Cordilleran.(Opinion & Editorial) From: Manila Bulletin | Date: September 10, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WHAT should it be Ifugao or Igorot? The debate has been going on as far back as I can remember. For decades, Igo-rot was widely used; I would hear my grandparents refer to upland dwellers as igor-rotes, but sometime in the 60s that was considered colonial and offensive. Ifugao took its place, in the same way that Moros were referred to as Muslim Filipinos. However, it remains somewhat confusing. Today, the MILF leadership never fails to declare that they represent the bangsa Moro; ...