Tag: indigenous rights
Philippine indigenous people win battle against mining firms
MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine Supreme Court told two giant mining firms to wind up their…
Young Philippine indigenous get education boost
(UCAN): Hundreds of students from indigenous communities in Oriental Mindoro province, Mindoro island, the Philippines,…
Bishop renews battle cry against Philippine dam project
MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Valentin Dimoc of Bontoc-Lagawe renewed calls for people to step up efforts…
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Standing up for indigenous people
Indigenous peoples are under threat as never before and need the international community to stand…
Philippine bishops condemn government ban of word, Lumad
MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine bishops’ Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples (ECIP) has condemned a government…
