Manila, Jan. 22 -- The rich culture and ethnographic heritage of the Yakan people of Basilan took center stage as National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chair Regalado Trota Jose Jr. presented on Wednesday a paper on pioneering research about the community during an international conference.

In a news release on Thursday, the NHCP said Jose delivered his presentation at the International Conference on Sustaining Traditions, Securing Futures: Community Knowledge in Food Security, Disaster Response, Climate Change Adaptation, and Women Empowerment, hosted by the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU).

His paper focused on the works of Inger Wulff, a Danish anthropologist whose field research in the 1960s and 1970s prov...