A couple has restored and reimagined a nearly decimated building as a home and a cultural hub, revealing the complexity of the city’s past. In the library of Bayt Yakan, a building renovated ...

The Yakan appreciate the economic benefits of preserving their weaving tradition and tribal identity. The Yakan appreciate the economic benefits of preserving their weaving tradition and tribal ...

The Yakan culture particularly called to me, due to their beautiful facial decorations and bold geometric weaves. But the decision to visit Mindanao was not made lightly, with many official ...

Lamitan officials said the new facility would help keep Yakan culture and tradition alive. “They still remember my mother,” said Ausalin, 48, the eldest son of the late national treasure as ...

Otong said she began learning the Yakan traditions of weaving when she was 7 years old. “(My) great-grandmother, it was started with her, so from my grandmother to mother and me,” Otong said.

During this trip, she met one of the cultural icons of the city, Zalma Ballati. She is a master weaver of the Yakan Village, making traditional garments.

Catriona Gray is urging her followers to support Yakan weavers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On her Instagram, the 2018 Miss Universe could be seen paying a visit to the Yakan Village in Zamboanga City ...

One such remarkable fabric that has recently gained wide acclaim is the vibrant tennun from the Yakan people of Basilan. A recent Mindanao Tapestry fashion show put a well-deserved spotlight on ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Apuh Ambalang Ausalin, a Yakan master textile weaver and one of the country’s 16 national living treasure awardees, passed away on Friday, local officials and the National ...

WHILE HABI FIESTA, a gathering of local weaving businesses supported by the J. Amado Araneta Foundation through the Gateway Gallery, ended on May 18 after a run in the Gateway Mall’s activity center, ...

The food festival was held at the Yakan Village, one of the cultural villages that represent the architecture and lifestyle of ARMM’s seven tribes: Maguindanaon, Tausug, Sama, Maranao ...