Tao community sailors recreate historic canoe journey from Taiwan to the Philippines

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Tao community sailors recreate historic canoe journey from Taiwan to the Philippines

The 24-hour trip ended in the Philippines’ northern Batanes islands.

Yohji LamandJayson Albano

Published: 11:48am, 19 Jun 2026Updated: 11:39am, 19 Jun 2026

Members of the indigenous Taiwanese Tao community have retraced a historic route to the Philippines, paddling a hand-built, 20-seat wooden canoe on open seas.

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