BAGOBO Datu Miguelito Bangkas poses beside a picture of Apo Salinta Monon, the last Bagobo weaver, who died at age 91 in late 2008. GERMELINA LACORTE .

The tale is told of Datu Bulan, headman of the Bagobo of Davao, who was shipped with Igorots of Cordillera for display as headhunting savages at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair. Bulan did not mind ...

The man named his son, who founded the first Bagobo Tagabawa villages, after the young banog out of gratitude—the title Datu Banog is still given to leaders of exceptional courage and wisdom.

DAVAO CITY — A son of an assassinated tribal leader is fighting for his life after he was shot here on Friday afternoon. Jay Apiag, spokesperson of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, said that Datu ...

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), an affiliate of the SM Group of Companies, has vowed to protect and promote the welfare and culture of the country’s indigenous people.

Grateful for the opportunity to showcase the culture and traditional garments of her ethnic group, Bae Salazar brought to the exhibition the umpak ka bayi (blouse with beadwork) and sun’od (tubular ...

POLICE authorities in Davao City are conducting an investigation to identify the suspects in the killing of two members of the Bagobo tribe last Saturday in Barangay Marahan, Marilog District, Davao ...

A Bagodo woman is in traditional clothing at work at the Bagobo Cultural Village in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. — BW/MMPADILLO THE BAGOBO Cultural Village in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur has been granted an ...

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio attended the opening of the 19th Congress wearing a traditional Bagobo Tagabawa dress. The Bagobo Tagabawa tribe of Davao is one of the ...