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Young and old villagers of Hungduan, Ifugao celebrate the end of the agricultural cycle through the traditional 'punnuk' on Aug. 22, 2026, highlighted by indigenous games such as tug-of-war and body wrestling along the mighty Hapao River.

PHOTO BY HARLEY PALANGCHAO

The community reception to close the exhibit "Haggiyo, Huwah! A Living Heritage of the Tuwali Ifugao of Hungduan, An Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" at the NCCA Gallery. Graced by community members and Huwah practitioners from Hungduan, Ifugao.

Drop by NCCA Gallery in Intramuros for the exhibit, "Haggi̱yo, Huwah! A Living Heritage of the Tuwali Ifugao of Hungduan, An Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," which features my photographs and short documentary I wrote and directed.

As the villagers wind their way to converge at Nunhipukana, the sraff of the local government of Hungduan is busy preparing the food by the banks of the Hapao River for the participants, attendes and visitors after Punnuk which usually concludes by noon.

Saglit na break for photo while watching and documenting Punnuk, the culmination of Huwah, the Tuwali Ifugao post-harvest celebration, at the Hapao River in Hungduan.

During the baki, a divination ritual, the first part of the Huwah, the post-harvest celebration of the Tuwali Ifugao communities of Hungduan, a chicken is sacrificed to the gods and spirits, whose response is read by the mumbaki through the chicken's gallbladder.

The mumbaki (Ifugao ritual specialist) Gano or Daniel Bimuyag, performing the baki, a divination ritual, and taking a sip of the bayah (rice wine), during the first day of the Huwah, the post-harvest celebration of the Tuwali Ifugao communities of Hungduan.

The communities of Hapao, Baang and Nungulunan in Hungduan, Ifugao, held the Punnuk on August 2, 2025. Known for its tug-of-war games held at the river, the UNESCO-inscribed Punnuk is the culmination of the Huwah, the Tuwali Ifugao post-harvest celebration.

The rice harvest season is over at the Hapao Rice Terraces, Hungduan, Ifugao, but there are still a few who haven't finished harvesting. But the three Tuwali Ifugao communities in this area held their post-harvest celebration called Huwah, on August 1 and 2, marking the end of an agricultural cycle.

Huwah, the post-harvest celebration of the Tuwali Ifugao communities of Hungduan, Ifugao, starts on Aug. 1, with the divination ritual, baki, performed by a mumbaki asking the gods and spirits to hold the Punnuk, the UNESCO-inscribed culmination of the Huwah marked by tug-of-war games.

The punamhan (wooden ritual box) and the bayah (rice) are taken out from the alang (rice storehouse) for the baki, a divination ritual, the first part of Huwah, the post-harvest celebration of the Tuwali Ifugao communities of Hungduan, Ifugao.

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[July 31st, 1945] Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War, dies from dysentry in Hungduan, Ifugao, Philippine Commonwealth. He was 78.

From rice and taro to fish, ducks, pigs and chickens, the Hungduan rice terraces are a living mosaic of food, culture and nature, as diverse as they are beautiful.