"TAO PO AKO, HINDI PO AKO IGOROT..." Whoa! a very descriminating sentence indeed (by Candy PAngilinan),she should've think twice before saying it. What is wrong with those kinds of people? we Igorots have existed for a very loooong time and we've been battling all kinds of descrimination for so long a time that it breaks my heart to read or hear people degrading us with their IGNORANCE of what an Igorot is, all because they haven't really SEEN ONE?
Some folks who have lived here for quite sometime (those who are from the lowlands) came to actually love the highlands and the people in it all because they had the understanding of who Igorots are, and through time RESPECT was formed.But with some people they just seem to think that Igorots are of a different race (I mean c'mon, do you actually believe that we Igorots have tails?).
I hope you learned your Lesson Candy, next time you make a punch line, make sure it's funny.
-Ofelia Empian
