We should thank handyman7244 for uploading this video (or “videofied” photos) of Igorots in South Korea. Like other Filipinos, Igorots are all over the world and its reassuring to see that they continue to gather as a community. We do need each other during critical times, during lighter moments, and during times when we long for home.
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Igorots in London, UK
Our Igorot brothers and sisters in London appear to be doing something right in the public relations department since they have had some good reports written about them. Admittedly, these reports are a bit old but they still remain relevant. After all, its not often that we come across reports of our fellow Igorots who are living overseas.
Anyways, here are some interesting reports about Igorots in the United Kingdom. First, an Igorot wedding is featured in the website of the Philippine embassy in London (A Wedding in the Cordillera Skyworld). At right is a picture of the newly-weds (Wendy Balagtey Pooten and Mark Sapaen Watan). The article nicely details the different rituals conducted in a traditional wedding.
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What? Sagada is Not Unique?
Hey you Sagada people who think that your town is unique, here’s a message for you: Sagada is not unique. Yes, you can brag about your caves, rocks, hanging coffins, underground rivers (with no water sometimes), sinking rice terraces, Balugan tomatoes, Antadao persimmons, and Pidlisan coffee but, I repeat, Sagada is not unique.
Before people from Kalinga, Bontoc, and Tabuk gloat and look down on poor Sagada for not being unique, here’s also a message for you: Your place is also not unique. Of course, no one in his or her right mind would ever say that