The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has inaugurated its new office building in Kalinga province. NCIP Chairperson Allen Capuyan led the turnover of the NCIP’s P35-million Provincial Office building in Tabuk City, Kalinga. (NCIP) “Kalinga is among the provinces blessed with its...
The controversy involving country’s revered and oldest mambabatok Apo Whang-od and Nas Academy, the online ed-tech platform of Palestinian-Israeli vlogger Nuseir Yassin also known as Nas Daily, has finally been put to rest. The Philippines' revered and oldest mambabatok Apo Whang-od (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...
The country’s revered and oldest mambabatok Apo Whang-od did not give her consent and was not aware that she would teach the Kalinga art of tattooing on Nas Academy, based on the results of the probe conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) this month. Apo Whang-od (Photo...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), an attached agency of the the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is investigating if there are violations committed against Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) amidst the Whang-Od and Nas Academy...
Despite the tight supply situation in the Luzon grid, plant owner and operator Hedcor Inc. opted to shut down its 70-megawatt Bakun hydropower facility as the host-community ignored an earlier letter from the Department of Energy (DOE) instructing the power firm to continue the operation of its...
Owing to its mandate of ensuring sufficient power supply for the country, the Department of Energy (DOE) has directed Hedcor Inc. to continue running the three generating units of its 70-megawatt Bakun hydropower facility in Benguet province. The power plant had been served with cease and desist...
Threat of closure of the three generating units of the 70-megawatt Bakun hydropower facility in Benguet province is seen causing ‘added stress’ on Luzon grid power supply, which is already treading on ‘tight margins’ because of forced outages predicaments of some plants. On that premise,...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) have already drafted a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will pave the way for the construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam. MWSS Logo Earlier this week, MWSS and NCIP Region IV-A have...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is working to secure a budget for the hiring of more people as it anticipates an influx of several new mining applications following the signing of Executive Order 130, which lifted the ban on new mineral projects....
Malampaya Foundation’s help to the community in preserving and upholding the integrity of the Bulalacao marine protected area (MPA) has been bestowed with award and recognition by the provincial government of Palawan. The Bulalacao marine protected area in Coron, Palawan was named as the...
In the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses, which submerged many areas in the metropolis, concerns were now raised about the forthcoming construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, which is feared to worsen the flooding in Rizal province and Metro Manila. Photo credit:...
