IVATAN

PEOPLE
LOCATION
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
KANKANAEY
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: Benguet and Mountain
Province.
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.