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, by NOVAK Adam
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is at a turning point with the passage of the Bangsamoro Indigenous People’s Act (BIPA). Officials hail it as a landmark victory for Indigenous rights, yet skepticism lingers over whether this law will bring genuine recognition and (…)
, by ALTAHR, AMKP, BKF, IMovePeace, Indian Social Action Forum, India, Kilos Ka, LAHRA, Lambangian People’s Organization , Partido Manggagawa, Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), Teduray and Lambangian Youth and Students Association , TLAMABANG
Officials and representatives of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Indigenous Peoples communities had celebrated in a Kanduli or traditional feast the enactment of the long-awaited Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (BIPA) on February 8, 2025. The BIPA or (…)
, par CABRERA Ferdinand
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 10 February) – A grand kanduli (thanksgiving) was held here on Saturday, February 8, in celebration of the enactment of the Bangsamoro Indigenous People’s Act (BIPA), with traditional musical performances entertaining visitors who came in their customary (…)
, by Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
The Manobo-Pulangiyon (MP) Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC), with around 1,490 family members, has endured over a century of land grabbing, beginning in the early 1900s when the Manolo Fortich family seized their ancestral lands, later transferring use to Kiantig Development Corporation (…)
, by UNSAD Santos Magay
Indigenous Peoples rights is not anti-development, we badly need appropriate development that promotes our welfare and sustainably uplifts our lives, not development aggression that tramples our rights legally recognized by National, Regional and International Laws.
Logo Credit: Santos Magay (…)
, by DATUWATA Leticio L., Timuay Justice and Governance
OPEN STATEMENT OF THE TIMUAY JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE (TJG) ON THE ALARMING SITUATION OF THE HOPELESS TËDURAY AND LAMBANGIAN NON-MORO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NMIPS) IN SOME VILLAGES OR SITIOS OF BARANGAY BIARONG, SOUTH UPI MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE MORO CLAN FEUD WHO SETTLED IN THE (…)
, by Task Force Barat
We, in the Task Force Barat , a formation of Tëduray, Lambangian and Mënubo Dulangan Indigenous Political Structures (IPS), Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), view the Typhoon Paeng tragedy, affecting 1,730 Tëduray, Lambangian and Mënubo Dulangan (…)
, by ARGUILLAS Carolyn O.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 November) – Tëduray leaders and survivors on Thursday welcomed Senator Robinhood Padilla’s resolution seeking an investigation into the alleged forced relocation of the Tëdurays in December 2020 to a relocation site in Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del (…)
, by GREGORIO Xave
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood Padilla is pushing for a Senate investigation into the alleged “forced relocation” of the Teduray people to a site hit by a landslide during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng.”
Citing a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Padilla said (…)
, by Davao Today
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Mindanao and Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon deputy secretary general Datu Benito Bay-ao chided at the claim of former PASAKA secretary general Jong Monzon that the Lumad struggle is a ploy of the Communist Party of the (…)
, par LOYUKAN
The silence from the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) on the intensifying violence against Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIPs), is as deafening as the bazooka and mortar shelling heard by the communities in Barangay Ahan, Guindulungan, Maguindanao last week.
Since June 19, there have been (…)
, by BERLAN Boboy
The Brgy. Kalilangan was one of the hinterland barangays of Iligan City inhabited with mixed people of Higaonon (Lumad/indigenous peoples) and Maranaw tribes of the region, living dependently in farming as the main source of income. As of 2015 census, Kalalingan population reached 1,442 (…)
, by UMIL Anne Marxze
“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 (…)
, by RIVAL Rae
The first and last time I was able to step inside Ayala-Nuvali residences was during a job application. In 2019, I applied for the position of teacher assistant in one of the colleges inside Nuvali. I remember the shuttle ride clearly. I remember feeling rather proud because I was sitting beside (…)
, by Timuay Justice and Governance
POSITION OF THE TIMUAY JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE (TJG) ON THE PROPOSED BILL FOR EXTENSION OF THE BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY - BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BTA-BARMM)
In the context of the United Nations, the Maguindanaon, Maranao, Iranun, Tausug, Yakan, Sama and others (…)
, by Timuay Justice and Governance
In celebration of the “2020 International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples” with the theme: Covid-19 and Indigenous Peoples Resilience, we in the Kesefanangguwit Timuay (Timuay Justice and Governance), an Indigenous Political Structure (IPS) of the Teduray and Lambangian join the different IP (…)
, by SALGADO RITCHE T.
Since the UCCP opened its doors to the distraught members of the indigenous peoples community, the protestant church and its volunteers have been experiencing a series of harassment.
MANILA — Church workers who have provided sanctuary to terrorized Lumad are now under fire as they face a (…)
, by DIÑO Niña, STA. CRUZ Maxine
Save Our Schools Network documents 32 attacks on Lumad schools from March to May 2020
The pandemic has not stopped the harassment of the Lumad, and the hardest hit are their schools – 178 of which have been shut down since 2016, according to the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network.
From March to (…)
, by Focus on the Global South
In commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Focus on the Global South, presents the video documentary, “Sulagad: Our Life, Our Future”
Sulagad is the indigenous concept on food sovereignty and agroecology realized by the Téduray and the Lambangian indigenous (…)
, by SARMIENTO Bong S.
Indigenous peoples demanding reopening of schools for tribes’ kids bring coffin to DepEd door.
FOR REAL The coffin of “lumad” leader Pakingan Gantangan sits at the main door of the Department of Education office in Koronadal City.—BONG S. SARMIENTO
KORONADAL CITY — “Lumad” demanding the (…)
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