A new human species called “Homo luzonesis” was discovered by an international team, led by a Filipino professor, in Cagayan.

The groundbreaking discovery at the Callao Cave in Peñablanca was published by British multidisciplinary scientific journal Nature at 2 a.m.on Thursday  (Philippine time), which comes as a formal announcement and recognition of the new human species.

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