It was late in the morning when we arrived at the village entrance. It was almost an hour’s hike from the Saddle where the jeepney had left us in the hands of our wiry local guide. As we trudged the last few meters into the village and past the entrance, a sight until now hidden from our view suddenly emerged: an amphitheater of rice terraces almost yellow-green from ripening rice stalks.

Batad is surrounded by beautiful amphitheatre-like rice terraces. Batad Ifugaos have three dialects: Batad, Duclingan, and Ayangan.