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Who is ‘Indigenous’ to the Philippines?

What do we mean when we say “indigenous”? In biology, a plant or animal is indigenous to a place if it has adapted so well to the environment after millions of years of evolution. In social science, ...
The Philippines have no shortage of paradise imagery to sell you. There are 7,600 islands of staggering beauty, from turquoise-hued beaches and sweeping mountainscapes to dense urban sprawl. Centuries ...