PAZ, JOSHUA B.

GECC 104
BSEE – 2EC MRS. GRACE TOMACDER
MODULE#2: LESSON#1

Cite 3 indigenous cultures in our country. Identify the similarities and differences of their customs
and traditions in terms of the following:
1. Clothing
2. Food preparation
3. Family and marriage

INDIGENOUS CLOTHING FOOD PREPARATION FAMILY AND MARRIAGE

TRIBES
BADJAO In terms of clothing,
their mode of dressing is
the traditional attire
patadyong, which is a
tube-like wraparound
skirt worn by both men
and women. Women also
wear the sablay and
simpay with the
patadyong.
AETAS (AGTA Young women frequently Aeta cuisine is the use of an
OR AYTA) don wraparound skirts.
Elder men and women
wore loincloths and lumampao). As Aetas usually
bark cloth, respectively.
In the Agta culture,
elderly ladies wear a
bark-cloth strip wrapped
around their waist and
fastened to a string.
Lowlanders' shirts, infuses the food with a taste
slacks, and sandals are
now worn by most Aeta buho has become a common
who have meet them in
the past few decades.
The Pinatubo Aeta anitu
or shaman wears a red
cotton G-string for ritual
dances.
The cooking equipment
available to the Badjao is
very limited. Their
ancestors would have
cooked using fire but now
they use a gas stove that
would resemble a small
camping stove. These
incredible people prepare
food for large families.
indigenous bamboo called
buho (Schizostachyum
have no access to cookware
like pans and pots, they use
the bamboo’s culm or
woody stem to hold their
food as it goes into fire.
Cooking food inside buho
of bamboo, which is why
material for cooking rice
and different Aeta dishes.
As boat-dwelling people,
the Badjao’s houseboats,
called the lepa, balutu,
and vinta, which can
accommodate the
nuclear family, usually
composed of five
members.
Traditional marriages are
prearranged with a
dowry presented, like
other ethnic groups, and
the married couple may
choose to sail with the
relatives of the wife or
husband. They anchor at
common mooring points
called sambuangan with
other fleets.
In Aeta society, the
nuclear family is the
main social unit,
however widows and
widowers receive special
attention. They appear
to have equal rights and
responsibilities as a
couple, and their
relationship appears to
be pleasant. Parents and
children have a solid
relationship, and
children are valued. As a
result of this, the
children show respect for
their older relatives—
their parents, aunts, and
uncles.
The Aeta mostly practice
monogamy, although
some communities allow
polygamy. Among the
Agta, it is customary to

IGOROT Igorot costume is very The traditional Igorot
simple. The men wear Pinikpikan dish is a dish
long strips of handwoven that is made from poultry.
loin cloth called It involves the preparation
“wanes”. The woman of the chicken and then
wears a kind of wrap- cooking it uniquely. An
around skirt called "etag" or salted meat is
“lufid”. In the southern usually mixed in to give it
part of the Philippines. flavor and make it more
and shorter, wrap-around delicious. The Igorot dish is
skirts for the men. The a cultural food heritage of
women also frequently the Igorot people from the
have overskirts and Cordillera Administrative
scarves draped from the Region.
shoulder. The word "pikpik" means
"to beat (usually with a
stick)"; this term refers to
how this dish is prepared
marry someone from a
different ethnic group, a
practice that may be
widespread. The act of
incest is frowned upon.
First cousin marriages
are common among the
Pinatubo Aeta, but only
after a rite known as
"separating the blood”.
In Igorot society, the
man is expected to have
a woman as a companion
or wife. The woman will
marry into the family of
her husband and will be
a helper to her husband's
mother. The role of the
woman is to take care of
the household and to
take care of her
children, to make
clothes, to make food, to
take care of the garden.

In not more than 5 Sentences, answer the following questions:

1. Was there any violation of moral standards in how they practice their customs and traditions?
- The way they practice their customs and traditions are different but also have similarities to others.
For example there is no valid moral argument against polygamy. So in this case polygamy is accepted
just like how Aeta exercise this customs. Their customs and traditions are unique for it
bloomed/sparked depends on where they are born or raised.
2. Was there any set of values that these different cultures share? List at least 5.
 Humility
 Diversity
 Continuous Improvement
 Innovation
 Sustainability