this blogger was born and grew up in Tabuk, (now Tabuk City) Kalinga where arms conflict is a frequent scenario. There was one time when i have witnessed a man hitting the other person with a stone right on his face! Blood gushed out instantly...

According to the traditions in Kalinga, for every single drop of blood a certain multa or penalty is imposed upon the offender. Money or animal or anything of value may be used as payment of the multa.

When a person is slain, the other tribe would impose a multa.. If the multa is disregarded by the offender, then tribal war would ensue in order to take another man's life from the other tribe. This is a vicious cycle.

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