Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group Concerns on the ADB’s ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARD 7 (ESS7) ON IPs
CONCERNS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ADVISORY GROUP ON THE ADB’S REVISED ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK (ESF), PARTICULARLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARD 7 (ESS7) ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES We, members of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group...
CDPC Statement on the Attacks Against KADUAMI
The women and men of CDPC strongly rebuke the apparent pattern of clamping NGOs advocating for human rights-based approach to development. Our sister-NGO, the KATINNULONG DAGITI UMILI TI AMIANAN (KADUAMI-NL) is the latest subject of NGOs being...
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...
Statement on the Occasion Of Martial Law Commemoration
This September 2024, we commemorate events that defined the impact of international and national laws on human rights and democratic freedoms in our country and the world. First, the commemoration of Martial Law declared on September 21, 1972 that...
Statement on the Commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – August 9, 2024
The Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera joins Indigenous Peoples across the globe in commemorating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. We continue to be in solidarity as Indigenous Peoples assert and defend their...
CHESTCORE’s Commitment to Accessible and Affordable Health Services: First Semester 2024 Recap
In health advocacy and community empowerment, CHESTCORE (Community Health Education, Services and Training in the Cordillera Region) continues to stand firm in its mission and vision to advance people's rights. Significant engagements and...
In Solidarity with Palawan People in their Call for Moratorium on New Mining Permits
We are inspired by and share solidarity with the Palawan people who have called for a moratorium on new mining activities in their region. This call is a testament to the growing awareness of the devastating environmental and social impacts of...
The crisis brought by El Niño dries up all aspects of the farmer’s life
Aliansa dagiti Pesante iti Kordiliera (APIT TAKO) Cordillera Regional Chapter of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) El Niño: a national crisis Since July 2023, the whole Philippines has been subjected to the drought brought by El Niño, an...
CDPC Statement on the 40th Peoples’ Cordillera Day 2024
Theme: “SUMKAD! Courageously advance the struggle for land, life and honor” We at the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) is in solidarity with the Cordillera mass movement in the celebration of the 40th Peoples’ Cordillera Day...
40th Cordillera Day Statement from SOLIDAGRO
SOLIDARITY MESSAGE 40th Cordillera Day We, Solidagro in Belgium, send our warmest greetings of solidarity to the Cordillera people on this occasion of the 40th Cordillera Day celebration. Our continuing partnership with the CDPC through the years...