MANILA, Philippines — A hanging bridge and pathway funded by actor-politician Robin Padilla offers easier access to the Kalinga village of Buscalan, the residential area of legendary "mambabatok" Apo ...

A dying Filipino tattoo tradition is being revived – and forever changed – by the international travellers seeking to get inked by its last tribal artist, 97-year old Apo Whang-Od. An old woman, with ...

Michelle Dee is not done giving Buscalan in Kalinga a spotlight on her platforms. On Instagram, the Sparkle beauty queen shared a reel where she wore a tapis as a top paired with black pants. In the ...

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BUSCALAN, PHILIPPINES • Whang-Od, 107, has witnessed more than a century of change in her remote village in the Philippine northern hills. But the greatest changes have come because of her, the ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tinglayan, Kalinga Mayor Sacramento Gumilab is asking the Mountain Province government to review the executive order of Sadanga Mayor Gabino Ganggangan banning tourists ...

The first sound I heard upon reaching Buscalan was that of heaving and panting. A group of us had just completed a steep climb to the remote village, which is tucked deep into the undulating mountains ...