An Old Bukidnon Chief.
He is wearing the head-dress of scarlet and gold which may be donned only by those who have killed many enemies.
It is reasonably certain that the necessary corrections in the figures for several provinces for which the present estimates are admittedly too low will raise the total slightly.
Blount has made a further statement relative to the non-Christian population of Luzón which is indeed extraordinary. He says:—
“Of the 7,600,000 people of the Philippines almost exactly one-half, i.e. 3,800,000, live on Luzón, and these are practically all civilized.”[15]
The table on the opposite page, giving the census estimate of the non-Christian population of Luzón and the present accepted estimate, shows how erroneous is this statement.
It will be seen that the census estimate of non-Christian inhabitants in the province of Luzón was 224,106 and the present accepted estimate is 440,926.
In explanation of his extraordinary statement that practically all of the people of Luzón are civilized Blount has inserted the following foot-note:—
“223,506 is the total of the uncivilized tribes still extant in Luzón, Philippine Census, vol. ii., p. 125, but they live in the mountains, and you might live in the Philippines a long lifetime without ever seeing a sample of them, unless you happen to be an energetic ethnologist fond of mountain climbing.”[16]
| Province or Subprovince | Census Estimate | Present Accepted Estimate |
| Abra | 14,037 | 14,037 |
| Albay | 892 | 892 |
| Amburayan | — | 10,191 |
| Ambos Camarines | 5,933 | 5,933 |
| Apayao | — | 23,000 |
| Bataan | 1,621 | 1,621 |
| Batangas | 000 | 000 |
| Benguet | 21,828 | 28,449 |
| Bontoc | — | 62,000 |
| Bulacan | 415 | 415 |
| Cagayan | 13,414 | 15,000 |
| Cavite | 000 | 000 |
| Ilocos Norte | 2,210 | 2,210 |
| Ilocos Sur | 13,611 | 13,611 |
| Ifugao | — | 125,000 |
| Isabela | 7,638 | (?) |
| Kalinga | — | 76,000 |
| La Laguna | 000 | (?) |
| La Union | 10,050 | 000 |
| Lepanto | — | 31,194 |
| Lepanto-Bontoc | 70,283 | 000 |
| Nueva Ecija | 1,148 | 862 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 46,515 | 6,000 |
| Pampanga | 1,098 | 1,098 |
| Pangasinán | 3,386 | 3,386 |
| Rizal | 2,421 | 2,421 |
| Sorsogon | 41 | 41 |
| Tarlac | 1,594 | 1,594 |
| Tayabas | 2,803 | 2,803 |
| Zambales | 3,168 | 3,168 |
| Total | 224,106 | 440,926 |