The Kalinga people are highlanders and the most extensive rice farmers of the Cordillera peoples, having been blessed with some of the most suitable land
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Category: Kalinga Beliefs
The Kalingas are mainly found in Kalinga province which has an area of 3,282.58 sq. km. Some of them, however, already migrated to Mountain Province, Apayao, Cagayan, and Abra. As of 1995, they were counted to be 105,083, not including those who have migrated outside the Cordillera region.
Kalinga territory includes floodplains of Tabuk, and Rizal, plus the Chico River.
The name Kalinga came from the Ibanag and Gaddang term kalinga, which means headhunter.
TINAKCHI: Legends of the Unseen on Mt. Kechangon
The Tinakchi from the mountain range of Kalinga are a classic example of “unseen beings” that are often a pivotal element to staple horror stories.
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