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

September 11, 2026 Capas, Tarlac Bel, isang Ayta Mag-indi, mula sa Mansaway Para sa aming mga katutubo, sagrado ang kabundukan dahil dito nagmumula ang lahat ng aming pangangailangan. Ang lupang ninuno ang aming palengke, dito nanggagaling ang aming pagkain pati na ang mga pagkaing kinakain ng mamamayan. Ang bundok rin ang aming pagamutan at paaralan. Kaya kaming mga Ayta ay malalim nang nakaugat sa aming lupang ninuno. Pero dumaan ang maraming panahon, kinaharap naming mga k