On the 128th year commemoration of Philippine Independence, KATRIBU and other organizations of national minorities and advocates joined the June 12 mobilization in Manila, denouncing the Philippine government's deepening subservience to US interests through military agreements, foreign-driven economic projects, and policies that facilitate the exploitation of the country's natural resources. The groups underscored the urgent need to assert genuine national sovereignty and sel

From May 28 to 30, KATRIBU, together with Pamilalamu, AGHAM, and other Indigenous Peoples and advocacy organizations, including Tunay na Alyansa ng Bayan Alay sa Katutubo (TABAK), Kabataan Para sa Tribung Pilipino, and Siklab Philippine Indigenous Youth Network, conducted an Environmental Investigative Mission (EIM) in Zambales to examine the impacts of the Olongapo Solar Power Project owned by Aboitiz Renewables Inc. Initial findings from the Environmental Investigative Miss

KATRIBU expresses its strongest condemnation of the denial of the petition filed by Cordillera Peoples Alliance leaders Windel Bolinget, Sarah Alikes, Jennifer Awingan, and Steve Tauli challenging their arbitrary designation as terrorists. This denial by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court Branch 78 is a grave injustice not only against four respected Indigenous Peoples leaders, but against all Indigenous communities who have long defended their ancestral lands from destruct

Mariing kinukondena ng KATRIBU Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas ang iligal na demolisyon at sapilitang pagpapalayas ng Pieceland Corporation sa mga kapatid nating Mangyan-Iraya sa Sitio Malatabako, Abra de Ilog. Kasalukuyang pinapabaklas at inilalabas ang mga kagamitan ng natitirang 14 na kabahayan sa loob ng naturang sitio. Kasunod nito ang pagpapahintulot ng Municipal Trial Court ng Abra de Ilog sa motion for execution ng Pieceland Corporation para sa pagpapaa

We welcome the decision of the La Trinidad Municipal Trial Court holding former PROCOR chief R'win Pagkalinawan liable for red-tagging and ordering him to pay damages to Cordillera Peoples Alliance Chairperson Windel Bolinget. This ruling is a significant victory not only for Bolinget and the Cordillera peoples’ movement, but for all Indigenous Peoples, activists, human rights defenders, and government critics who have long been subjected to vilification, harassment, and thre