What is the collective name for the Indigenous peoples of the Cordillera mountains in northern Luzon?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Igorot
- Step 1: The Igorot people, also referred to as Cordilleran peoples, are an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines primarily inhabiting the Cordillera Mountain Range, as well as parts of the Caraballo Mountains and Sierra Madre in Northern Luzon. Answer: The Igorot. Why not the others: None of these fit: The Lumad; The Aeta; The Tausug.
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