ECOWEB and CLEARNet Assessment with information from NAPC-VDC and other CSOs revealed that as of December 18, there are already provinces that are 7 severely affected, 16 moderately affected and…

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ECOWEB Situational Report No. 2: TYPHOON ODETTE (RAI)

ECOWEB PARTNER COMMUNITIES IN FOUR REGIONS BATTERED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AS TYPHOON ODETTE MADE LANDFALL ECOWEB convened an emergency management meeting on Wednesday, the day before the…

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ECOWEB Situational Report No. 1: TYPHOON ODETTE (RAI)

The Indigenous Peoples and IPRA In February 1987, the Filipino people ratified what is later known as the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the first fundamental law of the Philippines that recognizes…

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All-of-Government Approach is Needed to Support IPRA for the Development of Ancestral Domains of Indigenous Peoples

“We used to be at the mercy of traders, now we buy our abaca fiber and our production guild (PG) is slowly earning profit,” says 33 years old Rudy Bendanillo,…

Continue ReadingFirst Abaca-Focused Indigenous Peoples Social Enterprise (Ipse) Owned, Managed By Higaunon Established In Iligan City

First Abaca-Focused Indigenous Peoples Social Enterprise (Ipse) Owned, Managed By Higaunon Established In Iligan City

One date, two connected historic events May 23 – the Fourth Anniversary of the start of the Marawi Siege and the Fifth Anniversary of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). The…

Continue ReadingCommemorating Marawi Siege, Revisiting the World Humanitarian Summit

Commemorating Marawi Siege, Revisiting the World Humanitarian Summit