ILOILO CITY – A new batch of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are recipients of a livelihood program that aims to restore their previous income from the construction of the Iloilo mega dam. The National Irrigation Administration-6 and the Department of Labor and Employment-6 teamed up to give a...
President Marcos underscored that bringing livelihood assistance and government services to indigenous peoples is exactly what the government should be doing. "Lagi kong sinasabi kasi maraming nagte-thank you. Huwag na kayong mag-thank you. Ito yung trabaho namin. Ito lang talaga ang dapat namin...
ILOILO CITY – “Tumandok,” a film about the struggles of Indigenous Peoples in Iloilo province, won four major awards at the recent 48th Gawad Urian which coincided with National Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Month. Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay, who won Best Director for the...
Vice President Sara Duterte underscored the need for the country to pursuit inclusive growth where the rights of indigenous people are protected and recognized. In her message for the Indigenous Peoples Month on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Vice President gave tribute to the indigenous people and their...
DAVAO CITY – More than 1,000 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) here benefited from a medical mission led by first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, second district Rep. Omar Duterte, and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Magsaysay Park. The event dubbed “Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong...
ILOILO CITY – Two books were launched on the Indigenous Peoples of Panay and Guimaras Islands in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on Saturday. “Panagway” and “Bádbad” were unveiled at the Iloilo City campus of the University of the Philippines...
Malacañang said the government has started developing a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, focusing on protecting indigenous peoples (IPs) and their ancestral domains. The Palace said the initiative supports President Marcos ' commitment to human rights and inclusive...
DAVAO CITY – Policy advocacy group Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center has urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to speak on the issues hounding indigenous communities. In a statement, LRC said many indigenous communities are under siege but Marcos’ fourth State-of-the-Nation Address on...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was urged to review the appointment of former Mayor Alex Centena of Calinog town in Iloilo province as Visayas commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). “We humbly and earnestly appeal to your good office to reconsider...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the reported killings and acts of violence against Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIPs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Legarda initiated the move following the brutal killing of...
As the first senatorial candidate to visit Cabadbaran City in Mindanao, former senator Bam Aquino on Thursday, March 13, made a promise to be the voice for the rights of indigenous peoples and their ancestral domain if he wins another seat in Senate. CAMPAIGN TRAIL--Independent senatorial candidate...
A shepherd of soil and seas, Josefa Tauli, 29, grew up in the greenery-rich Cordillera alongside brave and wise women who molded the leader she is today. Indigenous Peoples (IPs), she said, have governed, managed, sustainably used, and conserved their territories for millennia. As an...
