Bu Ayang Amilbangsa
The last Tausug National Living Treasure for Pis Siyabit weaving was Darhata Sawabi, who passed away in 2005.
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
The last Tausug National Living Treasure for Pis Siyabit weaving was Darhata Sawabi, who passed away in 2005.
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
Tucked deep in the folds of the Tanudan Mountains lies a village often called the last frontier of Kalinga — a place seemingly untouched by time. But beyond…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
Tucked deep in the folds of the Tanudan Mountains lies a village often called the last frontier of Kalinga — a place seemingly untouched by time. But beyond…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
The Tboli are not confined in the vicinity around the upland Lake Sebu. They have also settled in the coastal areas of Kiamba and Maimbung. This young…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
I have seen this image a million times in various books and magazines. Finally, we came face to face. This was the raison d’etre of this trip.
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 10 min read
In 2012, I traveled from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, to Tandubas on a sluggish bangka for several hours in order to visit Haja Amina Appi, a recipient of the Gawad sa…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
Malvar is not mentioned in the roster of presidents, despite overwhelming evidence indicating he was a direct successor to Aguinaldo’s presidency.
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 8 min read
I met Ambaleng Ausalin by chance at a bus stop in Basilan while waiting for the bus that would take us from Lamitan to Isabela. She pointed at me and asked…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 1 min read
I was on the balcony, stage left and almost above the orchestra, in Baroque Castle Theatre, savoring an opera last heard and seen over 200 years ago, performed…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 6 min read
At the outer reaches of the Philippine archipelago lies Mavulis Island, the country’s northernmost point, roughly 90 kilometers from Taiwan. It was here that a…
GABRIEL MALVAR · · 3 min read