Gap between principle and practice risks widening if the country does not more fully include Indigenous people in its climate ...

Catholic bishops joined tribal leaders and advocacy groups to denounce the recent arrest of 10 indigenous tribal people in Palawan province for defending their ancestral land from alleged encroachment ...

On New Year’s Day 2026, Occidental Mindoro’s Barangay Cabacao witnessed a devastating act of state violence. An aerial bombardment and strafing operation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines killed ...

Can the Philippines’ indigenous peoples speak? Literally, of course, they can. But in a society that still treats them as savages or second-class citizens, can they truly ascend podiums of national ...

ISABEL, Philippines – At 85, Jahina Lugasan does not know where home is. Her life has been marked by a series of displacement driven by conflict and natural disasters. And unless something is done, ...

“Rainforestation” projects led by Indigenous communities in the southern Philippines are reaping benefits for both native trees and local wildlife, reports Mongabay’s Keith Anthony Fabro. On the ...

What do we mean when we say “indigenous”? In biology, a plant or animal is indigenous to a place if it has adapted so well to the environment after millions of years of evolution. In social science, ...

The Philippines is currently highly dependent on fossil fuels for energy generation, but the government has committed to reaching 50% renewables by 2050. The resulting energy boom — especially in ...