Potable Water System Turned-Over in Kalinga Province

Written by Audy G. Reginalde and Pablo B. Paet Jr. A portable water system was turned over to the Barangay Water Association (BWSA) and Barangay Local Government Unit of Salegseg Sitio Lower Poblacion, Balbalan, Kalinga Province, Philippines on June 17, 2023. The project is through the support fund provided by MISEREOR and implemented by the […]

How participatory maps can inform national policy making: The Tampakan Copper-Gold mine case

On September 23, 2011, Sagittarius Mines, Inc., a joint venture between global giant Glencore, Australia’s Indophil Resources, and Filipino firm Tampakan Group of Companies, organised a public consultation in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines, to present the results of a series of feasibility studies including the results of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and inherent […]

PAFID General Assembly 2011

A total of 38 members attended the PAFID General Assembly on 07 May 2011 at the LB Soriano Hall of the SEAMEO-INNOTECH Center on Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. The assembly provided a venue for the members to get an update about PAFID as well each other. It also provided opportunities for members to rekindle […]

National IP Summit 2011

Quezon City—Around 150 indigenous peoples from all over the country gathered at the SEAMEO Innotech Center in this city for a groundbreaking three-day national summit to affirm the National Indigenous Peoples’ Policy Agenda and formulate a common IP Action Plan for upholding their rights. The policy agenda and its action plan will comprise the sector’s major […]

PAFID and FUNDESO of Spain Embarks on a New Partnership in Aurora

FUNDESO of Spain and PAFID recently signed a collaboration agreement to implement a project in two (2) communities in Maria Aurora, Aurora. The project aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty and improving the living conditions of the indigenous Ilongot community in Bayanihan, and the community of migrant Igorots in Kadayakan. Among others, the […]