In the Philippines, the Igorot people practice an ancient burial ritual where the elderly carve their own coffins and the dead are hung off the side of a cliff. The remote village of Sagada is nestled ...

In St. Louis this year, residents are commemorating the centennial of the 1904 World's Fair, an event originally held to mark America's progress. Among those returning to the city to mark the occasion ...

My first reaction when I saw the side-by-side photos of 106-year-old Igorot tattoo artist Apo Whang-od and that of US business mogul and household name Martha Stewart: is this a joke? If so, it wasn’t ...

AFFECTED like everybody else in the country by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, members of Baguio-based Team Lakay are turning to their Igorot heritage to get themselves through the ...

While visiting cemeteries is not at the top of most people’s lists of things to see when traveling, sometimes, the burial customs of different peoples around the globe can give us insight into their ...

Historians searching for primary-source material on the Philippine-American War often turn up at the National Library in Manila, which preserves thousands of official documents by Filipinos that were ...

BAGUIO CITY—A book about the Igorot people was sold out even before it was out in the market. Those who attended the book launch in Baguio City last week had to jostle their way to buy the few copies ...

The Igorot word ‘taraki’ ignites a fire among Cordillerans like Islay Erika Bomogao, the world No. 1 muay thai fighter in her division who never backs down MANILA, Philippines – For centuries, the ...

If the Cordillera’s rich mineral and other resources continue to lure multinational corporations, why can’t homegrown firms tap these for the region’s development? This is very much possible, ...

MANILA, Philippines - During the 2017 Panagbenga Festival Parade in Baguio City last Feb. 26, five young men stole the thunder from Miss International 2016 Kylie Versoza and Internet Sensation ‘Carrot ...