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The Bilaan Tribe of Southern Mindanao

The Bilaan or B`laan are a tribal community of Southern Mindanao, the name of this indigenous gro...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

In the late 1980s, author Pico Iyer embarked on an Asian journey with the purpose of discovering ...

Philippines / China / India Kenneth Champeon

The last tribes of Mindanao, the Bagobo, the New People.

The last tribes of Mindanao, the Bagobo, the New People.

Scattered throughout the Southern Philippine Archipelago slowly disappearing tribes untouched by ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, The Tausug, People of the Current.

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, The Tausug, People of the Current.

Tausug or Suluk is the name of an Islamized tribal group in the Sulu archipelago, and is t...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Higaonon, people of the living mountains

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Higaonon, people of the living mountains

The indigenous tribes of the Higaonon share a common root language, history and culture, th...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Manobo, river people of Cotabato

The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Manobo, river people of Cotabato.

Manobo, the name may came from Mansuba from man (person or people) and suba (river), meani...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

The last Tribes of Mindanao, Badjao, the Sea Gypsies.

The last Tribes of Mindanao, Badjao, the Sea Gypsies.

Badjao or Bajau means man of the seas, this tribal group is known as the Sea Gypsies becau...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Midland Mall Mania

Midland Mall Mania

South Cotabato and Sarangani are often named as great places for any shopping extravaganza; these...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Creative Conveyance, vegetable vendor.

Creative Conveyance

People and goods will always need to get from one location to another, so transportation touches ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

True Heroes

True Heroes. Text and Images by Marvy Enestoes and Ronald de Jong. Some time ago we met tw...

Philippines Marvy Enestoes and Ronald de Jong

Karaoke, Filipino Fun

Karaoke, Filipino Fun

" Sasakyan kita, Sa lahat ng gusto mo, Sasakyan kitaaaaaaa ", a very popular song by Gl...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Green & Graphic Getaways, farmer and carabao

Green & Graphic Getaways

Mindanao is truly a travel photographer's paradise with dozens of untapped eco tourist sites and ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

MacArthur’s Park, Red Beach, Palo, Leyte, Philippines

Tracking Tacloban’s Treasures (1)

Ask a Pinoy on the street what comes first to his mind whenever Tacloban City is mentioned, and, ...

Philippines ARIEL NOBLE

Rice, much more than food Image by Ronald de Jong

Rice, much more than food.

A Philippine proverb says that if anyone wastes rice or throws it away, his hand will become defo...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines food: Morcon or Rolled Beef

Recipe: Morcon - Rolled Beef

A simple recipe for Philippines style Rolled Beef or Morcon

Philippines Habeeb Salloum

Mind your (table) manners! Image by Ronald de Jong

Mind your (table) manners!

The Philippine hospitality is legendary and uncomplicated; visitors will always be greeted and tr...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

CKC Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra at a Manila concert(Photo CKC PR, Calbayog City, Samar)

A Trip To Samar

A soft breezy sunrise rouses me as my ship nears the coast and moors at the docks of Maguino-o, o...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Flying with a Filipino touch. Cebu Pacific Airplane at General Santos City Airport

Flying with a Filipino touch.

The Philippines is an exotic archipelago with more than 7000 fascinating, palm fringed islands an...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Corregidor Lighthouse

Corregidor Island: A Legacy of War

Corregidor Island obviously is well-known for its valiant task in the Second World War (a thing t...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Magnifico

Film Review: Magnifico

In a Philippine village outside the city of Luzon, one special boy changes the lives of everyone ...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

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