In the Philippines, the Igorot people practice an ancient burial ritual where the elderly carve their own coffins and the dead are hung off the side of a cliff. The remote village of Sagada is nestled ...

While visiting cemeteries is not at the top of most people’s lists of things to see when traveling, sometimes, the burial customs of different peoples around the globe can give us insight into their ...

In St. Louis this year, residents are commemorating the centennial of the 1904 World's Fair, an event originally held to mark America's progress. Among those returning to the city to mark the occasion ...

My first reaction when I saw the side-by-side photos of 106-year-old Igorot tattoo artist Apo Whang-od and that of US business mogul and household name Martha Stewart: is this a joke? If so, it wasn’t ...

The hanging coffins are an ancient burial tradition of the Igorot people. For over 2,000 years, the Igorot people have practised this ritual, placing their deceased loved ones in these hanging coffins ...

Historians searching for primary-source material on the Philippine-American War often turn up at the National Library in Manila, which preserves thousands of official documents by Filipinos that were ...

BAGUIO CITY—A book about the Igorot people was sold out even before it was out in the market. Those who attended the book launch in Baguio City last week had to jostle their way to buy the few copies ...

A VIRAL VIDEO EARNED HIM AN ACTUAL STATUE! 🔥😭 At Igorot Stone Kingdom in Baguio City, a life-size statue now stands in honor of tourist Randy Hugo. All because of one spontaneous moment: him ...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine mixed martial arts stable Team Lakay is leaning on its Igorot heritage in surviving the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ...