Pagbo ne Domaget

Risa competes at the traditional Dumagat wrestling game “Pagbo ne Domaget”. The participants wrestle to outbalance their opponents. The game was part of a festival by the Dumagat tribe of Dingalan Aurora last May. The festival showcased to the Dumagat youth several of their tribe’s traditional games as part of their cultural conservation efforts.
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October is National Indigenous People’s Month. This is Kathleen Lei Limayo, a documentary filmmaker, photographer and visual anthropologist based in the Philippines. This month, I will be sharing some of the stories of the indigenous peoples I have journeyed with.