Reasons to Love Your “Igorot” Legs

               The fact that most Igorot women have "bigger than average" calves/legs is a given. In case you’re wondering what the Igorots are, they are the indigenous people of the Cordillera region in the Philippines. One trademark of most Igorot women is their "bigger than average" calves/legs. I have...

Excuse Me, I Don’t Look Like an Igorot?

"Oh, Igorot ka? Bakit ang tangkad mo?" (Oh, You're an Igorot? How come you're tall?) or "Oh, bakit hindi ka mukhang Igorot?"  (Oh, how come you don't look like an Igorot?) These words I hear every now and then from other Filipinos I encounter make me mentally berserk. My blood pressure skyrockets. My vision gets...