 4695 known as “Division Law of Mountain Province,” Ifugao became a separate province along with Benguet, Kalinga-Apayao and (New) Mountain Province – the former sub-province of Bontoc.
During the last stage of World War II, Ifugao became the center of warfare as General Yamashita known as the “Tiger of Malaya” put up his last stand against the joint Filipino and American forces in Mt. Napuluwan. Yamashita finally surrendered signifying the final liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese Forces.
Inhabitants:
Ifugao…
The Ifugaos were likely inhabitants of the nearby fertile plains that remain such a sharp contrast to their current mountain dwellings. It was theorized by Anthropologists that Malaysian immigrants having superior leadership and weapons drove the Ifugaos into the mountains where they currently reside.
The Ifugao are made up of a number of sub group tribes. These are:
The Bunhian and The Mayoyao, both of the Northeast
The Halipan of the Southeast
The Kiangan of the Southwest
The Banue of the Northwest
Kiangan is the term most frequently used by neighboring peoples to refer to the Ifugao in general.
Dialect:
The Ifugao have a language that changes from village to village. It is of Malayo-Polynesian derivation. Dialect and change of pronunciation can make it a real challenge to sustain a conversation between neighboring villagers. Because of these differences, tuwali is used by the Ifugaos as the Ifugao language to enable themselves to understand each other.
Municipalities:
1. Aguinaldo
2. Alfonso Lista
3. Asipolo
4. Banaue
5. Hingyon
6. Hungduan
7. Kiangan
8. Lagawe
9. Lamut
10. Mayoyao
11. Tinoc.
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Former President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos were married in a civil ceremony on April 22, 1954 at La Trinidad, Benguet. The ceremony was done at the old municipal building which was then located at Kesbeng, Poblacion by Judge Francisco Ma. Chanco. The late mayor of La Trinidad, Larry Ogas, served as principal sponsor.
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