Bugkalot Tribe

Philippine Daily Inquirer

September 21, 2000

• Found in the provinces of

•Nueva Ecija

•Nueva Vizcaya [Kasibu and Alfonso Castaneda]

•Quirino

•Aurora

• Said to be the descendants of 15th century Malays

• They were also called ABACOS, IBILAOS, and ILONGOTS

• Fiercely resisted intrusions by foreigners and even Filipinos

survival Summer

months

Dictated by a certain plant

• By the ’60s, they changed their name from Ilongot to BUGKALOT

• Known for their colorful attire, musical instruments and artifacts

• popular festive dance is called Baleleng

“Wrestling Mania”

Citrus aurantium, L.

• Used as analgesic

• For contusions, rheumatic arthritis, cough and malaria

•Rinse and cut into sections,

then sun dry.

Yacon Polymia Sonchifolia

• Hyperglycemia

• Blood purifier

• Fertility enhancer

Yerba buenaMentha arvensis Linn.

• Menstrual cramps

• Stomach Pain

• Rinse, boil and drink tea

Yellow Ginger Cucurma longa

• relieves muscle pain

• Slice, soak in any oil

• wounds

• bukol

• sprain

• Urinary Tract Infection

• abdominal pain

• Dry the stem, boil and drink tea

• wounds

• Mince leaves, drop extract on affected part

Lemon Grass Andropogon citratus

• for cleansing

• lowers blood pressure

• dry leaves, boil and drink tea

Morella faya

• aka Bagbag / Caballero

• Flowers of these tree are observed by the Bugkalot.

•Katutubo Directory, A Global YES Event for the UN Decade of Indigenous People

• Newspaper clippings DOT Library

• http://www.hear.org/oisc/oisc_target_species/morella_faya.htm

• Philippine Daily Inquirer

• http://ecogovproject.denr.gov.ph/images/Bugkalot%20Tribesman2.jpg

• http://www.metagora.org/training/casestudy/Appendix%201.1%20The%203%20Tribes%20and%20Ancestral%20Domains-201206.pdf

• http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbalrxpHPOXU