The celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day is a chance for the nation to know more about the key role of the indigenous peoples in preserving the country's culture, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 250 signed on April 20, 1998, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) will be celebrating Cultural Communities Week from July 10 until July 16. Cultural Communities Week 2022 (Image courtesy of NCIP) By virtue of this proclamation, the Cultural Communities...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on June 3 to promote the creation of special economic zones in ancestral lands. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website The MOA signing was...
The indigenous Aeta groups Ayta Mag-Indi and Ayta Mag-Antsi in Pampanga on May 31, have formally received their Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADT) with a total land area of 18,660 hectares. (National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website) The IP groups have waited 13 years for the...
NCIP approves ANI project with Bagobos By James A. Lpyola The rice and corn production project of AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), in partnership with the Unified Bagobo Tagabawa Tribe (UBTT) of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato, has been approved by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) -...
Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
