IN the Philippines, when the rest of the population goes to sleep, a reclusive community of indigenous people prepares for another restless night of fear and uncertainty. Far away in the dense, dark ...

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 ...

For hundreds of years they lived unnoticed and unknown, eight Mangyan tribes in the mountains of Mindoro. They harvested rice, corn, bananas and wild yam, and bathed in rivers and streams. They ...

The intricate work of the weavers of the Mangyan tribes of Mindoro, passed down through generations, will debut in Manila for the first ever “Katutubo X Bench” trunk show, May 3, 4-8 p.m., at the ...

MANILA, Philippines - Among the seven sub-tribes of the Mangyan tribe in Mindoro, the Alangan situated in Sitio Pandurocan, Barangay Pag-asa in the municipality of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, are a ...

The Department of Science and Technology celebrates the creativity of the indigenous people’s work of art through textiles every January when it kicks off the year with the annual celebration of the ...

Drew Arellano is one reliable travel companion in various places in the Philippines. He once again embarks on a different adventure via the Summer Special of GMA titled "300 Kilometro: Isang ...

The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the killing of a Mangyan tribe leader who had been held captive by the New People’s Army in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. “The Commission on Human ...

Everybody and his/her cousins are trotting out vignettes about the recently departed former President Benigno Aquino III to show their, alas, belated and posthumous gratitude for his brand of ...

LUCENA CITY –– Four alleged communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, two couples from the indigenous Mangyan tribe, surrendered in Oriental Mindoro province, the military said. Captain Jayrald Ternio ...