Community-Managed Micro Hydropower Facility in Beew, Abra, Cordillera
Beew Village and People Beew is a small village of 48 households of around 300 individuals in the municipality of Tubo, Abra. Tubo is located at 17°16′N 120°44′E which is approximately 800 to 1,500 meters above sea level. Indigenous Peoples of...
38th Peoples’ Cordillera Day: Launching Of “Dawwang: Let The River Flow Free” Mural In Baguio City
As part of the upcoming celebration of 38th Peoples' Cordillera Day and Goethe-Institut's #MovementMoments project, artist groups in Baguio City launched a wall mural depicting the brave women of the Anti-Chico Dam struggle. The mural is directly...
Community–based Health Program: A Cordillera Community Experience
“Any successful strategy to address socio-economic disparities in health will need to be based on a recognition that the highest threat to health inequity is overall social inequity.” Cordillera Health Situation A defining feature of the...
EDUCATION IN THE NEW NORMAL: A Year of Modular Learning in Sagada
Education is among the worst affected sectors by the Covid-19 pandemic. Some schools especially private ones closed, teachers and other non-teaching staff were unemployed, and enrolment declined. Thus, to ensure continuous education during the...
Health Response to Covid-19 in the Cordillera
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is a contiguous 1.8 million-hectare territory of 7 major groups of Indigenous Peoples and is the only region in the Philippines where Indigenous Peoples are the majority population. Composed of 6...
Eliminating Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples to Achieve SDG on Equality
Among the most aspired Sustainable Development Goals for indigenous peoples is SDG 10 on reducing inequality within and among countries. SDG 10 as set by the United Nations states that countries “By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic...
A National Food Summit Without Food Producers
“Ang food security ng Departamento ng Agrikultura ay hindi kailanman dumating sa lamesa ng katutubong mamamayan… Suportahan ang pagtatanim ng mga katutubo sa mga produktong kapakipakinabang, suportahan ang aming pagdepensa sa mga kagubatan...
Displaced women ambulant vendors become squash noodle producers
Women ambulant vendors economically displaced by the Covid-19 lockdown received training on squash noodle production last March 7 from the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC). Following health and safety protocols, the...
Preamble at IFAD’s Indigenous Peoples’ Forum
The Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) participates at the 5th global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) which took place on 2,3,4 and 15 February 2021. The...
Devolution of DSWD Services to LGUs: impacts and CSOs’ role
Large functions of the programs of the Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) will be devolved to Local Government Units (LGU) by year 2022, among which are the sustainable livelihood program and feeding program. This was announced by...
Cuba’s Covid-19 Response Amidst US Blockade
Being one of the countries that took immediate action and being better positioned than most with a strong healthcare system, Cuba’s response in dealing with the covid-19 threat has been impressive despite the over 60-year US economic blockade that...
Debate on the Future of Development Cooperation
The Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) participated in the debate organized by organizations in the province of East Flanders, Belgium on the future of development cooperation. It was a well-timed debate in this period of...