MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) asks, what is in a name? And our answer would be nothing... and EVERYTHING! Indigenous Peoples have the right to self determination, including their act of self-ascription. The way they want to call themselves as individual peoples or as a collection of people; like in the case of IPs in Mindanao is their own decision. And any name they choose should mot be used against them in tagging them as "terrorist". To assume that the CPP-NDF-NPA orchestrated the use of the word Lumad for their own political purposes does not seemed to be consistent with the way they term was used widely by many groups and institutions for many other purposes besides to pursue the political agenda of the CPP-NDF-NPA in its rebellion. NCIP, by making this connection is not giving justice to the Indigenous Peoples concern and the other groups and institutions who have since adopted this term. This NCIP memorandum should be withdrawn and let us not waste any more time on shallow issues such as this and instead spend all our energy on pursuing reforms to protect and support the right to self governance and self determination of the indigenous peoples and to secure and develop their ancestral domain. Read more about the MAKAKALIKASAN Green Agenda in support of the Indigenous Peoples here: http://naturepartyph.weebly.com/ensure-self-determination-of-peoples--final-peace-settlements.html
JOIN to ACT through our appropriate FB Action Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenouspeoples To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original article DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 March) – Lumad leaders and eminent Mindanawon scholars are questioning the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples’ (NCIP) resolution red-tagging and banning the use of “Lumad” to refer to Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Mindanao, even as this Cebuano word has been used since the late 1970s as a collective term for at least 20 non-Moro IPs across southern Philippines ‘Lumad’ means indigenous or native. The NCIP en banc passed on March 2 Resolution 08-009-2021 “denouncing the use of the term ‘Lumad’ to refer to indigenous cultural communities / indigenous peoples (ICCs/IPs) particularly of Mindanao and enjoining the public to address ICCs/IPs by their respective ICC/IP affiliation or ethnolinguistic group.” The NCIP claimed that the word’s “emergence and continued use is marred by its association with the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines), NDF (National Democratic Front) and NPA (New Peoples’ Army) whose ideologies are not consistent with the cultures, practices and beliefs of ICCs/IPs. Read more
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MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) reports with much disgust that this situation of Indigenous Peoples reported in other countries are likewise happening in the Philippines. During this period of restrictions due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, government, corporations and Chinese investments are fueling development aggression anew. One only has to look at what is happening in the Kaliwa Dam in Quezon, the Chico Dam issue of the current generation in the Cordillera and 23 new mining operations that have recently been approved as proof of this. This after years of neglect of the needs of the Indigenous Peoples, despite the favorable standing our laws provide for them. We denounce this at the strongest possible way and re-commit to support Indigenous Peoples in their struggle for self-determination. Our Green Agenda demands this: a) Reclaiming Natural Resources Patrimony, b) Ensure Self Determination of our different "Peoples" & Final Peace Settlement.
JOIN to ACT through our FB action groups: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenouspeoples To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original article A new report evaluates the state of human rights among Indigenous peoples in five tropical forest countries: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Indonesia. One of the key findings is that governments in these countries are prioritizing the expansion of the energy sector, infrastructure, mining and logging, and the development of industrial agriculture close to or inside Indigenous territories, while loosening oversight of land grabbing and illegal deforestation. Indigenous peoples have had to adapt their resistance and fight to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid having their rights violated even further. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) supports the Dumagat-Remontado tribes in opposing the Kaliwa Dam. We renounce actions to pursue this project, amidst this lockdowns and quarantines during the pandemic, despite the the Dumagat-Remontados not giving consent for this project. We call on national government to speed up the implementation of actions to manage this COVID-19 pandemic and to restore some level of normalcy as to not disenfranchise vulnerable groups further because of the many restrictions. Read here our GREEN AGENDA pertaining to our support for Indigenous Peoples www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/ensure-self-determination-of-peoples--final-peace-settlements.html
JOIN to ACT through our relevant FB Action Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenouspeoples www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasancares To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original article SINCE last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected peoples in the Philippines. These socioeconomic impacts have only worsened the existing challenges facing the indigenous peoples and increasing their vulnerabilities. For the Dumagat-Remontados along the Sierra Madre, the lockdowns have severely affected their economic opportunities due to restrictions in mobility. For instance, a community in Tanay, Rizal has had difficulties in sustaining income from selling root crops, fruits, and other agricultural products. Some of the men also lost their jobs in nearby towns, adding to the economic insecurity. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) renounces the use of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in conflicts between rebel groups and the government in any form. This is against our commitment to recognize and respect the right to self-determination and self governance of IPs in their ancestral domains. We would like to call the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to determine the facts n this case so we will know the truth about allegations that both parties have made against each other that has caught these IPs in the middle of a conflict that is not theirs.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenous.peoples JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our Assemblies: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesPH #Lumad #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article CEBU CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- A mother from an indigenous peoples (IP) community finally reunited with her daughter after not having seen her for almost three years. Susay Bay-ao, a member of the Ata Manobo tribe in the hinterlands of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, said in 2018 she was informed that her daughter, along with other IP children, would only be attending classes in a Salugpongan school in Davao City, and would be coming home every three months. Read more |
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