Tag: ancestral domain
Philippine Indigenous communities step up FPIC monitoring amid development rush
Community paralegals will track how revised consent rules affect Indigenous rights as mining, energy and industrial projects expand
Indigenous land defender acquitted of cyberlibel as community faces 292 other...
Ruling clears Angelica Nasiron of two charges while Molbog families continue pursuing ancestral-domain claims and facing criminal cases
Marihangin residents, allies fear holiday invasion of ancestral land
The movement said that it is the residents’ response to the brewing fear that armed guards will force entry into the island again
Philippine Catholic educators decry displacement of Palawan indigenous communities
Catholic educators expressed solidarity with Indigenous communities in Palawan facing eviction, condemning violence, and urging respect for ancestral rights, justice, and ecological protection.
On April...
Church leaders in Bukidnon back displaced Indigenous People
The bishops noted that the April 19 shooting was the second incident since 2014 when the people were shot at by security personnel
Land is life: Indigenous peoples across the world risking lives, freedoms...
It is imperative to hold states and businesses accountable for the human rights violations against the world’s indigenous peoples
Catholic priests call for ‘programmatic intervention’ on issues affecting indigenous peoples
The priests decried what they described as the “lack of sustained and programmatic interventions” on how to help indigenous peoples
Philippine Protestant churches boost campaign to defend tribal territories
The Protestant church group said it is a “Christian duty” and “the mission of the Church” to protect “the remaining lungs of the earth”
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