Nowadays, a few families continue to use the traditional wooden houses with thatched roofs that were built either interspersed with the rice terraces or clustered in an area near the terraces. Many houses have been modified replacing the grass roof with galvanized iron due to difficulties in acquiring quality grass. With villages continuously undergoing changes over the years, most people now dwell in contemporary types of houses made primarily out of wood, iron and cement. New houses go well with the continuously evolving configuration of village life in the Cordilleras.
Text: Prof. Dr. Leah Abayao