DIDICAS ISLAND, BABUYAN ISLANDS — The first thing I felt was the heat. Not the heat of the sun, but heat rising from below, coming up through the sand and…
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Somewhere on the slopes of Mount Masaraga in Albay, a self-taught inventor has quietly achieved what millions of Filipinos only dream of: free, unlimited electricity — twenty-four hours a day,…
On Batasan Island in Bohol, the streets flood with the tide, children paddle lifeboats to get around, and an entire community is learning to live with the water — because…
In our area, sometimes you see not just one. Three to four can be spotted every time you go."
That's how a resident of Balabac describes the crocodiles in his…
ITBAYAT, Batanes — From the cliffs of this island town, the nearest big landmass is not the Philippines. It is Taiwan, about 153 kilometers to the north — closer than…
Mangsee Island— There is a place in the Philippines where your phone greets you with the words "Welcome to Malaysia" — even though you never left the country. That place…
The first thing I learned on Balut Island had nothing to do with maps or borders. It came from an old man looking up at a grove of coconut trees.…
There is a town in the far south of the Philippines that sits right in the middle of two great seas. On one side is the Sulu Sea. On the…
The first thing I heard was not an engine. It was a sound like a chainsaw — a high, ripping growl bouncing off the side of the mountain. Up here,…