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Special Report | Push for renewables threatens lands and livelihood in the Cordillera

Northern Dispatch November 13, 2023 dams, indigenous peoples of Cordillera, NCIP, renewable energy

The Cordillera region, with 5.5 million hectares of drainage area, is considered the “water cradle” of Northern Luzon. Its watersheds feed six major river systems, and have an estimated generation potential of 3,600 megawatts, according to the Department of Energy. With this substantial potential, the Cordillera region is again in the spotlight regarding dam-related conflicts more than five decades since the proposed Chico River Dams ignited popular resistance.

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Bikers, advocates pedal against Apayao dam projects

Emily Vital April 17, 2022 Apayao dam projects, Gened 1 dam project, Gened 2 dam project, Isneg tribe, NCIP

The dam projects in Apayao threaten to displace thousands of indigenous peoples, farmers and fisherfolk.

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Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin

Anne Marxze Umil September 29, 2021 Antonio La Viña, Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, Lumad schools, NCIP, Save Our Schools Network, UP Diliman

“We in UP hold Bai and all Lumad leaders in very high esteem – for her incredible strength and leadership, for standing for her advocacy and for defending her tribe. She’s very strong and vocal. There is no way we could silence Bai.”

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Group defends Bayan Muna solon vs NCIP-backed tribe leaders

Anne Marxze Umil February 6, 2021 Bayan Muna, NCIP, Rep. Eufemia Cullamat, Sandugo

“The NCIP’s so-called ‘datus’ vaguely label Rep. Cullamat’s participation in the protest as a ‘disrespectful act.’ We ask these datus: how is speaking in a peaceful protest action ‘disrespectful?’ How is the exercise of one’s democratic rights a rational basis for banning an elected representative from her own ancestral community?”

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Lumád protesters ‘shut down’ NCIP

Dee Ayroso October 30, 2015 #StopLumadKilling, Lumad, NCIP

“Far from protecting the Lumad, the NCIP is the primary arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in depriving indigenous peoples of their rights.”

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‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished

Dee Ayroso October 29, 2014 IPRA, KAMP, NCIP

Indigenous peoples say the call to scrap Ipra is more resonant than ever.

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Cordillera folk call for NCIP abolition

Northern Dispatch October 28, 2014 FPIC, hydropower plants, NCIP

“Instead of protecting the indigenous peoples, the NCIP served as a bridge for the entry of destructive projects.”

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Tribal groups call for NCIP end in UN forum

Northern Dispatch May 20, 2014 NCIP, UNFPII

“The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples has for a long time failed to protect indigenous peoples’ rights and well-being and instead worsens the violations of indigenous peoples’ rights and human rights. It is for this reason that our organizations are now calling for the dismantling of the NCIP.”

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Indigenous peoples deplore Aquino government ‘snub’ of their agenda

Marya Salamat August 27, 2013 1 Comment indigenous peoples, KAMP, NCIP

Against the 156 processed Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles, of which only 37 were registered, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples issued a total of 320 certifications allowing mining operations.

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Mankayan elders reject NCIP list of reps

Northern Dispatch June 30, 2013 1 Comment Lepanto Mining, NCIP

Elders from Mankayan town refused to be included in the list of representatives made by the National Commision on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Cordillera for the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes regarding mining applications and land conversions affecting the area.

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Reform the NCIP, said indigenous peoples’ groups

Northern Dispatch August 23, 2011 3 Comments ancestral domain, indigenous peoples, NCIP

By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch MANILA – A study on the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) reveals the need for total reform of the commission. At the start of the four-day gathering of indigenous peoples (IP) to observe the International IP day early this month, researchers from the University of the Philippines-Baguio presented…

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Tags: NCIP

Special Report | Push for renewables threatens lands and livelihood in the Cordillera

Bikers, advocates pedal against Apayao dam projects

Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin

Group defends Bayan Muna solon vs NCIP-backed tribe leaders

Lumád protesters ‘shut down’ NCIP

‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished

Cordillera folk call for NCIP abolition

Tribal groups call for NCIP end in UN forum

Indigenous peoples deplore Aquino government ‘snub’ of their agenda

Mankayan elders reject NCIP list of reps

Reform the NCIP, said indigenous peoples’ groups