President Marcos has pledged to respond to the needs of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines in order to help them in preserving their way of life. "Drawing from our genuine desire to provide them the honor they rightfully deserve, the government reassures its high regard for the indigenous...
The trailer for the Sundance documentary “And So It Begins” that chronicled the tail-end of the Duterte administration and the presidential campaign or so-called “People’s Campaign” of former vice president Leni Robredo in the run-up to the 2022 presidential elections was released on...
The Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has removed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo as a member of the party following her suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. NPC Chairman and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III confirmed this on Sunday, June 23 saying he has approved Guo’s...
DAVAO CITY – Various Indigenous Peoples (IP) have urged the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to pass an IP Code that truly reflects the aspirations of IPs in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). TEDURAY farmers work in their community farm in South Upi, Maguindanao...
SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao del Sur – Teduray farmer Alan Olubalang could still remember how his grandparents scoured the forests of this mountainous town just to find the indigenous crop known as “kayos” at the height of the dry spell in 1998. MANILYN Elon shows freshly picked 'kayos' in Barangay...
Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Whether in the majority or minority, if you’re a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, your performance in plenary sessions and committee hearings will dictate your screen time on...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace.Barbers slammed China on Thursday, Jan. 18, after it had condemned President Marcos’ congratulatory remarks to the newly-elected president of...
Despite financial constraints and challenges, Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in Leyte, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree. Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the complaints of Cuyunon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in relation to the renewal of Malampaya Service Contract No. 38. According to Padilla, the Senate investigation will zero in on the alleged disenfranchisement of...
DAVAO CITY – At least 300 Lambangian and Teduray indigenous peoples and migrant settlers staged a protest in Timanan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on December 7 opposing the proposed declaration of a mineral reservation site within the tribe’s ancestral domain claim. INDIGENOUS peoples...
ILOILO CITY – A short film on the Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples won in the 46th Gawad Urian. “Paglupad ka Banog” (The Flight of Banog) by director Elvert Bañares was awarded as Best Short Film in the annual awards given by film critic organization Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) on...
