Tag: 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”
Bike for Filipino tribes
In 1978 the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines declared every second Sunday of October as Tribal Filipino Sunday
Huwag ipagpalit ang katutubong kultura sa kita
Nakalimutan na sa kasalukuyan ang halaga ng mga Filipinong katutubo na naaalala lamang dahil sa turismo
Philippine Catholic bishops call on gov’t to stop policies affecting tribal...
The Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the bishops’ conference said authorities must “heed the call” of tribal communities
Displaced tribal children resume classes away from home
The displaced tribal students come from the 178 schools for indigenous children that were closed by the government in the southern Philippines
Philippine Protestant Church slams filing of charges against its leaders
The UCCP said the “persecution of the Church” aims to stop it from its "prophetic witness in the midst of intensifying authoritarian regime"
New learning modality introduced to reach out to Mindanao’s hinterland communities
Due to the pandemic, the Philippines' Department of Education has adopted “blended modalities” — online, broadcast and modular — in teaching
Catholic priest appeals for tribal people’s welfare over ‘development projects’
A Franciscan priest called on the government to review policies on so-called development projects
Philippine tribal group starts global campaign to protect ancestral lands
The Cordillera People’s Alliance seeks broad support to protect ancestral lands in the Cordillera region from “environmental plunder"
Disney’s Mulan draws flak for filming in China’s Xinjiang region
Corporate giant has been accused of ‘profiteering in the shadow of concentration camps’