Tinoc Agricultural Cycle

The following is the traditional agricultural cycle of the Kalanguya communities in Tinoc, especially in eight barangays, namely; Poblacion, Impugong, Ap-apid, Gumhang, Tukucan, Luhong and Danggo.

a. Hippawa and Hihhudun Wine (early part of October)

It is the first job of rice field owners to work in groups to clean, clear and repair eroded irrigation systems in preparation for the whole planting season. As a practice, men do this.

b. Lamon ni Hapnakkan (about November)

Women clean and prepare the rice paddies for the planting of rice (rice seeds).

c. Liak tan Pehed's Hapnakkan (about the last days of November)

After the rice seedbeds has been cleaned and prepared, men prepare and fix dikes, and repair collapsed stonewalls.

d. Hih-hapnak (about December)

Each rice field owner, usually the women sow the palay seeds on the prepared rice paddy. The farmers will only bring out the preserved rice called binantol from the rice granary for sowing when it is full moon. When this

Tinoc Agricultural Production

Tinoc is basically an agricultural municipality because of its topography and temperate climate condition. The people’s source of livelihood is mainly from agricultural products despite the adverse topography and accessibility of the municipality.

 Tinoc has an agricultural land area of about 5, 802 hectares. It covers irrigated/upland rice land areas; diversified fruit trees farmlands, vegetables and root crop land, mixed fruit tree croplands, and other agricultural lands. The widest and most prominent is rice land, of which 803 hectares is irrigated and 10 hectares un-irrigated. The smallest agricultural sector is the banana plantation area.

The riverbanks and creeks supply the water requirement for irrigation and swidden farming. However, vegetable production is evident among the barangays near Benguet side, instead of swidden farming.

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• Content: From the research of Ancestral Domain sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP)

History of the Ancestral Domain Claim in Tinoc

The National Government claims all untitled lands as public lands based on the Regalian Doctrine. Consequently, all subsequent laws that were enacted reflect the national government’s ownership of all untitled lands as public lands including ancestral domains and lands. This concept of ownership violated the indigenous people’s primary rights over their ancestral domains to the disadvantage to their economic, cultural and social well-being.

The 1987 Constitution, however, gave Indigenous People and Communities the hope for the recognition of their rights over their ancestral domain.

When President Fidel Ramos assumed office, he created the National Unification Commission (NUC) in an effort

Kalanguya Comedy Song By Rev. Russel C. Habungan

This song is really a stress relief for those who attended the pageant last Tinoc Town Fiesta 2014 and for those who will hear this song.

Father Russel Cabinta Habungan, who composed and sang this song, is an instrument of God's love in sharing his own talents and gifts to everyone.

Origin of the Name "Tinoc" Ifugao

A long time ago, there was a couple called Ballitok and Bugan. They had wide rice fields with bountiful annual harvests.

They shared their harvest with people who helped them during the planting and harvest seasons.

One day after the harvest season, there was a long typhoon. The rice paddies are filled and overflowing with rainwater, almost causing the dikes to collapse and the people could not go out to get food.

A day after the rain stopped, Bugan took

Historical Origin of Tinoc, Ifugao

During the sixteenth century, the Spanish government in the Philippines conducted surveys to identify territories for political and economic expediency.

An informant from Kiangan gave the name “Ginoc”, which was recorded by the Spanish authorities as the official name of the whole place.

Under the sovereign power of the Spaniards, a trail was made in Tinoc traversing Manhuyuhoy, Tukucan, Tulludan, Wangwang and Hungduan. Men, who had to render free labor for their Individual Community Tax Certificates, finished the construction to the trails.

The true origin name of Tinoc is Tinec, which conforms to the Kalanguya dialect that has a hard stress on the second syllables.

Tinec is a Kalanguya terminology, which means prohibitive mud-deep usually found in rice paddies continuously supplied with water. This mud deep is caused by a pocket ground-bed creating a hollow portion allowing mud water to fill it up.

Creation of Tinoc as a Municipality

    Tinoc was created as a new municipality from its mother municipality of Hungduan under Batas Pambansa Bilang 184 that was approved on March 16, 192. This was a parliamentary Bill passed by Mambabatas Gualberlto Lumauig on February 3, 1982.

A year after the enactment of the Repubic Act, it was put into

Legendary Origin of Kalanguya People

The Kalanguya people believed that the surface of the earth was flat, replete with abundant resources to meet all their basic needs. 

But one summer time, the god of the Kalanguya people did not allow the sun to shine for more than a month. 

Then it had begun to shine only at about 10:00 to 11:00 o'clock in the morning. The people termed the tragedy "Natalok I Eggew".

In the darkness, the people groped for their way while doing their daily chores. Because everything they touch  would wriggle or move, they thought that they either held a wood or snake. 

Immorality happened during the tragedy and many women got pregnant. These caused the massive death of women due to childbirth or tapi.