YANGOT:  Yeah. INTERVIEWER:  Now there are some cultural differences that, you know… or maybe some misconceptions between the Americans and the Filipinos.  And one of those is eating dogs, which you know, is a kind of a common practice.  Does that go on in Baguio?  Is it legal or is it just a kind of cultural thing that is tolerated? YANGOT:  Well, ah… let me say this.  There is a saying that goes, “There is unity in diversity.”  The City of Baguio is considered as one of the melting pots in the country where the Far East cultures are prominent, while that may be the situation.  Um… on the issue on a… on … on the… INTERVIEWER:  Dog eating. YANGOT:  Yeah, dog eating matter.  You know one reason that explains this fact is that the City of Baguio and most of the provinces in the Cordilleras, we are known to have a very good climate and it is the belief of most of the indigenous people here that when they dog eat meat it provides heat.  That also explains why many among our people here are, I would say, very strong in terms of alcohol consumption. INTERVIEWER:  Ah, okay. YANGOT:  So, like in Baguio, you know, especially in the months of… the BER months… INTERVIEWER:  Right. YANGOT:  …from September, October, and December to February, for which we have the coldest months of the year, there is really a need to warm up.  And it is the belief of most of our indigenous people here that if they eat dog meat, they could provide heat to them.  Although, this is contrary to our brothers and sisters from the United States who treat this matter because that is considered as animal cruelty. INTERVIEWER:  Alright, now is… is it… YANGOT:  Not in the Philippines, but especially in the colder region of the Cordilleras. INTERVIEWER:  Yeah.  So it is not in through the year. YANGOT:  No, no.  To most of us the members the indigenous people of the Cordilleras, it’s...  One, it is a delicacy.  Number 2, it is the belief of most that it provides heat especially during the cold months because it is the… it is the experience of most people who eat dog meat that it provides heat.  That explains also why… INTERVIEWER:  That’s interesting.  I don’t know that. YANGOT:  Yeah.  Many, many among us here are considered very strong in terms of alcoholic content.  That is why we had a case before when the Americans first set up the City of Baguio.  There was this case of people versus Kayat.  In this particular case, the Supreme Court ruled then and that was during the American time, in the early 1900s, that… the Igorots or the people of the mountains should not be allowed to take in alcohol because they tend to be wild.  But that is a thing of the past.  Actually, they take in alcohol because of the climate.  It is quite cold especially the so-called BER months from September to February.