On the 54th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, Indigenous Peoples remember that the Marcos Sr. dictatorship was built on the plunder of our lands and resources, the suppression of our rights, and the violent imposition of so-called “development” at the expense of our communities. Under Marcos Sr., Indigenous Peoples faced massive projects such as the Chico River Dam and Laiban Dam, as well as large-scale logging concessions and other projects that threatened to di

KATRIBU Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas stands with the Mangyan-Iraya of Sitio Malatabako, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, in their continuing fight against the land-grab by real-estate company Pieceland Corporation. We condemn Pieceland’s encroachment on their ancestral land, the demolition of their homes resulting in their forcible displacement, and the continuing criminalization of community members. Since October 2024, the Mangyan-Iraya of Sitio Malatabak

The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is asking Congress for P1.831 billion for 2027, more than a billion pesos once again for an agency that has consistently failed to protect Indigenous Peoples and our ancestral lands. For years, Indigenous Peoples have been told that the NCIP exists to protect our rights and promote our welfare. Yet across the country, our communities continue to confront land grabbing, militarization, displacement, corporate encroachment, c

Pahayag ni Funa-ay Claver, Secretary General ng KATRIBU, sa protesta ng ika-17 ng Septyembre sa Camp Crame "Sa mga kapulisan na nanonood, na naririto sa loob ng Camp Crame, ipinaaalala naming mga Katutubo sa inyo na makatwiran ang pagprotesta, mas lalo na para sa mga Katutubong kumakaharap sa malawakang pang-aagaw ng lupang ninuno. Sa inyong bawat pagsunod sa dikta ng pasistang estado at ng kasabwat na mga korporasyon, aktibo ninyong nilalabag ang aming karapatang magprotesta

KATRIBU stands with the people of Apayao in their strong defense of ancestral land against large-scale and destructive mining and dam projects. We have seen in the past months the strong opposition of the people of Kabugao against the large dams being pushed by Pan-Pacific in their domains, as well as the growing mass movement of the people of Conner against large-scale mining applications primarily by Oceanagold-Copperfields and Titan Earth Mining Inc. that cover a signific