2 MIN READVlogger Crist Briand faces backlash after a video showed him handling remains inside a burial cave in Sagada, prompting renewed calls to protect the town’s sacred sites from exploitation.
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2 MIN READA video of social media personality Bretman Rock wearing a wanés, also known as a traditional bahag, has sparked an online debate, drawing both criticism and support as Indigenous Peoples in the Cordillera discussed cultural respect, labeling, and prejudice.
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4 MIN READAuthentic leadership isn’t measured in Instagram likes, designer bags, or the glitter of inherited privilege. It is measured in the quiet, relentless courage to risk everything for a fairer, more just society.
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3 MIN READThe conflict and the massacre became a symbol of the tensions between American colonial rule and Filipino aspirations for self-determination, which was a central theme of Quezon’s political career.
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2 MIN READWearing these clothes casually by random people may seem insignificant, but its impact on cultural identity is not. So the next time you visit Baguio or other areas, show respect for the culture by understanding instead of just wearing it.
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2 MIN READThe UP Baguio Student Council featured the cultural importance of indigenous instruments in the Cordillera during a workshop as part of National Indigenous Peoples Month.
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3 MIN READFarmers from the three Ilocos provinces joined the demonstration to press for higher prices and genuine representation in consultations, saying the current system keeps them deeply in debt and in poverty.
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3 MIN READIt had to be said that the risks posed by erring NCIP officials are no different from those posed by individuals or groups who falsely claim to be rightful representatives or assert authority over indigenous peoples’ ancestral domains.
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3 MIN READCommemoration must go beyond remembrance to tangible cooperation among nations to address the ongoing marginalization of indigenous peoples. The survival of rivers, forests, and cultural heritage depends on protecting those who have preserved them for generations.
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5 MIN READOn August 9, 1982, the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations held its first meeting. Cordilleran advocates were there. Fresh from their mourning of Macli-ing’s murder, they brought with them their grief, their stories, their resistance.
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