The Isnags believe that by implementing lapat, they can sustain their rich forests and rivers, recognizing these as their food sources. Certainly, lapat worked as Apayao remains predominantly forested ...

We are displaced by war, and killed by peace,' tribal leader Leticio Datuwata passionately tells lawmakers. He also says they've been unheard for too long.

In the southern Philippines Bukidnon province lies Mount ... “We consult the IPs [Indigenous peoples] because they are the ones who truly know the land,” Ravanera says.

Jurisdictional clashes over ancestral land rights in BARMM may reignite violence, as indigenous leaders push for the urgent resolution of contentious issues because of rising tensions and a spate of r ...

The lands of some 12,000 Indigenous Filipinos are under threat from forest loss and environmental degradation near the southern tip of Palawan, known as the Philippines‘ last ecological frontier for ...

The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Monday signed ...

The history of the Philippines begins with the indigenous first peoples known as Negritos, who mixed with successive waves of Malay migrants from around 3,000BC. Then, in the 16th Century ...

In December, a groundbreaking United Nations report spotlighted the critical role of Indigenous peoples and local communities ... farm on Negros Island in the Philippines, where the harsh ...

New Zealanders – or Kiwis – across the world commemorate Waitangi Day. A historic day that defines our identity as a nation, Waitangi Day marks the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of ...