The Bukidnon tribe, Matigsalug, was represented during the recently concluded GMA 7 New Year’s Countdown held at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila. GMA 7 celebrities Mike Tan and Aryan Bautista wore Bukidnon tribal costumes during the New Year 2015 Countdown show, which was
Press release from Isabel Santiago, spokesperson of the New People’s Army Southern Mindanao command (February 12, 2012) — In intensifying its landgrabbing, robbery, gold bar trade and extortion, the Federation of Manobo-Matigsalog Tribal Council (Femmatric) led by Lito Gawilan has worsened the suffering of indigenous
Kaamulan is an indigenous Bukidnon term for “gathering” for any purpose. It can mean a datuship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or all of these together. The Kaamulan Festival, by far the only authentic festival left in
The Province of Bukidnon’s Indigenous People (IP) community can be identified into two ethnical origins – the Manobo and the Bukidnon. The Bukidnons have distinct physical characteristics. They usually have slight build bodies, slanting eyelets, relatively high noses with lips that range from medium and