By Northern Dispatch CPA Release Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — “Climate change is a matter of social justice,” said a report of the Ibon International, a non-profit economic research outfit based in the Philippines. “Two centuries of increasing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions have coincided with colonial and neocolonial subordination of the Southern…
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CPA Joins Indigenous Peoples Week in Manila
By: www.nordis.net Posted by: Bulatlat.com MANILA — Over 50 indigenous leaders and representatives from different parts of the country including the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) marched to Mendiola August 9 to submit the Indigenous People’s Agenda to President President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. The group’s attempt to enter Malacañang to submit the Agenda to President…
Indigenous Peoples Deliver Agenda to President Aquino
By NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted by Bulatlat.com MANILA — There’s another curious house call for the President. A group of indigenous peoples from different parts of the country, dressed in their traditional garb of g-strings and colorful headgear attempted to enter Malacañang Palace today to give President Benigno Aquino III the Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) Agenda, a…
Maguindanao Massacre Reflective of Arroyo Government’s Eight-Year Rule of Plunder, Terror, Deception – Indigenous and Moro Peoples
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com QUEZON CITY – Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared Martial Law in Maguindanao to conceal the pieces of evidence that she cheated her way to the presidency in the May 2004 polls, according to indigenous peoples and the Bangsa Moro peoples of Mindanao. “She could not admit the fact that it was…
IPs Contributed Least to Climate change, but Bore its Brunt the Most
By VENCY D. BULAYUNGAN PIA-Ifugao/Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BANAUE, Ifugao – Indigenous peoples (IPs) have contributed little to climate change and yet they are among those who suffer its adverse consequences the most. One of the causes of climate change is carbon dioxide resulting from use of burning fossil fuels which most IPs do…
On Biopiracy and Patenting of Indigenous Resources and Knowledge
By WENDY ATUBAN Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) ? While bio-piracy looms as a continuing threat to indigenous communities, an official of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO Philippines) – the lead agency in the country mandated to implement state policies on intellectual property – reveals…
Solon Holds State Accountable for Recent Killings in Davao
BY BULATLAT A progressive lawmaker branded the recent extrajudicial killings in Davao as ‘state-sponsored.’ In a statement, Rep. Luz Ilagan of Gabriela Women’s Party condemned the killings of indigenous peoples Kapis Butod and Ludenio Monzon. Butod was killed by suspected military elements on April 14 in Sitio Milansad, Brgy. Palma Gil,Talaingod, Davao del Norte. The…
Indigenous Peoples Want Global Moratorium on Mining, Other Extractive Projects
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 safeguard their rights and the environment are in place. BY JO VILLANUEVA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Northern…
Book on Cordillera Land Issues Out
A new book on the Cordillera land question is just off the press. BY PIO VERZOLA JR. Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila)—A new book on the Cordillera land question is just off the press. The Cordillera Peoples Alliance announced on Dec. 20 the publication of Ti Daga Ket…
Mabtad as Told by a Kalinga Warrior
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 activist missing since September 17. BY ARTHUR ALLAD-IW INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH Northern…
Mayor Yields to People Power, Rejects Mining Exploration
Residents of a small village in Bakun town, Benguet province proved that there is power in numbers as their concerted action led the town mayor to act in their favor affirming their stand against the Royalco Philippines mineral exploration project. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAKUN, Benguet (336 kms. north of…