The new research suggests Denisovans—a sister group to the Neanderthals—occupied the islands of southeast Asia prior to the arrival of modern humans. Reading time 5 minutes A demographic study shows ...

MANILA, Philippines — A group of Indigenous Peoples from the Philippines has been found to have the highest level of ancestry of archaic human species, which scientists claimed to be a key finding in ...

Researchers have known from several lines of evidence that the ancient hominins known as the Denisovans interbred with modern humans in the distant past. Now researchers reporting in the journal ...

A study analyzing the genomes of nearly 120 ethnic groups in the Philippines has identified that one population, the Ayta Magbukon, have the highest level of DNA derived from Denisovans, an extinct ...

The Philippines’ indigenous Ayta community has signed an agreement that paves the way for the construction of a pioneering renewable energy facility on their ancestral land in Subic Bay, north of ...

FROM ASH TO ASSET—A trekker takes a selfie at the foothills leading to Mount Pinatubo in Botolan, Zambales, one of the country’s most visited eco-tourism sites and a major source of livelihood for ...

THROUGH the Ayta Ethno Botanical Center (AEBC) in New Clark City, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is empowering indigenous farmers in Tarlac with end-to-end agricultural skills ...

PURSUING their shared goal of empowering local communities, the Bases Conversion and De-velopment Authority (BCDA), Hann Philippines Inc. (HPI) and Hann Foundation Inc. (HFI) have joined forces to ...

Amid encroachments by commercial developers with the collusion of local and national government agencies, cultural communities recently flocked to Baguio for Dayaw, the indigenous-peoples festival ...