On New Year’s Day 2026, Occidental Mindoro’s Barangay Cabacao witnessed a devastating act of state violence. An aerial bombardment and strafing operation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines killed ...

A group of indigenous Taiwanese seafarers have completed a daring quest, braving choppy waters and using the stars for navigation as they paddled a traditional wooden canoe to the Philippines –– in a ...

The critically endangered Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) embodies strength and protective spirits for Indigenous Agta elders who are involved in efforts to rebrand the image of the ...

Catholic bishops joined tribal leaders and advocacy groups to denounce the recent arrest of 10 indigenous tribal people in Palawan province for defending their ancestral land from alleged encroachment ...

ISABEL, Philippines – At 85, Jahina Lugasan does not know where home is. Her life has been marked by a series of displacement driven by conflict and natural disasters. And unless something is done, ...

Miss Universe Philippines Bea Millan-Windorski took part in a dental mission for the Aeta community along with the winners of ...

“Rainforestation” projects led by Indigenous communities in the southern Philippines are reaping benefits for both native trees and local wildlife, reports Mongabay’s Keith Anthony Fabro. On the ...

INDIGENOUS Peoples (IPs) topped the list of the country’s most impoverished sectors in 2023, even as the national poverty rate saw a slight drop, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

Forester Florena B. Samiano presents her pop-up exhibition on local fragrant and aromatic plants during the DOST-FPRDI forum. (Photos from DOST-FPRDI) Turning Philippine native plants into sustainable ...

By Giacomo d’Orlando DUNOY, Philippines — In the dense, tropical rainforests of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, an ancient predator drifts silently beneath the surface of still rivers. For ...