Chawwa, an indigenous farming system, may save the rice terraces
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Chawwa, an indigenous farming system, may save the rice terraces
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Neglected, Blaans unite, empower themselves
Neglected, Blaans unite, empower themselves
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"Our lives as Blaans are not affected no matter who wins the national elections. It is these non-government agencies who have been doing a big chunk of their work to improve our lives. So no one could take that away from us."
Respect our rights to land and life, indigenous peoples asked on World IP Day
Respect our rights to land and life, indigenous peoples asked on World IP Day
By MARYA SALAMAT
August 9 is the international day of the world’s indigenous peoples, but the “occasion is a grim one as human rights violations and ancestral landgrabbing are rampant.” – Piya Macliing Malayao, KAMP.
Sidebar: Indigenous peoples’ groups decry use of IPRA and NCIP for development aggression
Special report: A difficult life for the Mangyans
Special report: A difficult life for the Mangyans
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Mangyans try to survive by farming and yet they are discriminated against; buyers of their produce try to cheat them; mining companies displace them; and the military accuses them of aiding NPA guerrillas and harasses them, or worse, kills some of them.
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