Aeta, Agta and Dumagat, are collective terms for several indigenous peoples who live in various parts of Luzon islands in the Philippines. They are included in the wider Negrito grouping of South and
Young Aeta girl from Mariveles, Bataan, in 1901
An Aeta woman in Baliwag, Bulacan in March 2021
Aeta child in Baliwag in 2021
Aeta mother and child from Zambales in 2024
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, most people were unaware of its eru
Aeta people
…Those who believe they are monotheistic argue that various Aeta tribes believe in a supreme being who rules over lesser spirits or deities, with the Aeta of Mt. Pinatubo worshipping "Apo Namalyari". The Aetas are also animists. For example, the Pinatubo Aeta believe in environmental spirits. They believe that good and…
Mount Pinatubo after the 1991 eruption, the crater lake in 2012
Aerial view of Mount Pinatubo prior to 1991 eruption, March 1933
Pinatubo in April 1991, approximately two months in advance of the eruption.
The eruption column of Mount Pinatubo on June 12, 1991, three days before the climactic eruption