Development is often presented as a promise. Better commuting and faster transportation, more tourists and visitors, more businesses and investments, and more opportunities for the people. But when that promise comes at the expense of Indigenous peoples losing their ancestral lands and livelihoods, we have to ask: Who exactly is this progress for? The construction of Bukidnon's first airport in Don Carlos is expected to bring economic growth to the province. Yet behind these

Mariing kinukundena ng KATRIBU ang tangkang marahas na pagbuwag ng kapulisan sa barikada ng mamamayan sa Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, at buong-puso naming ipinapahayag ang pakikiisa sa mga komunidad na matagumpay na nanindigan at nagpursiging ipagtanggol ang kanilang barikada laban sa panggigipit at dahas. Sa kabila ng banta ng puwersahang dispersal at paggamit ng Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) na inihain ng North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC) at Bugkalot Confedera

On October 29, 1997, the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) was enacted into law, establishing the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Twenty-nine years later, Indigenous Peoples increasingly face land grabbing, displacement, militarization, and violations of our right to self-determination. Instead of protecting our ancestral lands and upholding our rights, IPRA and NCIP have proven to be instruments for legitimizing corporate plunder and facilitating the en

As Indigenous Peoples face displacement, militarization, and plunder of ancestral lands, KATRIBU denounces NCIP’s misplaced priorities and complicity in corporate-driven development. KATRIBU condemned the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for launching a ₱50,000 logo-making contest amid escalating threats to Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) rights, ancestral lands, and self-determination. The contest, announced on October 16, 2026, through the agency’s official Faceboo

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Indigenous Peoples from across Luzon, together with rights advocates, trooped to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Central Office on Tuesday to hold the agency accountable for its complicity in corruption, the plunder of ancestral lands, and violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). The protest was led by KATRIBU, with Ayta from Tarlac and Pampanga, and Mangyan from