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Rest in Power, Mel

With much sorrow, we send our condolences to the family and friends of Mel de Vera. Mel was an enduring campaigner at LRC, first in...

Indigenous lands, the last frontiers of nature, continue to be besieged in the Philippines

As we observe the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we bring attention to the pivotal role of indigenous territories...

Fair is Fast: Just energy transition policy needed to speed-up renewable energy dev’t, report reveals

(Quezon City) A recently launched study by policy think-tank Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) found that a just transition...

A Call for Effective and Genuine Consultations on the Revised FPIC Guidelines

We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about the threats to Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination under the proposed revised...

NCIP urged to extend, expand consultations on indigenous consent process

Indigenous groups and advocates today urged the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to expand and extend the consultations...

A Genuine Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples Code Recognizes ourIdentities, our Ancestral Domains, and our Collective Rights

NMIP Indigenous Political Structures’ Unified Statement on Bill 273 or the “Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples Development Act of 2024” We,...

Support the Petition to #CancelOceanaGold in the Philippines

We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with and support for the affected communities and the petitioners against...

Case v. Oceanagold to proceed to full trial

The petition for certiorari and continuing mandamus filed against the mining agreement renewal of large-scale miner Oceanagold is set to...

Illegal renewal of OceanaGold mining contract brought to court

(Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya) — Despite protest from communities and civil society in 2021, amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic yet, the mining...

Concert calls for a just minerals transition

Kung atin lang ang mundo—if only this world were ours, if only it were up to us, we'd have a kinder, greener world. On 10 December 2023,...