“Bukidnon,” from bukid (mountain)

and non (people), means “mountain

people.” The term was first used by
Visayan coastal dwellers to identify the
people of the mountains of the province in
north-central Mindanao that came to be
called by the same name. They are not
related to the mountain dwellers of
southern Negros, who are also called
“Bukidnon” by the lowland Visayan
inhabitants.
The native name for the Bukidnon is Talaandig, a
designation also used by the Manobo. “Talaandig”
derives from talaan (mark) and andig (worth emulating).
It is the term by which the western Bukidnon still refer to
themselves. The northern Bukidnon call
themselves Higaonon or “shrimp removed from the
water,” also “one who ascends the mountains from the
coastal plains,” referring to their displacement from their
coastal settlements to the hinterland. Some Bukidnon
groups derive their name from the river valleys they
inhabit. For example, the Tagoloanon and
the Pulangien are named after the rivers Tagoloan and
Pulangi, respectively, but they actually belong to the
larger ethnic group of Bukidnon.
The Bukidnon's Way of Life
ETHNIC ATTIRE

If the costume is used to represent the culture or identity of a

specific ethnic group, it is usually known as ethnic costume (also
ethnic dress, ethnic wear, ethnic clothing, traditional ethnic wear
or traditional ethnic garment).
Cultural Practice
Pangampo
An annual ritual held every January that
involves a prayer to Magbabaya for the
preservation, protection and proper use of
the 7 most important things on earth, land
water, tree, fire, air, sound and beliefs and
traditions.

Panagulilay

A prayer usually held in March asking

Magbabaya to provide rain to nourish the
field for crop planting.
Pamuhat

An offering of the Deities upon entering an unknown place, especially forested areas.
This is done when somebody asks for permission to enter a forest or cave to gather
fruits, cut trees known to be inhabited by spirits. The ritual involves offering of food,
wine and tobacco.
Pamalas

A practice given to a newly wed couple or to a visitor to welcome them. A chicken is

used in this ritual.
“Pamahandi” is the yearly worship of every
family to thank the “Magbabaya” for all the
graces and blessings. A swine or native
chickens are offered during the
thanksgiving.
There are 10 pamahandi, who are protectors
of horses and carabaos and senders of good
fortune and prosperity. They are generally
friendly although an offense against them
will cause ill fortune. The ingkanto are nature
spirits. The busau (also busaw) or balbal are
unfriendly spirits and include the bulalakau,
the spirit of the water which lives in the sea,
springs, streams, and rivers; the
magomanay, the spirit in the baliti trees; the
lalawag, the spirit in groves, also the owner
of deer and bees; Tagadalama, the spirit
living in cliffs; and Tagumbanua, the god of
Engkanto are mythical environmental
spirits that are said to have the ability to
appear in human form. They are often
associated with the spirits of ancestors
in the Philippines. They are also
characterized as spirit sorts like sirens,
dark beings, elves, and more.
Bukidnon Tribal Community
The Bukidnon handicrafts consist of mats, hats,
fishtraps, and cloth weaving. The traditional
method of farming is still being practiced by the
farmers in planting palay, corn, sugarcane,
pineapple, coffee, cassava, abaca, and
vegetables.
Occupying a wide plateau in the North
Central part of Mindanao, Bukidnon has
a progressive agriculture-based
economy. It is a major producer of rice,
corn, sugar, coffee, rubber, pineapple,
tomato, flowers, cassava, and other
fruits and vegetables. It is also a major
producer of chicken, hogs, and cattle.
Binaki or pintos is a type of
steamed corn sweet tamales from
two regions in the Philippines –
Bukidnon and Bogo, Cebu. They are
distinctively wrapped in corn husks
and are commonly sold as
pasalubong and street food in
Northern Mindanao and Cebu. It is
sometimes anglicized as "steamed
corn cakes"

Pusô or tamu, sometimes known in

Philippine English as "hanging rice", is a
Filipino rice cake made by boiling rice in a
woven pouch of palm leaves. It is most
commonly found in octahedral, diamond, or
rectangular shapes, but it can also come in
various other intricately woven complex
forms. It is known under many different
names throughout the Philippines with
numerous variations, but it is usually
associated with the street food cultures of
the Visayan and Moro people
PECHA-KUCHA PRESENTATION

UNIQUE TRADITION OF BUKIDNON

PREPARED BY: JOVY G. IMPROGO

AB-1AW
SUBMITTED TO:RHEA OBOGON