Ifugao

Yabadabadoo industry in Ifugao booming – a rather misleading headline after watching the video @_@

Igorot Scooter > American Chopper « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009

For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains.

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

Lots of Filipino writers wrote either in Filipino or English, and English became the default for me because there was more literature available in English than in Filipino or Ifugao.

Writing from the Context of my culture 2009

For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains.

2000 Year Old Terraces Carved By Hand 2007

Sky-God's Gift According to Ifugao mythology, rice is a gift from the sky-god Hudhud.

In Philippines, 2008

Scientists from Manila have urged the Ifugao to try eating the worms to control their population.

In Philippines, 2008

"These giant worms are trouble," said Jimmy Cabbigat, a 61-year-old Ifugao farmer.

In Philippines, 2008

Higher rice prices mean the Ifugao have more resources to maintain the terraces and repair damage.

In Philippines, 2008

But with prices breaching historic highs, the Ifugao elders sense their war against the worms is about to turn.

In Philippines, 2008

For the first time in years, the holders of the Ifugao tribe's oral traditions -- the mumbakis -- contend that the younger generation has a financial incentive to stay put, plant more rice and defend their terraces against the worms, rather than disappearing to cities or overseas.

In Philippines, 2008