Ifugao Epic

HUDHUD
NI
ALIGUYONG
Group 3: Buron Solera
Cabido Sanchez H.
Chua Sanchez W.
BACKGROUND
A well-known epic from the Philippines' Ifugao province of
Luzon is called Hudhud ni Aliguyon. It describes incidents pertaining
to the Ifugao people's culture, traditions, and hero, Aliguyon.
The Ifugao, who painstakingly constructed the 3,000-year-old
rice terraces in the Cordillera mountains in northern Philippines,
sang Aliguyon (or Aliguyon: Isang Hudhud ng mga Ifugao) as a
harvest song (Merciada, Susan R. 2016).
SUMMARY
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STORY
 In the mountainous regions of Northern
Luzon, a hudhud is a long tale sung during
special occasions. This particular long tale
is sung during harvest. A favorite topic of
the hudhud is a folk hero named Aliguyon,
a brave warrior.
Once upon a time, in a village called Hannanga, a
boy was born to the couple named Amtalao and
Dumulao. He was called Aliguyon. He was an
intelligent, eager young man who wanted to
learn many things, and indeed, he learned many
useful things, from the stories and teachings of
his father. He learned how to fight well and chant
a few magic spells. Even as a child, he was a
leader, for the other children of his village
looked up to him with awe.

Upon leaving childhood, Aliguyon betook himself

to gather forces to fight against his father’s
enemy, who was Pangaiwan of the village of
Daligdigan. But his challenge was not answered
personally by Pangaiwan. Instead, he faced
Pangaiwan’s fierce son, Pumbakhayon.
Pumbakhayon was just as skilled in the arts of war
and magic as Aliguyon. The two of them battled
each other for three years, and neither of them
showed signs of defeat.

 Their battle was a tedious one, and it has

been said that they both used only one
spear! Aliguyon had thrown a spear to his
opponent at the start of their match, but
the fair Pumbakhayon had caught it deftly
with one hand. And then Pumbakhayon
threw the spear back to Aliguyon, who
picked it just as neatly from the air.

 At length Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon came

to respect each other, and then eventually
they came to admire each other’s talents.
Their fighting stopped suddenly. Between the
two of them they drafted a peace treaty
between Hannanga and Daligdigan, which
their peoples readily agreed to. It was fine to
behold two majestic warriors finally side by
side.

Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon became good friends,

as peace between their villages flourished. When
the time came for Aliguyon to choose a mate, he
chose Pumbakhayon’s youngest sister, Bugan,
who was little more than a baby. He took Bugan
into his household and cared for her until she
grew to be most beautiful. Pumbakhayon, in his
turn, took for his wife Aliguyon’s younger sister,
Aginaya. The two couples became wealthy and
respected in all of Ifugao.

 CHARACTERS
Aliguyong - Son of Amtalao and Dumulao, Greatest warrior of Hannanga.
Amtalao - Father of Aliguyong, King of Hannanga, Enemy of Pangaiwan.
Dumulao - Mother of Aliguyong
Pangaiwan - Father of Pumbakhayon, King of Daligdigan, Enemy of Amtalao.
Pumbakhayon - Fierce son of Pangaiwan, Greatest warrior of Daligdigan.
Bugan - Sister of Pumbakhayon, married by Aliguyong.
Aginaya - Sister of Aliguyong, married by Pumbakhayon.
GROUP
DISCUSSION
 INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS. GROUP YOURSELVES ACCORDING
TO YOUR ASSIGNED REPORTING GROUPINGS.

01 02 03
Prepare a song (then
What are your sing it in front) that is
realizations, Give one word connected to your
connections, and that describes a answer to number 1
or connected to the
current significance theme of the
story of Aliguyong.
of Aliguyong's story story.
(Just 3-5 lines of the
in this present time?
song.)
 REFERENCES:
• Merciada, Susan R. (2016). Reading 21st Century Skills in five Filipino
Ethnoepics. https://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://apiar.org.au/wp-
content/uploads/2016/10/15_APCAR_July_BRR797_Social-Sciences-509-
518.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjqooWLr_WAAxVcbWwGHb7wAc8QFnoECBMQBg
&usg=AOvVaw1At4mc-tXOO3jnPF-ZJgJ3

• Philsites.net. (2002). Introduction to Philippine Folklore. Retrieved from

https://www.philsites.net/folklore/stories/heroism1.html
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