Myths of the World

In the beautiful island of Palawan dwells a small group of people that remains hidden from the public. They are the Agutaynon tribe that is believed to be staying mostly in the northern part of Palawan, particularly in the Agutaya Island, as well as in the municipalities of Roxas, San Vicente, and Brooke’s Point, and in some areas of Mindoro, Taytay, and Linapacan. Occasionally, some Agutaynons can also be spotted in Manila.  Very little information is known about the Agutaynon people. This is because there are only a few of them in their tribe, and the area where they live is isolated from mainland Palawan. However, even if we only know a few things about them, recent reports suggest that they have begun embracing modernization, similar to other ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines.  Despite the limited information about the Agutaynon available, we do know that their language Agutaynen is spoken by around 15,000 people. It falls under the same subgroup as that of Calami...

Tatusan Tribe , which is composed of 220 student dancers, will depict the unique culture and rich fishing livelihood of the people in the town of Caluya. Tatusan then refers to the abundant coconut crabs that could be found in the island of Caluya and are sold expensively being a delicacy. The Tatusan Tribe of the island municipality of Caluya, the grand champion in last year’s Binirayan Festival Malay-Ati competition, will be representing Antique province in the Aliwan Festival in Manila this April 28. Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao, in her message delivered during the pre-performance of the Tatusan Tribe at the capitol ground on Wednesday, said that Tatusan has been invited to the Aliwan Festival. Aliwan is a yearly big event of the Department of Tourism to showcase major festivals in the country. Cadiao also pledged to give her all-out support to the performers of the Tatusan who will be bound for Manila on April 21. “This is also a manifestation of the unity of the leaders in t...

  The  Deng/ Mishmi  tribe are an ethnic group of  Tibet  and  Arunachal Pradesh , India. The area is known as the  Mishmi Hills .  Only one group, called the  Deng , occupy  Zayu County  in southern Tibet.  The Mishmi consist of four tribes:   Idu Mishmi   ( Idu Lhoba );   Digaro   tribe ( Taraon, Darang Deng ),   Miju Mishmi   ( Kaman Deng ), and the Deng Mishmi. The four sub-divisions of the tribe emerged due to the geographical distribution, but racially all the four groups are of the same stock.  The Idu are also known as Yidu Lhoba in   Tibet   and often referred as Chulikatas in   Assam . The Idus are primarily concentrated in the   Upper Dibang Valley   and Lower Dibang Valley district and parts of the northern part of   Lohit district   of   Arunachal Pradesh   in India. Taraon, also called Digaru Mishmis, are distributed in the hill and t...