Baguilat hails IP role in natl development; earns support of tribes

Senate aspirant Teddy Baguilat Jr. pledged to defend the rights and ancestral domains of indigenous peoples (IPs) as they hold the key to the country’s future. At a ritual blessing by seven Mangyan tribes in Mindoro, Baguilat noted that IPs “have cross-generational knowledge  about environmental protection that can lead the country’s actions against climate change”. […]

It’s time to take Indigenous Peoples’ rights seriously

The whole world watched the Amazon rainforest go up in smoke in 2019. The tragedy put indigenous peoples in Brazil in the spotlight as they fought against deforestation and their government’s inaction. In Canada, there was an outcry about the emerging history of persecution and assimilation of members of the First Nations. We are aware […]