Tribe hunts bees to survive pandemic

By Rhaydz B. Barcia

Dec 18, 2021 12:06 am

PARACALE, Camarines Norte: For the Kabihug tribesmen in Camarines Norte, collecting pure honey from the wild helped them provide food for their families in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic here.

Kabihug couple Jesse Quintela, 40 and Maribel Quintela, 38, of Sitio Igang, Barangay Batobalani feed their five children through the income they get from gathering and selling wild honey.

BEE HUNTERS The Kabihug tribe living in the watershed protected area at Sitio Igang, Barangay Batobalani, Paracale, Camarines Norte resort to hunting bees and collecting pure honey from the wild to sustain their family’s needs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Kabihug is the Bicol Region’s oldest tribe. PHOTO BY RHAYDZ BARCIA

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