PARACELIS, Mountain Province, Philippines —The government-imposed lockdown across Luzon to arrest the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has activated age-old amelioration practices in the Cordillera. “This crisis prompted some Christianized residents to flee to the mountains and escape enslavement to Spanish benefits,” Scott said. Indigenous lockdownIn the Cordillera, Mountain Province remained free of COVID-19 as of April 25, along with Apayao and Kalinga. But Mountain Province Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr. said the stringent imposition of “tengao” (indigenous lockdown) in their communities had helped the province maintain its virus-free status.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 25, 2020 21:01 UTC