The hanging coffins are an ancient burial tradition of the Igorot people. For over 2,000 years, the Igorot people have practised this ritual, placing their deceased loved ones in these hanging coffins ...

In Sagada, Philippines, the Igorot people practice a unique tradition of hanging coffins on sheer cliff faces, a ritual spanning over 2,000 years. This practice, believed to bring souls closer to ...

A group of some ten women stood away from everyone else in a corner of the church as Sunday Mass progressed in San Lorenzo parish, in the hilly tourist district of Loakan in the Philippines. The women ...

Everyone has to die one day - a truth that holds for every living being. But how their final rites are performed depends on their families. In some cultures, people cremate the dead, while in others, ...