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Basilan
Kaum Purnah Mosque and Muslim Village
(Isabela,
Basilan,
Mindanao)
Not far from Isabela proper is the Kaum Purnah Mosque and Muslim Village,which shows Muslim culture through at least three tribes.
Yakan
(Lamitan,
Basilan,
Mindanao)
The town of Lamitan is the best place to see the Yakan,a peace-loving people known for colorful clothes handwoven with intricate geometric designs as well as for elaborate weddings and festivals.
Compostela Valley
Mansaka Tribal
(Maragusan,
Compostela Valley,
Mindanao)
The Mansaka Tribal Community is situated in Maragusan,the tribal community being composed of the Mansakas whose culture is unadulterated by the outside world.
Davao Oriental
Mandaya Tribe
(Caraga,
Davao Oriental,
Mindanao)
The Mandayas' unadulterated culture and traditions are still very evident in their day-to-day lives. Weaving of "dagmay" (Mandaya cloth) and beading of beads are the main sources of income of the folks.
La Union
Blanket-weaving
(San Fernando,
La Union,
Luzon)
photo credit to:http://www.launion.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=578&Itemid=641
The age-old practice of weaving wider Ilocano blankets is a primary industry in Bangar. Rayon,cotton and polyester combination,and the "tinagudan" are yarns used in the weaving of blankets and other products.
Pottery- Making
(San Fernando,
La Union,
Luzon)
photo credit to: http://www.launion.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=577&Itemid=641
If one travels up north,he would be instantly captivated by the magnificent pots displayed along the narrow borders of San Juan,La Union,particularly in Barangay Taboc,whose folks' ingenuity has remarkably sprawled over one place to another. Pottery-making in the Philippines dates back to the days of our Filipino ancestors when they placed their clay containers on the embers of an open fire to cook food. In Albay,people use the coron as a cooking pot. The Bicol region makes us of ""pikpik" which refers to the repeated paddling needed to compress and strengthen the clay mixture and other forms of pottery in some tribal territories in the country. In La Union,it has been long embraced as a way of life to every household whose members sit down together the whole day to bring the beauty of pottery out of clay.
Mindoro Oriental
Baclaran Mangyan Settlement
(Puerto Galera,
Mindoro Oriental,
Luzon)
This is an area reserved for the Mangyans under the auspicies of Father Erwin Thiel,SVD Missionary.
Mangyan Settlement
(Baco,
Mindoro Oriental,
Luzon)
Ethnic groups known as the Buhids are found in the mountains of Batongan and Sienge.
South Cotabato
Tawi-Tawi
Sitangkai
(Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi,
Mindanao)
Eye-catching Sitangkai is considered the "Venice of Tawi-Tawi" for its houses built on stilts above water. It is also the site for one of the few floating markets left in Asia,although it remains one of the liveliest.
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