Published May 5, 2021, 1:41 PM
ILOILO CITY The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is spearheading a P20-million housing project for Panay Bukidnon, an indigenous peoples (IP) group affected by the mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo.
HOUSE FOR IPs –A rendering of the house to be built as relocation for Panay Bukidnon inidgenous peoples who are affected by the mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo. (NIA Region 6 JRMP-II / MANILA BULLETIN)
“We are taking another big step towards our goal of providing new homes for our brother IPs, not just new homes, but better lives for them,” said Engr. Jonel Borres, NIA-Region 6 (Western Visayas) manager.
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“We, lawyers, only perform the duties we sworn to do and seek to uphold the rule of law regardless who we represent. We are not cowered by a series of attacks against members of the bench and the bar. But we denounce the formative culture of subjecting lawyers to attack for enforcing the rights of the people,” said Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP-Iloilo Chapter) in a statement released Thursday, March 4. Guillen, who is assistant vice president for the Visayas of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), was stabbed with a screwdriver on his head past 9 p.m. of March 3 after he got out of his vehicle along Gen. Luna Street.
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Published January 6, 2021, 7:20 AM
ILOILO CITY Cultural workers and scholars are calling for peace among communities of indigenous peoples (IPs) in central Panay Island after the deadly raids conducted in alleged Communist hotspots in Iloilo and Capiz provinces.
Members of the Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples (IPs) flee their homes after a deadly raid that killed nine in Iloilo and Capiz provinces. (Photo courtesy of Panay Today)
“The residents of our research sites and the communities where we have conducted knowledge-building since the late 1980s have become concerned with their safety and well-being. The loss of a
maaram (learned) culture bearer is irreplaceable,” said the Panay Indigenous Culture Advocacy Group (PICAG) in a statement.