Since the mid-1990s, the town of Donsol in the Philippines has based its economy around tourists viewing whale sharks. While they showed up in reliable numbers during the first decade of Donsol’s venture into shark tourism, their numbers have become highly unpredictable in the past decade for reasons still unknown.

Davaoeños speak of their city like a myth—with both awe and secrecy, as though you might never understand if you haven't lived it. But every myth has its roots. With all eyes on President Duterte and his home, the country asks: What is so great about Davao?

As the food scene in Manila becomes more and more playful, it opens up a conversation about Filipino food and its dynamic roots.

The mind of a chef requires a proper unpacking. I sit down with six of the Philippines' top chefs to talk about their obsessions, ambitions, and what keeps them up at night.

Dr. Ingicco is the leader of the archaeological team that unearthed a find in Kalinga that may prove that humans were in the Philippines ten times longer than previously believed.

In Kalinga, ink was earned and not freely given. But culture changes, and now the community hinges the evolution of the meaning of a hand-tapped tattoo. A story about "The Last Mambabatok," the other mambabatok, and the lost meaning of a crooked centipede.

Not all tourists are looking for a tour. Here are alternatives for when the traditional itineraries just don't cut it.

Bahay Kalipay in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, is home to Pi Villaraza, the creator of innerdance and "energy school." A week in this artist's community produces a craving for coconuts but not a lot of answers. In the attempt to pin down what innerdance really is, a journey of healing, and all its quirks, begins.