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CDPC Kordilyera
The Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera, Inc. (CDPC) is a consortium of development NGOs in the Cordillera Region founded in 1986 in support of the indigenous peoples struggle for the right to self-determination.
Right to Food
We support traditional agricultural system in the Cordillera by initiating modern technique and technology.
Right to Health
We support community-based health programs whilst taking into account indigenous health practices.
Right to Livelihood
We support the capacity development and organizing of formal and informal workers as they strive for secured work and livelihood.
Civil and Political Rights
We support the capacity development of people's organizations for the enjoyment of their right to participate in political affairs.
our approach to development
We adopt a human right and indigenous people’s right approach to development, in particular right to food and livelihood, right to health, labor rights and political rights. We support right to development initiatives in the Cordillera region.
OUR ADVOCACY
CDPC is an organization that champions food sovereignty, health, livelihood, civil and political rights towards the self-determination of indigenous people in the Cordillera.
News
World Mental Health: A Seminar to Advocate
On October 19, 2024, CHESTCORE in collaboration with SIGLAT youth hub, CWEARC, CYC, Coalition of Health Workers’ Organization in the Cordillera, Northern Luzon Mental Health Advocacy Network, and Team Aywan of the Safe and Sound Cities Project,...
Northern Luzon NGOs Unite to Defend Peoples’ Right to Development
Baguio City – Non-government organizations (NGOs) in Northern Luzon gathered on October 12, 2024 in a concerted effort to assert civic spaces and people’s right to development amid attacks on civil society organizations which includes the...
DSWD Renewed the Accreditation of CDPC
On September 2, 2024, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed the accreditation of the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC). The accreditation certificate was awarded which signifies CDPC's genuineness...
Journals
PANAGLAJEEP: Balik-aral sa Buhay at Pagkilos ng Sektor ng Pampublikong Transportasyon sa Baguio
NILALAMAN I. Kasaysayan at konteksto a. Hari ng kalsada b. Tsuper at opereytor c. Pagkakaisa at pagsulong II. Mga tagumpay ng sama-samang pagkilos ng mga tsuper, opereytor, at mananakay sa Baguio a. Pangunguna at pakikiisa sa pagbawi sa mga...
SALUN-AT KEN SAKIT A COVID-19
COVID-19 and Livelihood Loss
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have affected us all but, as in most things, not equally. A huge casualty is people’s livelihoods. Those already vulnerable, relying merely on what they make in a day, are just so much more badly hit than many of...
Women in Resource Management
For many outsides of the Cordillera, the Cordillera rice terraces are what one sees in Banaue (Poblacion). Popularized by tourism and media, the Banaue rice terraces have become the public image showcasing the ingenuity, engineering skills, and...