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Aetas in Porac, Pampanga finally received their certificate of ancestral domain title (CADT) after 13 years of waiting. The 18,660-hectare approved ancestral domain known as CADT 123, covers Barangays Camias, Diaz, Inararo, Villa Maria, and Sapang Uwak and is inhabited by more than 12,000 Ayta Mag-indi and Ayta Mag-antsi Indigenous Peoples (IPs). Former President and […]
The right of each Tagumenyo, particularly the members of cultural or tribal communities, to decent shelter is slowly being realized through the resettlement projects of the local government unit (LGU) in partnership with the national government agencies. A total of 352 indigenous peoples (IPs) received their notices of award from the National Housing Authority (NHA) […]
With the country marking Women’s Day, House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., is calling for the empowerment of indigenous women in food security and climate change adaptation efforts. “Maraming maia-ambag ang indigenous women given their traditional role as carers and managers of their communities. It’s high time we tap their […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has vowed to strengthen the support provided by the government to Indigenous Peoples, if given a Senate seat. Go said through the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the government can do more to protect the welfare of IP communities. “Marami po akong narinig na hinaing […]
The House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) is eyeing to craft a resolution seeking to include the concerns of IPs in the national policy agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte. During a committee hearing on the complaints of various Lumad leaders on the continuing atrocities of the New People’s Army (NPA) […]
“The PTFoMS is indeed a welcome development.” The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on final reading a measure providing a free and culture-sensitive system of civil registration for indigenous peoples (IPs). With 162 affirmative votes, the Lower House passed on third reading House Bill No. 7849, or the proposed “Indigenous Peoples Civil Registration System (ICPRS) […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill 7849, which seeks to provide for a free and culture-sensitive civil registration system for Indigenous Peoples (IPs). The proposed “Indigenous Peoples Civil Registration System (ICPRS) Act”, principally authored by ANAC-IP Party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr., mandates the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), in collaboration with the […]
With the deadline for voter registration looming, House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. reiterated his call for indigenous peoples and farmers to use the remaining days to register for the 2019 midterm elections. Voter registration will end on Saturday, September 29. “I urge all my fellow IPs and farmers to […]
The passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will make peace and prosperity possible in Mindanao within President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. This is according to House Agriculture Committee Chairperson and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr., who on Monday said indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao are set to benefit from the minimization of conflict in the […]