The floating homes of the Manobo tribe are able to withstand floods, typhoons and rising water levels (Credit: Gab Mejia) The Manobo indigenous community in the Agusan Marshlands of the ...

Indigenous communities in the Philippines have relied on resilient floating homes for 60 years, but invasive species and drastic changes to water levels in their region are making life ...

MANILA, Philippines - Deep in the mountains of Davao del Norte lies the ancestral domain of the Manobo tribe. The families get by with help from the produce of the vast expanse of land.

Jason Roy Tomalee Seaboog is a member of the Manobo tribe. He works with Religions for Peace in Mindanao and his organization is fighting for the rights of the Manobo people. He says his people ...

DAVAO CITY — Lumads are participating in the 2017 Mindanao Children's Games and Barangay Bantol where the Manobo tribe lives in this city has entries in girls volleyball, boys 3-on-3 basketball ...

But the Manobo tribe have mastered life on the water. Their traditional bamboo homes float on the water and are resilient to typhoons, storms and flooding. Built 60 years ago, these bamboo houses ...