Ifugao.

Native Ifugao House

Even though the Ifugao native house has a simple design, you will not believe how artistic and useful it is for the locals. The attic serves as the primary storage of harvested rice. While the elevated one-room is used for everything like a one-stop shop. It’s where they eat, sleep and cook food. Also, the one-room house is elevated and with a detachable ladder for a purpose. Whenever they are inside the house at night, they remove the ladder to prevent thieves going inside their house.

Around the house they decorate the remains of an animal they hunted like skins of snakes, iguanas, bones and horns of other wild animals. Below the house is a fireplace where the family gather around a bonfire during cold seasons or especially at night. Amazing isn’t it? Tell me if you’re not yet amazed by how cool the intelligence of this tribe before! And it doesn’t end there! Below the bonfire place is where they bury the remains of their family member. Yes! You read that right..

If you’re planning for a trip to these beautiful scenic mountains, I highly recommend trying this out too! The experience in totality is unique, overwhelming and breathtaking at the same time. Above all, it’s fulfilling to experience one of the best ethnic culture in the Philippines!

Joana Paola Gutierrez

Tourist

By now you must have realized how talented the Ifugao people are. Under one room in a one-room style, you can find a storage area, kitchen, dining place, sleeping place, bonfire place and a graveyard. Now you know why the Ifugaos have one of the richest culture and tradition in the Philippines!