Philippines



FILIPINOS … 125
HILIGAYNON … 136
ILOCANOS … 142

The people of the Philippines are called Filipinos. There are nine main ethnic groups: Tagalog, Ilocanos, Pampanguenos, Pangasinans, Bicolanos, Cebuanos, Boholanos, Hiligaynon (Ilongos), and Waray-Waray. The Hiligaynon and Ilocanos are covered in this chapter. Numerous smaller ethnic groups inhabit the interiors of the islands, including the Igorot of Luzon and the Bukidnon, Manobo, and Tiruray of Mindanao. There are dozens of hill tribes.

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