As of the 2011 count, the Badjao population in Cebu was over 1,680, more than 700 of who are children.Most of them are situated in Alaska Mambaling, Cebu City. They lived in 35 quad houses that can benefit 140 badjao … Continue reading Population
In a place like Cebu where people pay a generous price for a nice shirt, a person in dirty clothes with an unwashed face who tugs … Continue reading Livelihood
To see the Badjaos transformed into educated individuals was a “huge improvement” in their community, said Sister Evelyn Flanagan of the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s the Presentation Sisters who are sending the Badjao children to school since 1996. In 2008, after seeing a growth in the student population, the congregation built the two-story Nano Nagle Child Care and Learning Center, Inc., which presently prepares 90 young Badjaos for grade school, and teach their parents how to read and write. “We have 11 graduates in college, 90 children in pre-school, 127 in elementary, 232 in high school.We … Continue reading Education
Their culture has been passed on from generations to generations despite their migration to urban cities. It’s been more than 5 decades since Badjaos left Zamboanga … Continue reading Intact Culture
Approximately 200 years ago, Badjao started to inhabit Philippines through travelling the seas occupying the shores of the islands which they want to live. Most of the Badjaos who chose to live near the shores build houses made of silts. … Continue reading Believer
The Badjaos are sometimes referred to as the “vanishing tribe” for their population is dropping in number due to different factors which include diseases, competition with … Continue reading Peace-loving
Most of us often associate Badjaos as the people who sail on their wooden boats, not as fishers or as seafarers, but as trained divers forced to dive in seas for coins tossed by tourists and bystanders (Emboscado, 2013). Most of us see … Continue reading Alms
The language used by Badjaos in Cebu is Sinama. This language came from the Western Malayo-Polynesian language family. Sinama pronunciation is quite distinct from other nearby … Continue reading Language
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