Manobo Floating Village (Lake Mihaba)

Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, CARAGA

The indigenous Manobo people of Agusan del Sur maintain a floating village on Lake Mihaba — a lake within the Agusan Marsh system — building homes on bamboo rafts that shift with the seasonal rise and fall of the marsh water. The community's connection to the wetland is total: fishing, crocodile monitoring, and the making of traditional taro wine are all conducted from the floating platform. Access requires a full-day river journey from San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, which is part of the experience.

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