The United Kingdom’s leading independent travel magazine, Wanderlust, has put the Philippines’ indigenous culture in the limelight with a list article of places where the local heritage is preserved.
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De La Salle Lipa wins International Green Gown Award for outreach to Mangyans
De La Salle Lipa in the Philippines has won the International Green Gown Award for its community outreach to the Mangyans, a cultural group of Mindoro province.
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Call for runners of Race for Water fundraiser for Pampanga indigenous people
The call is on for runners of the Race for Water fundraiser to build a water system for an indigenous people community in upland Pampanga.
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LISTEN: “We Sing” International Women’s Day ILO song features Filipina Bayang Barrios
Listening to the “We Sing” International Women’s Day song pumps up our Filipina pride as we realize it features Filipina singer-songwriter and Indigenous People advocate, Bayang Barrios.
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Pangasinan’s Daang Katutubo to Aguilar View Deck helps Indigenous People access social services
The new Daang Katutubo leading to the View Deck of Nayong Aguilar in Pangasinan is expected to help the Kankanaey, Bago, and Ibaloi groups in Barangay Mapita access more social services while reducing travel time once it is completed.
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Filipina leaders Louise Mabulo, Josefa Tauli named NatGeo Young Explorers
Filipina youth leaders Louise Mabulo and Josefa Tauli, both University of the Philippines alumni, have been named 2020 Young Explorer recipients of the National Geographic Society which awards funding to young people engaged in impact-driven efforts to address global issues.
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AirAsia, Liter of Light bring solar lamps to Zamboanga’s indigenous people
AirAsia Philippines and the Liter of Light Foundation have brought the Light it Forward solar lamps to the indigenous people of Zamboanga.
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These non-profit groups are raising funds for online learning gadgets of Aetas
Non-profit organizations Peace Kamp, Bangketa Eskwela Foundation, and other charity groups have banded together to provide the online learning needs of the Aeta indigenous people in Porac, Pampanga.
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Angel Locsin is Forbes Asia’s Hero of Philanthropy
Forbes Asia named Filipina actor Angel Locsin among Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019. Forbes Asia’s 2019 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Catalysts For Change announced on December 2 listed Angel Locsin among the awardees that included Jack Ma of China who stepped down from Alibaba to devote more time to philanthropy. Angel Locsin was cited for […]
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Bangsamoro and Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation reforest Lanao del Sur mountain range
The Bangsamoro people through the Hineleban Foundation have partnered with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to reforest the Lanao del Sur mountain range. The two Phlippine foundations have committed to rehabilitation work on 100 hectares of denuded watershed in the mountain range of Amai Manabilang. The reforestation project aims to bring back the […]
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Lyceum University wins 2 Investors in People awards in London
The Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) community outreach program for indigenous peoples received two international awards from the London-based Investors in People. LPU was recognized for Excellence in Social Responsibility, while LPU executive Dr. Marilyn Ngales was awarded Leader of the Year 2018 by the London group that sets standards of excellence in people […]
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Cordillera’s Joan Carling wins UN Champions of the Earth Award
Cordillera native Joan Carling has been awarded as a United Nations Champion of the Earth for her life’s work of fighting for environmental and indigenous people’s (IP) rights.
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