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CEBU, Philippines - In the outskirts of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan lives a tribe called Batak an ancient group of people believed to be the oldest inhabitants of the Philippines. But today, the ...

MANILA, Philippines - In the outskirts of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan lives a tribe called Batak, an ancient group of people believed to be the oldest inhabitants of the Philippines. But today, ...

The Batak is the smallest among the different tribes in Palawan. Sadly, their tribe is also disintegrating. In the early 1900s, there were around 600 of them. During the 70s, there were almost 400 of ...

Sociocultural anthropologist James Eder documents the Batak tribes ecofriendly huntergatherer way of life on the Philippine island of Palawan Increasingly driven to take part in the islands growing ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Walking into Hatu (settlement) Siallagan in Samosir Island, Indonesia, from the pier, the calm does strike you as a bit otherworldly. That you cross the Lake Toba, the world’s largest crater lake ...

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