bago by: Jason de la Cruz
			This tribal group is a product of intermarriage between the Ilocanos of the lowlands and different indigenous cultural communities of the Cordillera. They are settled in between the mountain ranges of Ilocos and the borders of the Ilocos Provinces, La Union and Pangasinan. They are of medium build physically, although some resembles the kankana-eys having fair complexion and sturdy built. Being of Iloco-Cordillera descent, they practice simple, ordinary methods of agriculture. Immersion within Ilocos crash cropping is very dominant in their farm products. Among Bago households, tobacco drying barns are readily found together with harvests of garlic and onion. Their farming methods and practices include a system to initiate farm workers at harvest time through a working relationship known as gamal, ammuy, and bunggoy. Prominent members of Bago indigenous group are former Governor Lupo Biteng of Ilocos Sur and his son Jonathan Biteng who also rose to become the Municipal  Mayor of the same town. Today, Bago Mayors have founded a league of their own known as Ilocos Sur Upland Towns Association basically to serve as a springboard for higher political authorities to listen and need their aspiration and development thrusts.