GROUP 4:

KALINGA TRIBE
THE LAND OF THE BRAVE
WHAT IS
KALINGA TRIBE?
• The Kalinga Peoples - living in a
beautiful area of rice terraces and
the white water rapids of the Chico
River - are known for their strong
sense of tribal awareness and were
never subdued by Spanish
colonizers in their more than 300-
year reign in the Philippines. The
name "Kalingga" is believed to have
been derived from the Ibanag word
"kalinga" and the Gaddang word
"kalinga", both meaning
headhunters.
• The Kalinga have rich cultural
traditions and expressions of music,
dance and artisan work. They
continue to enforce the “bodong” or
peace pacts within the sub-tribes to
resolve tribal conflicts. Scholars and
enthusiasts worldwide now flock to
the province to learn the ancient
method of “batok” or hand-tapped
tattoo. Traditional clothing are still
produced by the backstrap weavers
and hand-embroidered by local
artisans.
WHERE IS THE
TRIBE LOCATED?
• The Province of Kalinga is • The topography of the province is
mountainous, rugged with its
located centrally in the highest mountain peak rising 6,000
Cordillera region, bounded ft above sea level– Mt. Sapocoy
on the north by Apayao which towers over the province of
Abra and Kalinga.
province, South by
• The province is constituted by
Mountain Province, east by eight municipalities namely,
Cagayan and Isabela and Balbalan, Pasil Lubugan, Pinukpuk,
west by the Province of Rizal, Tabuk, Tanudan and
Tinglayan. Tabuk is the capital
Abra. town.
WHEN DID THE TRIBE FORMED THEIR COMMUNITY?

• Kalinga was first organized as a

political realm under the
American political rule when
Mountain Province was created
by the Philippine Commission
Act 1876 on August 18, 1912. It
was one of the five sub-
provinces then of Mountain
Province when it was divided
into several, sub-provincial
units along ethnic lines.
ANY FOLK MUSIC OR INSTRUMENT UNIQUE ONLY TO THEM

• The Kalingas have numerous

songs, such as the salidummay,
the dong-dong-ay, the oggayam,
the ading, the wasani, the
paliwat, the owawi, and the
dandanag. But its enduring and
distinct rite is the "Bodong" that
has become an institution for
peace up to this day.
OTHER INFORMATION:
• Kalinga and Apayao used to be a
single province named Kalinga-
Apayao, until they were split into
two to better service the needs
of individual native tribes in the
provinces.
• The Kalinga people are the most
extensive rice farmers of the Cordillera
peoples, having been blessed with
some of the most suitable land for
both wet and dry rice farming. Like the
Ifugaos, the Kalingas are one of the
extensive terrace builders in the
country. The Kalingas are also skilled
potters with pot making concentrated
in the lower Chico River Valley. They
are also excellent in basketry, loom
weaving and metal works.
THE END