IVATAN

PEOPL
E
LOCATI
B A T A N E S

B S U S R A

N T E C B A
 BATANES
 Northernmost
 Smallest province in the
Philippines
 Has a total land area of 203.2 km²
 Made up of 10 island
 Batan, Sabtang, Itbayat
 Known to be one of the most
peaceful provinces
RUGGED TERRAIN ROLLING HILLS

DRAMATIC CLIFFS
Chirin nu Ibatan
- classified as an
Austronesian language
- spoken by people on the
Batanes Islands, north of
Luzon Island, Philippines,
and south of Taiwan.
- characterized by words
containing mostly the
letter V, such as Vakul,
Ivatan, Valuga
  Made up of stones and lime
with cogon roofs to withstand
the strong typhoons.

RAKUH
 Vakul and
Kanayi
 Made from shredded leaves of
voyavoy or Pjilippine date palm.
 Vakul- is a headgear worn by
women
 Kanayi- are vest worn by men.
 to protect themselves from the sun
and rain.
 FARMING

FISHING
KANKA
NAEY
PEOPLE
 BENGUET
PROVINCE
 is one of the provinces within
the Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR), and it is known for
its rugged terrain, cool climate,
and scenic landscapes.

 As of 2002, the total population

of the Kankanaey is 321,329,
concentrated in two provinces:
 KANKANAEY LANGUAGE
 is a South-Central Cordilleran language under the
Austronesian family spoken on the island of Luzon in the
Philippines primarily by the Kankanaey people.
 Alternate names for the language include Central
Kankanaey, Kankanai, and Kankanay.
 widely used by Cordillerans, alongside Ilocano,
specifically people from Mountain Province and people
from the northern part of the Benguet Province.
 slight mutual intelligibility with the Ilocano language.
TERRACE FARMING
is a cornerstone of
Kankanaey agriculture,
allowing them to
cultivate crops like rice,
vegetables, and coffee
on steep mountain
slopes.