The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP)--an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)--became the first agency to have its budget briefing deferred by the House Committee on Appropriations. Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Screenshot from Facebook...
Legarda bats for the promotion of handweaving industry CROSS THREADS Catalina Ablog demonstrates the abel Iloko (Ilocano weaving) at the National Museum in Manila in this undated photo Senator Loren Legarda eyes the promotion of the country’s weaving industry. Legarda recently filed SB 241, or...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region XI on Aug. 16, held the groundbreaking and time capsule laying ceremony for the proposed three-storey regional building at the Davao Regional Government Center in Bago Oshiro, Tugbok District, Davao City. NCIP Region 11 (FACEBOOK) In a...
Various indigenous people's rights organizations held a protest outside the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Central Office in Quezon City on Aug. 9 to call for the commission's abolition for "not doing its job and mandate to promote and protect the rights" of the country's...
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...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is set to lead the celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day and International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP WEBSITE) With the theme "The Role of Indigenous Women in the...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has called for support against the presence and invasion of terrorist groups in the Ancestral Domains (ADs) and communities of the Indigenous Peoples (IP). National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (FACEBOOK) "Our IPs’ ways of life and...
The National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said that the unauthorized use of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) photos for donations is a violation of Republic Act No. 8371 or the "Indigenous Peoples Rights Act." media This is the act that recognizes, protects, and promotes the rights of IPs and...
(NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FACEBOOK PAGE) The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has issued a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT) to the Blaan tribe in Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City. The CALT, with a total area of 1,091 hectares, was received by the Ubo,...
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...
