Above: Ifugao Tribe A huge number of diverse tribes can be found in the Philippines. The indigenous people make-up 3% of the population - this estimation was taken note of in 1990 wherein there were approximately 100 upland tribal groups. The Christians and Muslims, both considered as lowland Filipinos increased in numbers and migrated to Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Others lived in Mindoro and in other islands while these tribal communities kept to themselves and stayed in isolation in the highlands. In time, ... Read More

They are dark-skinned, snub-nosed, and curly-haired, hunting, and nomadic small people from Luzon, Philippines, and they were thought to be the descendants of the first inhabitants of the country. Known to have arrived in the Philippines more than 30,000 years ago (although theories as to how they migrated to the country are still debated), the aeta (pronounced as “eyeta” and also known as Negritos) used to live in different areas in the Philippines; however, they learned to dwell in the high lands of ... Read More