HUNDREDS of members of the Indigenous peoples (IPs), particularly the Badjao community in Leyte province, benefitted from a ...

Recca’s mother, Alfea, 32, said the ethnic Badjao children collect around 70 pesos ($1.55) per dive. Passengers throw coins into the water and cheer the children on as they dive after them. Alfea said ...

What’s it like to meet the Badjao tribe in Sabah? 🇲🇾 In this travel vlog, I dive into the rich traditions and lifestyle of the sea nomads of Malaysia, sharing their stories, challenges, and ...

BATANGAS CITY, Philippines – In the coastal barangay of Malitam in Batangas City, the Badjao community — a group long marginalized and often invisible in the country’s political processes ...

Struggling against harsh realities in Batangas City, the Badjao tribe, originally from Sulu, continues to grapple with poverty. Their fervent hope is that, soon, they will trade outstretched hands for ...

I was amazed at how skilled at swimming and diving those happy-looking young people were. My father told me that they were Badjao Indigenous children, and they lived with their families in boats or in ...

A BILL has been filed in the Bangsamoro autonomous region’s Parliament that will provide the underserved and discriminated Badjao indigenous people with sustained socio-economic and humanitarian ...

Rita Gaviola, popularly known as “Badjao Girl,” is now a mom as she introduced to the public her first child with her non-showbiz boyfriend. Gaviola showed herself carrying her baby while her ...

Badjao students of Panglima Sugala Sailing Boat School were given school supplies by the Sahali siblings. Photo courtesy of Mangan by Imán/Facebook “We also adhere to the belief that once you ...