▁Ap ay ao , ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁K ank ana - ey . ▁They ▁are ▁large ▁in ▁stat ure , ▁have ▁m ong ol oid ▁eyes , ▁aqu il ine ▁nose , ▁and ▁are ▁effective ▁far mers . ▁They ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁It neg , ▁though ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁called ▁them ▁T ing gu ian ▁when ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁mountain ▁dwell ers . ▁The ▁T ing gui ans ▁are ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁nine ▁distinct ▁sub groups ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁Ad as en , ▁M ab aka , ▁G ub ang , ▁B ana o , ▁Bin ong on , ▁Dan ak , ▁Mo y od an , ▁Daw ang an , ▁and ▁I la ud . ▁We alth ▁and ▁material ▁poss essions ▁( such ▁as ▁Chinese ▁j ars , ▁co pper ▁g ongs ▁called ▁gang sa , ▁be ads , ▁rice ▁fields , ▁and ▁liv est ock ) ▁determine ▁the ▁social ▁standing ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁or ▁person , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁hosting ▁of ▁fe asts ▁and ▁cer emon ies . ▁Despite ▁the ▁divide ▁of ▁social ▁status , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁sharp ▁distinction ▁between ▁rich ▁( b ak n ang ) ▁and ▁poor . ▁We alth ▁is ▁inherited ▁but ▁the ▁society ▁is ▁open ▁for ▁social ▁mob ility ▁of ▁the ▁citizens ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁hard ▁work . ▁Med ium ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁distinct ▁group ▁in ▁their ▁society , ▁but ▁even ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁during ▁cer emon ial ▁periods . ▁ ▁The ▁It neg s ’ ▁marriage