ICYMI | During a press briefing on August 6, 2024, Petronila Muñoz, an Ayta from Tarlac, shared their community’s experiences on the encroachment of various destructive projects in their ancestral lands.
#UpholdIPRights#DefendAncestralLands
The real challenge lies not in the medium of instruction but in the quality and orientation of the Philippine education system, which currently prioritizes producing cheap, exportable labor over fostering knowledge and skills for national development.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IDWIP)
Across the world, indigenous peoples are facing challenges in defense of their lands and territories. They pay a huge price in doing so.
#IDWIP2024#Fight4OurFuture#DefendCordilleraPH
The lands these Indigenous Peoples protect are their life. A threat to their lands is a threat to our lives–and all lives interwoven with the lifeblood of our forests, rivers, and fields.
Read our full statement here: https://t.co/DYbzshM3WC
On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, we #FightForOurFuture by defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples who remain under threat.
Militarization remains a strong threat for Indigenous Peoples, as this has also resulted in the weaponization of the law. Around 17% of the cases reported involve military elements threatening communites, going as far as the death of a 16-year-old Dulangan Manobo.
We join 64 organizations and 102 individuals who express concern about the railroading process of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) on the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) guidelines.
READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE: https://t.co/QO6AKBHjhY
Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold IP Rights salutes the Cordillera Peoples Alliance’s four decades of unwavering commitment to land, life, honor, and self-determination amidst ongoing challenges and attacks.
#DefendCordilleraPH
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Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights called for the immediate dismissal of Gomez and Velasco's case and to stop the judicial harassment against the Indigenous Peoples and advocates.
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We join 94 organizations from 21 countries today in supporting the petition to #CancelOceanaGold in the Philippines! This Canadian miner renewed its agreement for another 25 years without prior and proper public consultation and consent.
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Heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to making the Mangyan Day Cultural Art Festival 2024 a success! Your support made this celebration of culture and heritage truly memorable.
ICYMI | On April 28, 2024, marks the 1st anniversary of the disappearance of Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocate Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” De Jesus and an Igorot from the Bontoc-Ibaloi-Kankanaey tribe Dexter Capuyan.
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Network of Indigenous Women in Asia delegates, women of Sitio Liglig, @bai_women, @katribuphils, Innabuyog - Alliance of Women's Orgs in Cordillera & @PanaghiusaPH, joined the call to surface Dexter Capuyan and Bazoo de Jesus during the #CD40Ph in Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga.
104 Mining Tenements threaten the Cordillera Region
Below is the Cordillera February 2024 Mining Tenements Control Map from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau. Those in color are the areas covered by mining tenements.
#40thCD#CordiCouragePH#DefendCordilleraPH
ICYMI | On April 2, 2024, Families of victims and human rights defenders gather at Bantayog Ng Mga Bayani in Quezon City to continue to call for justice and to surface all the enforced disappearances.
#SurfaceDexterandBazoo#SurfaceAllDesaparecidos
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The Panaghiusa, an advocate for Indigenous Peoples' rights, calls for an immediate halt to the AFP's indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas. We demand an end to the militarization of indigenous communities and urge the Armed Forces to abide by International Humanitarian Law.
Since April 2, 2024, the Armed Forces of the Philippines have been bombing areas indiscriminately in Ilocos Sur and Abra, causing fear and disruption in the Indigenous Peoples communities in the said provinces.