Solidarity Statement | 42nd Peoples’ Cordillera Day “Ipinget ti Karbengan iti Daga, Biag, ken Kabiagan!” (“Assert our Right to Land, Life, and Livelihood!”) We pay the highest tribute to the Cordillera peoples who continue to stand firm amid intensifying attacks. In the face of terrorist designations, relentless red-tagging, and the escalating militarization of Indigenous communities, they persist in defending their ancestral lands and fundamental rights. These attacks are pa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2026 Soaring oil prices hit Indigenous and Moro Communities amid ascalating US wars of aggression Quezon City — Indigenous Peoples, Moro, and rights groups conducted a snake protest at Litex Market in Quezon City on Tuesday as part of the Protestang Bayan, condemning the continued surge in oil prices driven by the escalating war of the imperialist United States against Iran and warning that the crisis is worsening the burden on already marginal

PRESS RELEASE April 16, 2026 QUEZON CITY — Indigenous Peoples, Moro, and human rights groups gathered today at the University of the Philippines Diliman for the Sabukan On! forum, intensifying calls for the immediate release of political prisoners, specifically Indigenous Peoples, Moro, and rights advocates who continue to face unjust detention under fabricated charges. Sabukan On! is a Manobo term which means “Palayain, Ngayon Na!”, reflecting the urgency of the campaign’s d

Who are the Talaingod 13? The Talaingod 13 are composed of 13 activists, teachers, and advocates of Indigenous Peoples’ rights who were unjustly ruled against by the court on child abuse charges in connection with a solidarity mission in 2018 in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Their action was an urgent humanitarian and rescue mission to save Lumad children and teachers from the threats of militarization and intimidation. Among the Talaingod 13 are: Former Bayan Muna Representat

“Under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., rivers in Indigenous territories are increasingly being assigned price tags and commodified for profit. Our rivers are being opened to corporate exploitation.” (Read: https://www.katribu.net/post/defend-our-rivers-stop-corporate-plunder-in-the-name-of-renewable-energy ) Indigenous Peoples across the Philippines are under assault from so-called “development” projects imposed on our lands, rivers, and communities. It is not jus