Four years have passed since the brutal killing of Chad Booc, Jurain Ngujo II, Elegyn Balonga, Robert Aragon, and Tirso Añar in New Bataan, Davao de Oro. They were volunteer teachers, a Lumad school development worker, and a driver who chose to serve Indigenous communities in advancing education, health, and collective empowerment. Photo from February 24, 2025 commemoration They were civilians. They bore no arms. Yet they were arbitrarily branded as enemies of the State to ju

Katribu, together with fellow advocates and organizations for Indigenous Peoples’ rights, immersed with the community at the people’s barricade opposing Woggle Corporation in Dupax del Norte. During our stay, we conducted consultations with residents to better understand the roots and current developments of their anti-mining struggle. Community members shared accounts of rights violations and described how their livelihoods have been disrupted by the corporation’s operations

The suspension of Woggle Corporation’s exploration permit is a victory won through the people’s resistance. We welcome this suspension and celebrate with the people of Dupax. Let this be our affirmation of the necessity of collective action–that protesting, organizing, and defending our rights yield results, and that the struggle of Indigenous Peoples is just. We stress, however, that this suspension is only temporary. The struggle continues until extractive corporations like

We congratulate Beverly Longid, national convener of Katribu, on her appointment as a new member of the Board of Directors of the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). This milestone is a victory for Indigenous Peoples’ defense of their right to self-determination and ancestral land. Beverly's presence in RRI’s Board brings with it the voice of grassroots Indigenous resistance. It affirms that Indigenous Peoples are not merely stakeholders, but decision-makers in shaping pol