Bontok
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The day closed with a baile, given by the Ilokanos living in Bontok.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
Pitapit is a Bontok boy of great natural qualities, so great, indeed, that he was sent to the States to a church school, where he had recently won a Greek prize in competition!
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
But we did not tarry long, for Bontok was still some miles away.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
North of Bontok are the “Tinglayan,” the “Tinggian” or “Itnig,” the “Kalinga,” and “Apayao” areas, and perhaps others.
From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott
Bontok is a place of importance, as becomes the capital of the Mountain Province.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
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