Around 200 indigenous people (IP) who went to Metro Manila to beg for alms during the Christmas and New Year’s revelries have been escorted back to their provinces by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard / PCG The latest batch of rescued IPs were sent to...
Days after the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) grilled Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo over his American citizenship and a libel conviction, Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Nov. 27, lauded him as an “asset” to the Marcos...
The Department of National Defense reiterated on Wednesday, Nov. 16, its commitment to empower Indigenous Peoples (IP) to hasten the eradication of insurgency, which has long affected the development and economic growth especially in the countryside. Photo by DND The DND participated in the...
In an effort to advance the rights and welfare of Indigenous People (IP) in Western Visayas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed a total of P3,759,408.20 livelihood aid to a group of tribal folks in Bukidnon. DOLE Region 6, Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr....
Senate Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Friday, August 19, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to protect learners, especially those from indigenous people (IP), from the deception of certain groups. Padilla, who attended the hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education chaired by...
Suffrage is a right by citizens and even Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are not excluded from this, giving them every right to be able to cast their vote in the May 2022 elections. Photo by Noel Pabalate According Section 1of Article V of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, as long as you're not...
Members of particular Filipino ethnic communities who are counting on the services of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) may expect better support from the national government under the potential leadership of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. In keeping with...
If elected president, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will determine the original ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples (IPs) to give them justice and protect them from land grabbing. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (right) in Pampanga During SMNI's presidential debate on...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on the public to stop categorizing indigenous peoples (IPs) as second class citizens​ as they are also entitled to benefits like all Filipinos have. Marcos Jr. made the remark on Tuesday, Dec. 21 after holding a Christmas...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has turned over a set of “Project Epanaw’s” three Coffee Table Books (CTBs) to the Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America (USA). (File Photo / National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) The turnover, held on Dec. 3, is in...
November is declared as a month for various environment-related concerns here in the Philippines. It is the Environmental Awareness Month (Republic Act No. 9512 or National Environmental Awareness Act of 2008), the Clean Air Month Through National Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Consciousness...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has continued promoting the propagation of breadfruit in the country. (Photo by Studio Kealaula on Unsplash) The DOST-XI through its Provincial of Science and Technology Center of Davao del Norte, and its partners conducted a breadfruit propagation...
