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Mangyan Tribes in the Philippines: Showcase of indigenous culture, heritage
Oct 12 2008, Grace Calderon

The Hanunuo Mangyan script is very much alive and being taught in Hanunuo Mangyan schools. Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous people (IP) groups found in the mountainous regions of Mindoro island, a combined population of 100,000.

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