HIGAONON PLEA ... near the boundaries of the Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions, the area was known to offer more secure mountain paths for New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who crisscrossed ...

The Higaonon people filed an “ancestral domain claim ... executive director of the Mindanao Interfaith Institute on Lumad Studies. Workers who have formed an offshoot of KASAMAKA called ...

MANILA, Philippines - While the deadly Ebola virus linked to monkeys is sweeping across the world, in the hinterlands of Mindanao the ... Elders of the Higaonon tribe said the Uma-ay, a red ...

Abas, a member of the Higaonon tribe, has been practicing traditional Mindanao and Visayan tattoos for the past 5 years CEBU CITY, Philippines – Piper Abas has been practicing traditional ...

The Higaonon tribe of Wao, Lanao Del Sur, and the Erumanen Ne Menuvu of Carmen, Cotabato Province attended the community consultations last August 18 and 19. The Mindanao Peoples Caucus ...

Violators of customary laws, Higaonon or not, are subjected to the sala justice system, under which they’re punished based on the degree of misconduct. For instance, people caught renting or ...

This regional capital of Northern Mindanao is known for the warm hospitality ... community is a rich fusion of the cultures of the Higaonon tribe, the mainly Muslim Maranaos, and Christian ...

Sitio Minsalaming, the home of the Higaonon tribe, is a far-flung barangay that was formerly ... “We are giving attention to Mindanao because it has only 89 percent electrification rate, and I am also ...

Killed in the ambush was Datu Sandigan a.k.a. Fausto Orasan, GMA Northern Mindanao's Jeik Compo reported Monday. Datu Sandigan was a tribal chieftain of the Higaonon tribe in the city, and was known ...