CEBU CITY, Philippines — For decades, access to clean and reliable water has remained a challenge for members of the Badjao community in Alaska, Mambaling, Cebu City. Some residents say that water would only flow at night…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Japanese kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Rukiya Anpo is hoping to build a sports facility in the Philippines in the future to help train young children, especially those from underprivileged communities.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Japanese kickboxing star Rukiya Anpo has won matches in the ring. Now, he is also winning hearts from one of Cebu’s most underprivileged communities. On Tuesday, June 24, Anpo visited the Naba Badjao…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is pushing for the relocation of the Badjao community displaced by the March 2 fire in Sitio Naba, Barangay Mambaling, as part of a long-term housing initiative that integrates…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – When he was still a child, Junri Jundam would go with other Badjao kids to Colon Street in downtown Cebu City to beg for alms. But the street life was not meant for…
TAGBILARAN CITY — A member of the Badjao community in Barangay Totolan in Dauis town, Bohol was among those who passed the nurse licensure examination (NLE) last November 2022. For Carla Mae Telmo, part of her success…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has begun the vaccination of the city’s indigenous community starting with the Badjao people in Barangay Mambaling. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the City Health officer in charge, said the city…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is asking the Philippine National Police (PNP) to look into the possible involvement of a syndicate that is forcing Badjao children to beg on the streets here.…
Cebu City, Philippines— Love is the universal language that everyone understands. Proof of this is this inter-cultural marriage between a Japanese national and a woman from the Badjao tribe of Cebu. This is the love story of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — About 54 Badjao graduating students will receive educational assistance from the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP). Hazel Torrefiel, NCIP head, said that they would provide P5,000 worth of educational assistance for elementary…
Rather than stay at home and remain dependent on her husband, Lorena Indalan chose to enroll in a housekeeping course at a school accredited by the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). “Ako ni gibuhat para…
