The Sama Dilaut, the formal name of the Badjao, are among the most obscure, misunderstood and marginalized among the Filipino ethnic-linguistic groups. Their story needs to be told. TAWI-TAWI, ...

In 1956, Anak Dalita won awards at the Southeast Asian Film Festival in Hong Kong. The following year 1957, Badjao competed at the Tokyo Film Festival, where it merited critical acclaim. Anak Dalita ...

Children from families who fled the war in the southern Philippines are being forced to dive in seas around Palawan Island for coins thrown by tourists to make up for what they say is a lack of ...

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

HE HAD to be at least 60 years old, gnarled hands twiddling a cigarette stump, face etched with the lines of wisdom. Still, his eyes were young—and they always scanned the sea. Inside a modest hut ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Presiana Abdusalam longs to go back to her village of Mariki in Zamboanga City. “I want to sleep to the sound of the sea,” the Badjao mother of three said. In Mariki, all Abdusalam ...

Those reports don’t mention that there are thousands of other residents of Zamboanga City, including many Badjao, who were displaced and forced into destitution following the armed confrontation ...

When she was a kid, Bianca Umali used to dream of becoming a mermaid. Playing the strong-willed Badjao girl Sahaya in her latest TV project is the closest she gets to being one. “I have always been ...

It is noon, and the light filters softly through the water. Guillem Valle, camera in tow, drifts to the sea floor to capture an intimate portrait of a Badjao man. In the dreamlike photograph, the ...

Troubled by the rising number of Badjao tribesmen flocking to the cities to beg for alms especially during Christmas, Nursida Salud vowed to do something about it. “It’s as if they have lost all hope, ...

A small tribe in Philippines have developed an incredible genetic mutation that enables them to spend huge amounts of time underwater and to thrive in the isolated and watery environment they live in.

Several groups and individuals promise to help 'Badjau Girl' Rita Gabiola, including the local government of Lucena City and the Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation QUEZON, Philippines – After Mountain ...