Ati Village
The place
Ati Village in Aklan province, Boracay island, Manoc-Manoc/Balabag area (Western Visayas, Philippines), at 6 m elevation, tropical island with white-sand beach. Continuous Philippines Aklan-Boracay cluster (batches 300-366). Indigenous Ati village (the Ati Negrito people, indigenous to Boracay, about 200 surviving individuals + the Manocmanoc Ati Ancestral Domain, 2016 claim, 2.1 ha, 2018 Philippine Supreme Court victory vs. LGU Malay + Boracay White Beach, 4 km of iconic white-sand beach, ranked in Condé Nast Traveller's world top 10 in 2016 + closure from 26 April to 27 October 2018, 6 months of "Boracay rehabilitation" under Duterte to address over-development + the heritage of the Negrito peoples (pre-Austronesian Aeta/Batak/Ati/Agta, about 40,000 total in the Philippines + Manuvu/Mangyan of Mindoro + Dumagat of the Sierra Madre + Palawan Batak/Tagbanwa, recognised under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act 1997, IPRA).
The setting
Aklan Boracay Manoc-Manoc/Balabag Western Visayas Philippines 6 m tropical island white-sand beach, continuous cluster batches 300-366, indigenous Ati Negrito village Boracay ~200 surviving individuals + Manocmanoc Ancestral Domain 2016 2.1 ha PH Supreme Court 2018 vs LGU Malay + White Beach 4 km iconic top 10 Condé Nast 2016 + closure 26 Apr-27 Oct 2018 Duterte rehabilitation over-development, Negrito pre-Austronesian Aeta/Batak/Ati/Agta ~40,000 + Manuvu/Mangyan Mindoro + Dumagat Sierra Madre + Palawan Batak/Tagbanwa IPRA 1997.
