The ifugao rice terraces (irt), in the cordillera central mountain range (northern luzon), is one of the six unesco world heritage sites in the philippines. within this beautiful agricultural landscape, one can find the ifugao traditional houses. the practices that surround their construction and usage are embedded in cultural and spiritual. Locally called fale or bale, this traditional house is from mayoyao, in northern ifugao. like most traditional houses in the cordillera, the ifugao bale is constructed from hand hewn timber, runo, and cogon grass (scott 1962). a distinguishing feature of the ifugao house is the halipan, rat guards, in each of the four posts that elevate it.
1 introduction and objectives. the ifugao traditional house is a living testament to the sustainable culture of indigenous ifugao. traditional house construction requires some preparatory steps, which include a survey of the available wood found in the private woodlots and communal forests, housing for construction workers and provisions for their food, the “changah or bad dang” concept of. Macapagal and his best friend raoul bermejo have so far aided in the restoration of over 12 houses. for the two, it was essential to restore the dilapidated houses because they are material evidence of philippine culture and heritage. “ifugao traditional houses are significant in maintaining the rice terraces because they serve as rice. Featuring the ifugao house and other pre spanish architecture in the philippines. Ifugao, officially the province of ifugao, is a landlocked province of the philippines in the cordillera administrative region in luzon. its capital is lagawe, and it shares its borders with benguet to the west, mountain province to the north, isabela to the east, and nueva vizcaya to the south. explore the rich culture and heritage of the.
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