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The Ibaloi people (Ibaloi: ivadoy, /ivaˈdoj/) are an indigenous ethnic group found in Benguet Province of the northern Philippines. Their native language is Ibaloi, also known as Inibaloi or Nabaloi. The term Ibaloi is derived from i-, a prefix signifying "pertaining to," and badoy, meaning "house," together meaning "people who live in houses."
In the Philippines, the term is used to refer to indigenous peoples' land rights in law. [12] Ancestral lands are referred to in the Philippines Constitution. Article XII, Section 5 says: "The State, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national development policies and programs, shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural ...
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
The indigenous peoples of the Cordillera in northern Luzon, Philippines, often referred to by the exonym Igorot people, [2] or more recently, as the Cordilleran peoples, [2] are an ethnic group composed of nine main ethnolinguistic groups whose domains are in the Cordillera Mountain Range, altogether numbering about 1.8 million people in the early 21st century.
This may be based on masibát, a native word for "abundant with lances," [66] perhaps in reference to the island's well-armed inhabitants; or on masabat, Bikol for "to meet along the way," [67] alluding to the strategic position of the town (now city) that bears the name, as well as the island named after it, within old Philippine maritime ...
Emilio Aguinaldo, first president of the Philippines Camp Crame and West Crame: Quezon City and San Juan: Rafael Crame, sixth chief of the Philippine Constabulary and the first Filipino to hold the position. [5] Caniogan: Pasig: Filipino word for "a place where coconut grows." Carmona: Makati
List of places named after places in the Philippines; List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines; S. List of Philippine place names of Spanish origin;
The name Philippines itself originated from its old official name Filipinas in honor of King Philip II of Spain. Spanish language has also become one of the country's official languages from the late 16th century until 1986 when it was designated as a voluntary language and it remains so to this day.