QUEZON CITY – Indigenous peoples and human rights advocates staged a Black Friday protest at the Boy Scout Circle on January 16 to condemn the indiscriminate aerial bombings and strafing carried out by the 203rd Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against Mangyan-Iraya communities in Sitio Mamara, Brgy. Cabacao, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, on January 1, 2026. The protest, organized by Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas toget

December 30, 2025 - Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas, Sandugo - Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination, Bai Indigenous Women's Network, Siklab - Philippine Indigenous Youth Network, Kabataan para sa Tribung Pilipino, Tunay na Alyansa ng Bayan Alay sa Katutubo, and allied organizations held a candle-lighting protest on Tuesday in Quezon City to mark the fifth year since the Tumandok Massacre and to demand justice for its victims. O

Indigenous, Moro Peoples mark Human Rights Day; denounce plunder, intensified militarization of communities December 8, 2025 QUEZON CITY – Moro, Indigenous Peoples, and rights groups trooped to the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) General Headquarters on Monday to commemorate Indigenous Peoples and Moro Human Rights Day and protest the escalating militarization and state-sponsored attacks on their communities, now further compounded by systemic corruption. Beverly Longi