(by Rockrock Antequisa, PDA, ECOWEB) In the Philippines, traditional attire is a symbol of ethnic identity. Most indigenous group have attires with elaborate distinctive combination of colors. It is unusual…

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Resolving Conflict, Building Resilience Among Indigenous Peoples

(by Rockrock Antequisa, PDA, ECOWEB) The Manobo indigenous people The Manobo are one of the the largest ethnolinguistic groups among the Indigenous Peoples (IP) in Mindanao, the second largest island…

Continue ReadingIncreasing climate resilience through boat transport project

Increasing climate resilience through boat transport project

Subsistence agriculture is a typical mode of agriculture among the indigenous Higaunon and Kolibugan tribes in Barangay Kalilangan, Iligan City. Farming families till a small farm usually half-hectare (5,000 square…

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Transforming subsistence agriculture by enhancing abaca farmer

Displacement and Armed Conflict Situationer A total of 234 families from the communities of Binasan, Baniogan, and Salingsing within the Bayug-Iligan ancestral domain and undetermined number from communities of Limonda,…

Continue ReadingHigaunon Indigenous Peoples in the Ancestral Domains of Bayug-Iligan and Dulangan displaced and scared due to ongoing fighting between NPA guerrillas and Philippine Army

Higaunon Indigenous Peoples in the Ancestral Domains of Bayug-Iligan and Dulangan displaced and scared due to ongoing fighting between NPA guerrillas and Philippine Army

Partner Organization: Bread for the World The project’s main objective is that men and women IPs from the ancestral domains in Bayug-Iligan, Dulangan and Bayog Zambo Sur increased resource efficient…

Continue ReadingFormation of Production Guilds and Social Enterprises for the Economic Development of Indigenous Communities—FPG-SEEDIC

Formation of Production Guilds and Social Enterprises for the Economic Development of Indigenous Communities—FPG-SEEDIC

[smartslider3 slider="3"] On December 20, 2017, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) located east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur developed into a Tropical Depression (TD), entered into the Philippine Area of…

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Typhoon Vinta (Tembin) Response