The Mangyan Day is an annual celebration of the Mangyan indigenous people of Mindoro. The Mangyan are proud of their ethnicity, history and ancient wisdom as a people united in their quest for self-determination and the attainment of their ancestral lands. This photo essay by veteran photojournalist Raymond Panaligan taken during Mangyan Day, held in Brgy. Villafor, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro from April 13-16 shows how the Mangyan people celebrate their culture and struggle amid growing repression.
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