UNIT 2

Lesson 5
Island Hopping
The landscapes in the
Philippines are as varied
and colourful as the
people who call them
home.
 How does an area’s
terrain affect the way of
life of the people who
reside here?

The livelihood of the

people depends on the
terrain of the area in
which they live.
Though commercialism and
development have changed and
reshaped a huge part of the
natural scenery into stone and
steel structures.

Many wondrous views and

rich plant and wildlife have
remained.
BATANES
Batanes is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Philippines.

rich and diverse biological ecology

rolling hills

wondrous beaches
They live in stone houses to protect them from the typhoons
and strong winds that constantly pass through the province.
The Ivatans
They
are fisher
are also
folk and they
root
depend on
crop
the sea for
growers
their
.
livelihood.
IFUGAO
The Ifugao or I-pugao, “inhabitants of
the known earth” are the residents of
the province of Ifugao in Central
Cordillera in northern Luzon.

Banaue Rice Terraces

is the most famous site
in Central Cordillera. It
had once been hailed
the “eight wonders of
the world.”
The principal work in the
Cordilleras is agricultural
terracing and farming.
Agriculture’s importance is
measured by the number of rice
field granaries, family heirlooms,
gold earrings, and carabaos they
have. The wealthy, or the upper
class, are known as kadangyan.
Their means of livelihood revolve around rice, which they cultivate on the
terraces. Because of this, the people practice and celebrate rice culture
feasts and agricultural rites, which mark the cultivation of rice to
consumption.

Harvest season is the

time for thanksgiving
feasts. Its highlight is
the tungo or tungul, the
day of rest from any
agricultural work.
COTABATO
The T’boli people live in the mountains of
Cotabato near three major lakes: lake Sebu,
Lake Lahit, and lake Selutan.

They live on
hunting,
fishing, and the
cultivation of
crops.
 They
make
bracelet
s and
solid
Aside from hunting and
anklets.
fishing, the T’boli are known
as metalsmiths. They believe
in the god of metalwork,
Glinton.
They are also
known for their
traditional cloth
known as t’nalak. It
is made of krungon
(abaca fiber)
extracted from
mature, fruit
bearing, wild
abaca.
BACKGROUND

MIDDLE GROUND

FOREGROUND
 ASSIGNMENT
(ART)

Quick Sketches

A landscape is like making a portrait of the terrain or

land that you have seen or are looking at. It can also
be imaginary. Make a quick pencil sketches on bond
paper of one of the three sites taken up in Lesson 5.
Use bond paper as your working area.