Dances With The Imalawa
Dances With The Imalawa May 21-22, 2019 at Sitio Dasar, Brgy Isic Isic,Vintar, Ilocos Norte (Surong Valley) The APHIO Trekkers continuing outreach service and adventures to the hinterlands of the Philippines. 5th PreConvention Climb 2019 of the 31st National Biennial General Assembly of Alpha Phi Omega Philippines Inc. Laoag City, May 24 to 26. SYNOPSIS: The Malawa Tribe (Imalawa) is an indigenous group that lives in the outskirts of Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Northern Philippines. The only indigenous community in the municipality, and only called as "tribu" by locals, the tribe shares a unique historical and cultural heritage with the Ilocano’s. “Surong” is an Ilocano word meaning the “headwater” of a river. The point where a river begins in which is usually the smallest part of the entire river. Headwaters can start out in marshy areas or where there are natural underground springs. The beginning of a river can also be fed fr