Bodong refers to the peace pact[1] or treaty, used by the Kalinga people in Kalinga Province, northern Philippines.
[2] These peace rites are usually accompanied by Kalinga songs such as the ading, wasani and the dandanag.
[3] It is a unique judicial system wherein the peace pact holder appointed by the pangat (tribal leaders) of a certain tribe holds a peace agreement with another tribe.
The bodong is usually worked out in large gatherings between two villages that belong to the same geographic area and shares kinship ties.
Eduardo Masferré notes that by the start of American colonial period, the neighboring Bontoc and Gaddang people had begun adapting peace pact customs based on the Kalinga Bodong.