After 21 years of legal battles and bureaucratic delays, the Teduray and Lambangian indigenous communities have secured formal recognition of their ancestral land rights through a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT). Read more »
Environmental advocates and Aeta community leaders are raising concerns over land clearing for a proposed economic security zone in New Clark City. Read more »
Walking through Cebu in pre-colonial Visayan attire often draws curious looks. For visual artist, illustrator, and cultural researcher Sharrie Gail Villaver, these reactions are opportunities to introduce people to a lesser-known part of Filipino history. Read more »
Indigenous residents of Barangay Guina-ang are seeking to withdraw their consent to a geothermal project by Energy Development Corporation (EDC), alleging that the approval process failed to meet required standards. Read more »
A sleeping woman in the Laguna skyline, gifts from a generous spirit and a warning against greed. Here’s the legend of Mariang Makiling, the mountain she calls home and why its protection matters today. Read more »
A Baguio councilor and former UN Indigenous rights expert says the revised consent rules for projects on ancestral land need government support for communities, not just shorter deadlines. Read more »
