A typical hawong of the Pinatubo Aeta has no living platform and is usually constructed in the fashion of a tent-like, a single ridge-pole supported by forked limbs forming a sloping side. Normally hawong serves as a portable screen from the sun, wind and rain for those engaged in a day-long farm.

At present, the Aeta's architectural design are patterned by a typical low-cost housing design as introduced by the government after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in most resettlement areas. Concept of "privacy" in the form of partition inside the houses are subtly became an influencing lifestyle to some Aetas.

Visual Arts and Crafts

By nature, Aetas are minimalist when it comes to visual and craft design. Their views on aesthetics reflect the value of simplicity. Thus intricacy of their craft is vividly associated with practicality.

Take for instance the tukbob- handcrafted mango catcher. It is made up of a bamboo pole splitted at the end and woven to form a cylindrical shape. The yawo used for hunting, is made up of a carved hard wood bent each end and tightened by abaca string to form a bow. A piece of three-foot long thin bamboo pole is inserted at the end with an engraved iron rod - highly pointed edges to serve as the arrow.

Performing Arts

A frequent pastime among Aetas is the famous talipi, a traditional community dancing accompanied by guitarang baytan (native guitar). Talipi is done in various forms: pinapanilan - a cosmic dance about overzealous honey gatherer who gets stung by bees. It steps include frenzied leaps; and talek - a mimic movements of animals in their environment that has various patterns such like talek-bake (monkey), talek-lango (a fly), talek-barak (lizard). war dance is demonstrated in two forms: binabayani - a skillful dance of bow and arrow; and sikuting - a showcase depicting the mastery of arnis using bamboo sticks.

The most popular and cherished among friends and lovers is the courtship dance. Its steps and gestures encourage the observers to participate in dancing.

Religious Beliefs and Practices

Anituan, is a séance in which a bailan or medium cures an illness by communicating with anitos or spirits causing it. the ritual establishes close communication between mortals and supernatural worlds so that misunderstanding between them may be resolved.