The Centre is monitoring the quarantine practice of the Bontoc indigenous community in the Mountain Province of the northern Cordillera.
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Quarantine practices of Bontoc indigenous communities

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Philippines
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Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and the Environment in the Tropics (CCCPET) Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas

The Centre is monitoring the quarantine practice of the Bontoc indigenous community in the Mountain Province of the northern Cordillera. Te-re or tengao is a compulsory rest day imposed by the elders of the community during chono festival, cycles of agriculture, pestilence and sickness and conflict resolution.

The Center is doing an article on the te-re or tengao living heritage of the Bontoc, Mt. Province. Relevant references are in the article.


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