Rawtit looks nothing short of a stone-age wonder woman. The fabled tribal matriarch comes with all trimmings of a superhero; gigantic in size, a huge knife as traditional gear, magical powers to leap ...

In Pambuhan young tribesmen proudly display their arms like scars of war. Blue, black, red and some still healing – they are covered in multitude of stings from unforgiving honeybees that thrive in ...

Everyone has to die one day - a truth that holds for every living being. But how their final rites are performed depends on their families. In some cultures, people cremate the dead, while in others, ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Indigenous Filipinos were placed in the spotlight yesterday, 9 January 2014, as Asia Society Philippines and Katutubong Filipino Project opened the Photo Exhibit entitled “The ...

A newly published study highlights the importance of medicinal plants that thrive on the ancestral lands of the Manobo Indigenous group in the southern Philippines. The Manobos of the highland Agusan ...