Bontok
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In 1892 the erection of 15 new missions was projected in the provinces of Tiagan, Bontok, Amburayan, and Quiangan.
From The Friars in the Philippines by Coleman, Ambrose
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
The practice of head-hunting still exists in the Bontok country, though the steady discouragement of the Government is beginning to tell.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
These are, everywhere possible, terraced for rice, and so successfully that two crops are made every year, as against only one at Bontok and elsewhere.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
We spent two days at Bontok very quietly and agreeably.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
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