1 Million Reasons You Wish You're NOT an Igorot | Igorotage
There are million reasons why being an Igorot is a privilege and there’s another million that you wish your not.
Oct 14, 2017 | 1 min read
There are million reasons why being an Igorot is a privilege but there are also million reasons one wishes he/she doesn’t belong to the group.
After years and years of research, digging the Banaue Rice Terraces, searching the Chico River, exploring hundreds of caves within the Cordilleras, and communicating to “anitos” — we finally finished curating a list of reasons why one wishes he/she’s not an Igorot.
1 million reasons
Igorots are people of mixed, often confused, culture. For centuries, we have been colonized by different nations that have left lasting imprints on our cultural identity. While all erstwhile foreign influences (including present Western aspirations brought about by Hollywood and other first-world inspirations) have contributed to our varied traditions, rich language and our “global competency,” they have also alienated generations of our people from what is distinctively Filipino.
We’re sorry but we already sold our cows and chicken but we can’t really find any reason why one should be ashamed of his roots.
It is very important that we do not lose touch of who we are as a people because our culture and our values depend on our true understanding of ourselves.
Love yourself! Proud Igorot Here!
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- Original photo by Darwin Pitlongay; edited
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PCPT John Paul Balliyao Agod, Igorot from Kalinga, tops Special Action Force (SAF) Basic Airborne Course.
Jeffry B. Taynan, a proud Igorot, is a Deputy Constable and a member of the SWAT unit of Fort Bend County in Texas, USA.
Brigadier General Milton Y. Beset, Igorot Army General from Mountain Province, is the commander of the Philippine Army Signal Regiment (ASR).
BGEN Noel T. Baluyan PA, an Igorot from Pinukpuk, Kalinga, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the Philippine Army.
Lydia Langpawen, an Igorot weaver from Mountain Province, wins World Crafts Council Asia-Pacific Region Competition of Excellent Crafts.
Meg Daupan, an Igorot woman, is the first Filipino to earn a master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan.
Police Lieutenant John Smith Binwag, an Igorot from Ifugao, tops elite Philippine Scout Rangers Class 211-2020.
HM2 Harold Aglit, an Igorot from Mountain Province, has been named United States Marine Corps – 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s Junior Sailor of the Year.
The Bukidnon Police Provincial Office headed by Igorot PCOL ROEL L LAMI-ING has been awarded the Best Provincial Police Office of the Year.
Three Igorots from the Cordilleras have been promoted to Police Brigadier General.
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