MANILA, Philippines -When filmmaker Laurice Guillen called us last weekend to ride the following day on a replica of an ancient vessel, we didn’t exactly know what we were in for. But it sounded ...

Unearthed from a dried-up river channel in Barangay Libertad, Butuan City, in 1970, the 11 excavated ‘balangay’ boats were more than spectators of the old ...

I was thrilled to know that the ancient Balangay boat replica will sail again the Philippine seas in December. Called The Balangay Voyage the group continues to work on replicas of the ancient boats ...

In time for the country’s hosting of the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, the city government of Butuan ...

BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Philippines — On Dec. 17 last year, two wooden boats docked at the port of nearby Nasipit town, in Agusan del Norte province, the modern gateway for goods and people in ...

Our country plays host to the 48th ASEAN Summit at a critical juncture in the region’s push for partnership, and the theme ...

BUTUAN CITY — A replica of a boat used by early Filipinos to trade with the rest of Asia stopped over here briefly to seek the blessing of “spirits” of mariners who, centuries ago, roamed the seas in ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Four years since it was discovered in a marshy plain in northern Mindanao, the largest ancient Filipino boat ever ...

The Balangay Sama Tawi-tawi navigates along Butuan Bay as it moves towards the Agusan River after a 31-hours trip from Zamboanga City. Eight years after its first voyage from Butuan, the balangay boat ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The largest sailing vessel of its kind yet discovered is being unearthed in Butuan City in Mindanao, and it promises ...