3. Apayao is located deep in the Cordillera mountains of Northern Luzon.
These mountain range form a natural boundary between the Ilocos Region in
the west and the Cagayan Valley in the east.
The river courses along the heartlands of the province, Apayao is the only
region in the Cordillera that has a navigable river (able to be sailed on by
ships or boats.)
The Isneg, also Isnag or Apayao, live at
the northwesterly end of northern Luzon,
in the upper half of the Cordillera
province of Apayao
The term “Isneg” means “people who
have gone into the interior.”
4. •Designed in relation to terrain to
mountains and cold climate and
humidity
• Offers defense / protection from
hostile tribesman, wild animals, and
vermin
AP
APAYAO
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HO
HOUSE
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BALAI- House
10. The Badjao are traditionally from the islands of the Sulu Archipelago,
as well as parts of the coastal areas of Mindanao and northern Borneo.
Badjao people are sea nomads, travelling by boat from one island to
the other in search of fishing harvest.
Originally, they were known as
"orang selat" or "orang laut"
and were living on their lepa-
lepa (boats).
15. BAHAY KUBO
BAHAY KUBO
A common type of dwelling in lowland and coastal
areas during the Pre-Hispanic Philippines. "Bahay"
is a Tagalog word for house while "kubo" is from
the Spanish "cubo'~ meaning cube.
A one-room, cube-shaped house, raised
above the ground to protect the dwellers
from the dampness and humidity of the
earth . Also known as
“The original eco-house”
