SAN MARCELINO, ZAMBALES — Around 600 Ayta from communities across Central Luzon gathered in San Marcelino, Zambales on August 10 for the commemoration of Ayta Day 2026, organized by Mansaway, a local Ayta organization, together with PAMILALAMU-Church and Ayta Partnership in Central Luzon, and KATRIBU Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas. The gathering was held in line with the observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IDWIP), celebrated

Today, August 9, is the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IDWIP), as declared by the United Nations. On this day, KATRIBU Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas affirms–together with Indigenous Peoples across the country–that our struggle for our ancestral lands, rights, dignity, and self-determination is just. In the Philippines, there is nothing to celebrate under the Marcos Jr. administration, the assault on Indigenous Peoples’

KATRIBU calls on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to immediately and unconditionally release the remains of the three slain alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) to their families, relatives, community members, and humanitarian groups assisting in the retrieval and burial of their bodies. Performing these humanitarian tasks should be free from harassment, intimidation, surveillance, red-tagging, or any form of reprisals. According to reports, the three were

KATRIBU strongly condemns the illegal arrest of Mangyan-Buhid woman Binay Serrano and community organizer Christina Pasion on July 30, 2026, in Cabuyao, Laguna. We demand that the authorities immediately surface Binay Serrano, whose whereabouts remain unknown, and immediately release Christina Pasion. Serrano and Pasion were arrested by elements of the 68th Infantry Battalion, the 203rd Infantry Brigade, and the Philippine National Police based on baseless allegations linking

PRESS RELEASE | July 27, 2026 Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas, Siklab - Philippine Indigenous Youth Network, Bai Indigenous Women's Network, Kabataan para sa Tribung Pilipino, and Tunay na Alyansa ng Bayan Alay sa Katutubo, delivered the 2026 State of the National Minority Address (SONMA) ahead of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s SONA. They marched with a banner bearing the call, “Likas-yaman para sa Sambayanan, Hindi sa Imperyalistang Gyera! Katutubo at Moro, La