According to a government research document, the word “Bontoc” is derived from the two morphemes “bun” (heap) and “tuk” (top), which, taken together, means “mountains.”

What is the meaning of Bontoc?

1a : a predominantly pagan people inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines — compare igorot. b : a member of such people.

What is the history of Bontoc?

A Royal Order issued on June 24, 1858 created the District of Bontoc as an independent military command. It was one of the ten politico-military commandancias established in the Cordillera between 1847 and 1891 by the Spanish colonial government to gain political control over the independent tribes of the Igorots.