Among the contested events during the Ifugao Indigenous Sports Day is the ‘Munbayu’ / rice pounding. The participants, in their native attires, shall pound a 3-kilogram heirloom ‘tinawon’ palay within 20 minutes, then later on judged by the quality of the husked grain, speed (time finished), weight of the grains, and compliance to the set rules. This activity was sponsored by the Philippine Sport Commission. /Photo courtesy of Vicenta Buy-ag
