Vice President Sara Duterte has been going around the provinces in Luzon for her “Balik Pasasalamat” program this holiday season as she brought Christmas presents to members of Dumagat tribe in Bulacan on Sunday, Dec. 18. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) True to the spirit of...
Through its “Sasakyan ng Karunungan” initiative, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Caraga conducted a digital literacy training for the Higaonon tribe in Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte. The act, according to the department, was launched through the joint...
The decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to cancel the four Mineral Product Sharing Agreements (MPSAs) in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) were lauded by chieftains of the Dumagat tribes in the Sierra Madre. DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia...
Senator Robin Padilla formally asked a Senate probe into the deaths of at least 24 members of the Teduray tribe in Maguindanao del Norte following landslides brought about by severe storm ‘’Paeng.’’ He said reports indicated that the Teduray tribe was forcibly relocated from Datu Odin...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
DUMAGUETE CITY—Vice President Leni Robredo and her team are willing to “offer assistance” to fellow presidential candidate Ka Leody de Guzman after he, some senatorial aspirants, and members of the Manobo-Pulangihon indigenous tribe were shot in Bukidnon province. (Ka Leody de...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo promised to be the Quezonians’ ally if she gets elected on May 9, after committing to follow the law in any project that would affect their lives, welfare, and environment. Fresh off the Holy Week, Vice President Leni Robredo returns to the...
How can a tribe protect its 100-hectare ancestral domain? It’s a dream too big to reach for a tribe whose members are small farmers, each struggling to provide daily sustenance to their families, with a few of them on the way to leaving the land to seek jobs in the big cities. But hope – and a...
Protecting communities and forests through coffee GREEN CAFFEINE Explore and wander Nespresso's limited edition Gifts of the Forest Nespresso partnered up with Colombian fashion designer Johanna Ortiz to introduce a limited-edition Festive coffee range this season. The collection, known as Gifts of...
Filipinos Kent “Banned” Nerves and coach Carl “Image” Butalid powered the North American team Tribe Gaming to a spot in Call of Duty Mobile: World Championship West Finals playoffs after a blistering showing in the group stage. Photo from Tribe Gaming Tribe was dominant in the fiery run...
The Department of the Science and Technology (DOST) has extended support to Biliran’s Manmanuas tribe to increase their agricultural productivity through its Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST-VIII...