The Mangyan are the indigenous people of Mindoro Island, with eight subtribes. ... Anya’s name is a combination of those of her parents: Anton and Yam-ay Insik, 54, a Mangyan Hanunuo.

TO promote the Indigenous craft of weaving, two members of the Mangyan community from Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, participated in the three-day Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) held at ...

The Mangyan are busiest in July and August, the start of the rainy season, which is when they irrigate their farmlands. Kids usually help their parents in their kaingin or farm.

A Mangyan mother signs her name on a birth registration form for her child. After filling out these forms, barangay civil registration assistant Win-ay Oyonan takes them to the Bongabong Municipal ...

Read ambahans (Mangyan poetry), write your name in an original Philippine script, buy books and crafts, and try modern Mangyan cuisine. The exhibit ends on January 23.

A Mangyan family earns on average just $0.34 a day. Nine out of ten Mangyan have poor access to safe drinking water and the majority are illiterate.

A Mangyan family earns on average just $0.34 a day. Nine out of ten Mangyan have poor access to safe drinking water and the majority are illiterate.

The Mangyan syllabic script is a pre-Spanish writing system which is still used and taught in schools until today. It has been declared as a National Cultural Treasure in 1999.

Tugdaan means “seedbed” in the Mangyan-Alangan dialect. They chose this term to stress the program’s commitment to root the development and sustainability of the Mangyan community in the ...

Meet Leo Banaag, 34, single, a member of the Iraya Mangyan tribe in Mindoro. He studied in La Trinidad and holds a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Benguet State University.