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...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An official of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples was shot dead in Isabela City, Basilan on Monday, April 21. MALUN Police Lt. Col. Raymond Sanson, Isabela City police station chief, identified the victim as Czarina Mae Mustafa Malun, a resident of Sitio Mabarakat,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the transfer of the Ancestral Domains Office (ADO) of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement, the CHR said the proposed transfer of ADO with a new name...
DAVAO CITY – The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples has urged the public to be vigilant against a bogus group claiming to be the legitimate representative of indigenous peoples groups in the Caraga region. The NCIP issued the statement after a group called the Federal...
UNDP PH Resident Representative Dr. Selva Ramachandran, and New Zealand Ambassador Dr. Catherine McIntosh with Climate Action Programme Team Leader Floradema C. Eleazar, NCIP Chairperson Bo-i Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las, and MinDA Undersecretary Janet Lopoz In a significant move to advance the...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) successfully led a two-day Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) Summit 2023 this week at the Camelot Hotel in Quezon City. *Photo courtesy of NCIP/Facebook* The summit, held on July 19 and 20, aimed to create the National IPMRs...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said that the Summit for Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) 2023 will be held on July 19 and 20. (Photo from NCIP/Facebook) NCIP said in a statement released on Tuesday, July 18 that a two-day summit will take place at the...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) will lead the celebration of the Cultural Communities Week (CCW) 2023 on Monday, July 10. (Photo courtesy of NCIP/Facebook) The theme for this year's celebration is "Mga Laro ng Salinlahi, Saligang Haligi ng Katutubong Lipi (Traditional Games,...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) met with the Department of Tourism (DOT) to discuss the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) and improve project plans for the "Katutubo-KAPWA" project's implementation. ( National Commission on Indigenous Peoples/Facebook ) Representatives from the...
Dumagat-Remontado tribes from Tanay, Rizal and General Nakar, Quezon Province each received P80 million worth of disturbance fees from the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for the construction of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP). "The Metropolitan Waterworks...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Monday, Feb. 20, issued a statement refuting IP groups' and IP rights advocates' claims against the construction of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP). "In observance of the World Day of Social Justice, Indigenous...
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairperson Allen A. Capuyan urged NCIP officials who are "no longer effective" and "unable and unwilling to respond to legitimate burning issues raised by ICCs/IPs" to voluntarily resign from their position. "National Commission of Indigenous People...
