‘Not all indigenous groups in the Philippines have this craft. It’s my duty to save it from dying,’ Evelinda Otong Hamja says Written by: Hadji Ayunan Gunting The Yakan appreciate the economic ...

A centuries-old tradition from the southern Philippines now has a permanent home in one of the world’s most prominent cultural institutions. For 125 years, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia has been ...

Yakan woven creations of different sizes and various colors and patterns. A couple of days after being graced by the presence of National Living Treasure awardee Apuh Ambalang—a Yakan master weaver ...

For indigenous Yakan weavers in Lamitan, Basilan, nature has become an unwitting, often uncooperative, trade partner. Working outside their homes or under trees, the weavers are at the mercy of the ...

In her recent trip to Mindanao, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray meets one of Zamboanga City's legendary master weaver, Zalma Ballati Former Miss Universe Catriona Gray is known for her advocacy in ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Apuh Ambalang Ausalin, a Yakan master textile weaver and one of the country’s 16 national living treasure awardees, passed away on Friday, local officials and the National Commission ...

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Residents of Basilan want the model Yakan village here duplicated in their island province as symbol of the province's desire to bounce back from conflicts and ...