▁from ▁the ▁western ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁g ulf ▁of ▁D ava o ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁M t . ▁A po . ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁ago . ▁ ▁T ala and ig ▁T ala and ig ▁are ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁Mount ▁Kit ang lad ▁in ▁B uk id non , ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Tal ak ag ▁and ▁L ant apan . ▁ ▁Tas ad ay ▁ ▁The ▁Tas ad ay ▁is ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁about ▁two ▁dozen ▁people ▁living ▁within ▁the ▁deep ▁and ▁mountain ous ▁rain for ests ▁of ▁Mind ana o , ▁who ▁attract ed ▁wide ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁first ▁" dis cover ed " ▁by ▁western ▁scient ists ▁who ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁living ▁at ▁a ▁" stone ▁age " ▁level ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁completely ▁isolated ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁society . ▁They ▁later ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁their ▁discovery ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁been ▁an ▁elaborate ▁ho ax , ▁and ▁doubt ▁was ▁raised ▁both ▁about ▁their ▁status ▁as ▁isolated ▁from ▁other ▁soci eties ▁and ▁even ▁about ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁their ▁existence ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁eth nic ▁group . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁Tas ad ay ▁studies ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁sevent ies ▁are ▁accurate ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁discussed . ▁ ▁Ted ur ay ▁ ▁The ▁Ted ur ay / T ir ur ay ▁people ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁D