41st Cordillera Day celebration – Solidarity Message from SOLIDAGRO
Warmest Greetings of Solidarity from Solidagro! We extend our heartfelt solidarity to the Cordillera people on the occasion of the 41st Cordillera Day celebration, united under the theme “Assert Our Rights. Persist in the Struggle for...
41st Peoples’ Cordillera Day – Solidarity letter from the Province of East Flanders
On this 41st Cordillera celebration day, a highlight moment of exchange but above all connection between the various communities that make up the Cordillera, we, the Province of East Flanders, gladly confirm our solidarity and support for your call...
CDPC Solidarity Statement on the 41st Peoples’ Cordillera Day
We at the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) join the Cordillera Peoples Alliance and its network in celebrating the 41st Annual Peoples’ Cordillera Day. This year’s commemoration is marked by an important issue about energy...
CDPC Statement on the Marharlika Investment Corporation’s Investment on the Makilala Mining Company Inc. in Pasil, Kalinga
The CDPC is alarmed by the news report that the controversial Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) will provide a $76.4 million (roughly PhP4.4 billion) bridge loan to the Makilala Mining Company Inc. (MMCI). The MIC is the flagship project of...
Celebrating Courage and Resilience: CDPC Honors Women’s Achievements on International Women’s Day 2025
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) honors the tireless efforts of women who are courageously advancing their rights through various initiatives amid the obstacles and injustices...
Statement by the Defend NGO Northern Luzon on the Occasion of the Country Visit by the Financial Action Task Force on January 20 and 21, 2025
We have received reports that the Financial Action Task Force, the international standard-setting body for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering financing of terrorism (CFT), is in the country on January 20 and 21 to conduct an on-site...
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CORDILLERA HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIANCE (CHRA) FOR THE 76TH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Today, on the 76th International Human Rights Day, the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) joins the Filipino people in calling for accountability from the Marcos and Duterte families for their continued human rights abuses. Since the...
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...
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...
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...