A jarring bus ride. A rain-soaked hike. In the remote rice terraces of Batad – far from the comforts of home – here’s a land with a magic all its own ...

"If I don't go to our rice field every day, we will have nothing to eat." It takes her an hour for a return trip to Batad, ...

Manila - The Philippines' ancient rice terraces, carved into mountains like giant green stairs, have been removed from a UN list of endangered world heritage sites, the UN office in Manila said on ...

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras is an outstanding example of an evolved, living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in the pre-colonial Philippines.

The magnificent rice terraces that rise up to 1,500 metres above sea level will reign again as one of the world’s seven wonders. “Local government units and non-government groups will continue ...

Famous for its rice terraces and warm people, Banaue and Batad is a must-see part of the Philippines. Aya Lowe treks through this exquisite and relatively uncharted part of Asia. A picture ...

It takes her an hour for a return trip. Poligon is a rice farmer, mother of two, and an Ifugao, indigenous mountain people that live in the Philippines in the north of Luzon island.

IFUGAO, Philippines — Aided by a pair of glasses and a traditional short, curved dagger, 69-year-old farmer Rosita Gano harvests rice grains, one stalk after another, using only one hand, a ...

IT was the breathtaking view of the rice terraces from my bedroom window that captivated me during my first solo backpacking adventure to Batad. I remember how busy that year was, finishing a project ...

Meanwhile, the Ifugao Terraces Commission responded in March 1999 informing the World Heritage Centre that it has taken into consideration for future action, the recommendations made by the expert ...