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'Gawing inspirasyon ang sakit at hinanakit': Lumad na nurse, nagtapos ng kursong medisina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 02:46 PM

Sa Facebook page ni Vice President Leni Robredo, ipinagmalaki ng pangalawang pangulo ng bansa ang tagumpay na naabot ni Jeoffrey Mambucon na kauna-unahang miyembro ng kanilang tribo na nakapagtapos bilang Doctor of Medicine sa kabila ng mga hamon sa buhay.  Read more »

Bugkalot-Ilongot tribe kinondena ang NCIP sa pagpabor sa mining company

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Posted at Jan 07 08:40 PM

Pabor ang certificate sa OceanaGold Philippines Inc. na balak magmina sa Barangay Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. Read more »

CHR probes death of red-tagged IPs opposed to dam construction in Panay

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 10:02 PM

The Commission said it launched a motu proprio probe into the killing of the IPs, noting they were "red-tagged" or baselessly linked to the communist movement after opposing the construction of Jalaur Dam. Read more »

Pagkondena sa pagkakapatay sa 9 na katutubong Tumandok, idinaan sa candle lighting

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:54 PM

Nagsagawa ng candle lighting activity ang ilang miyembro ng indigenous at minority groups sa Quezon City. Read more »

The fight against Kaliwa Dam is a fight for human rights

Kathleen Lei Limayo, Stop Kaliwa Dam Network
Posted at Dec 14 11:01 PM

The Dumagat communities in Barangay Daraitan, whose houses and livelihoods were damaged by Typhoon Ulysses, oppose the construction of Kaliwa mega dam. Read more »

What Christmas is for an Aeta community in Subic

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 12:34 PM

Christmas for them is not much about the gifts they receive, but more of spending the occasion with the whole family. A sumptuous meal is sharing grated taro with the family, they said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 10, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 12:19 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

IP groups criticize NCIP, push for protection of rights

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 02:07 PM

Members of different indigenous peoples groups and advocates picket in front of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples office in Quezon City on Tuesday in observance of the International Indigenous People's Heroes Day. Read more »

COA asks NCIP to justify extravagant activities in 2019

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 09:54 PM

The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to justify its expenses amounting to P4.815 million in 2019 which state auditors said were mostly spent in activities conducted in high-end hotels and restaurants. Read more »

Gov’t urged to ensure IP learners’ access to culture-based education

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 09:27 AM

E-Net Philippines asked government to increase funding for the education department's programs for students in indigenous communities. Read more »

Mga estudyante namahagi ng school kits sa mga katutubong Agta sa Cagayan

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 04:59 AM

MAYNILA - Sabay ng muling pagbubukas ng klase, inakyat ng ilang college student sa Cagayan ang burol sa bayan ng Sanchez Mira para mamahagi ng mga school kit sa mga batang katutubo.  Read more »

End discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, Philippine lawmaker pleads

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 11:00 AM

A Philippine lawmaker on Sunday, which is International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, called for the end of discrimination against Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and for the protection of their rights. Read more »

Stranded IPs in Rizal Memorial Stadium receive help from private sector

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 04:20 PM

Members of indigenous communities who have been stranded at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium received help from the private sector, while they await transportation to bring them home to their respective provinces. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 24, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 01:10 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

'We are all indigenous': Academics seek to preserve, harness IP skills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:07 PM

Indigenous skills and knowledge risk being wiped out slowly by the "politics of knowledge disappearance" by the West, said Leonardo Estacio, Dean UP Manila College of Arts and Sciences. "This is a lamentable and sad reality." Read more »

Philippines hosts international conference on indigenous peoples

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 04:51 PM

Lack of knowledge on IP culture sometimes leads to inadequate or improper response by governments to their needs. The conference seeks to address this by promoting a grassroots and research-based approach, said anthropologist Tess de Guzman, chairperson of the UP Manila Department of Behavioral Sciences. Read more »

Revisiting the Dumagats of Kaliwa River

Nico Sepe
Updated as of Nov 01 07:13 PM

The Kaliwa river is sacred and central to the life of the Dumagats and Remontados of Quezon.  Read more »

Opisina ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, nasunog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 06:47 AM

MAYNILA—Nasunog ang opisina ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) sa West Ave., Quezon City Martes ng madaling-araw. Read more »

Keeping the Philippines' intangible cultural heritage alive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 02:44 PM

To mark the National Indigenous Peoples' Month this October, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts is organizing a national "Kálkalí" --- a Kankana-ey word that means conversations -- with indigenous peoples. Read more »

Mapping project seeks to secure 'invisible' indigenous lands

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 13 02:59 PM

BANGKOK - An online project mapping all of the world's indigenous lands will help secure legal rights, and alert communities to the potential threats of illegal logging and mining, land and indigenous rights groups said on Friday. Read more »