In celebration of the 14th World's Indigenous Peoples Day, more than 150 indigenous youth of the Cordillera gathered to learn, understand, unite and commit in promoting the rights of indigenous peoples. BY KEIDY TRANSFIGURACION INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Northern...
The Memorandum of Agreemment on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) that was supposed to be signed by the GRP and the MILF has a trap laid by the U.S. for the Moro revolutionary group, a progressive legislator said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No....
The Philippines’ indigenous peoples – who comprise some 15 percent of the population and who are among the country’s poorest – have become more marginalized and impoverished under this government. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH Bulatlat Vol....
‘WANTED’ posters are used by the police against common criminals. In Compostela Valley, however, the Philippine Army uses the same to track down a leader of a Lumad organization. BY RONALYN OLEA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 29, August...
The heirs of Mateo Cariño, ancestral land claimants to Camp John Hay and Baguio Dairy Farm, found allies among participants to the Baguio Land Conference, which sought recognition of a century-old injustice against Ibaloi families who lived here before the City was...
The tribal council of the South, the Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao or Kalumaran, has issued a unity statement saying that they support the Bangsamoro cause for self-determination and ancestral lands but doubt the real motives of the national government in...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a resolution that a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT) covering ancestral land within the city’s town-site reservation can be registered with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) and the Registry of Deeds. BY...
"They may be young but they are capable of recognizing the value of their culture this early so as to preserve and take pride in their identity as indigenous peoples," said Sammy Pulido, cultural training coordinator. BY LYN V. RAMO NORTHERN DISPATCH INDIGENOUS...
The united voice of the indigenous peoples swept from continent to continent in 37 countries calling their respective governments to stop large-scale mining and other extractive activities (oil and gas projects) in their indigenous lands until effective measures to...
Moro groups have joined calls to stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza. They said the Bangsamoro people are, to some extent, beset with similar aggression and feel for the Palestinians in their quest for the right to self-determination. BY BULATLAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S...
The year 2008 was supposed to have marked a milestone in the 11-year history of on-and-off peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Yet this year, the dream of peace in Mindanao has only become more elusive....
In his uggayam, or traditional chant, Ama Julio Longan, 68, of the Taloctoc sub-tribe of Kalinga urged his audience in a human rights rally to join mabtad, where Cordillera communities and groups are urged to collectively act in searching for James Balao, an...
A group of residents, who identify themselves as elders of Barangay (village) Gambang in Bakun, Benguet Friday said the mineral exploration project of Royalco Philippines has eroded the relationships among indigenous residents in their community. BY LYN V. RAMO...
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