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Indigenous Peoples: Their Struggle against Development Aggression and Environmental Degradation

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The Philippines is not a ‘culturally homogenous nation’. It has more than 100 known ethnolinguistic groups which can be clustered into three groups: those who have been Christianized; those who have been Islamized; and cultural communities or indigenous peoples. The Christianized groups comprises more than 90% of the total population while the Islamized group constitutes… Continue reading Indigenous Peoples: Their Struggle against Development Aggression and Environmental Degradation

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Taking Account of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

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Today we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous peoples or IPs “are people defined in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations that are often politically dominant.”* As part… Continue reading Taking Account of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

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Live, Love, Laugh: Cordillera Day 2011

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There are only three rules in order to be contented in life: to live (and exist), to love, and to laugh. Live. Love. Laugh. Cordillera Day 2011 We went to Buneg, Lacub, Abra, to witness the celebration of Cordillera Day, a day to remember the courage of Macliing Dulag and to affirm the unity of… Continue reading Live, Love, Laugh: Cordillera Day 2011