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Community struggles with transition minerals projects
As the Marcos Jr. administration ramps up its promotion of mining and processing of critical minerals necessary for renewable energy...
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Save the Marbel-Buluan Watershed. Cancel the Tampakan Mine.
We, the petitioners, counsel, and supporters in Bishop Casicas v. Exec. Sec. Bersamin, marched in our thousands today here today in...
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Marbel Bishop, community leaders challenge Tampakan mine extension in court
(Koronadal, South Cotabato)–Concerned residents and civil society organizations led by the Marbel Bishop Cerilo Casicas today filed a...
Oct 3, 20242 min read


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...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


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...
Aug 9, 20243 min read


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...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


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...
Jun 13, 20247 min read
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...
Jun 11, 20242 min read


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,...
May 23, 20245 min read


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...
May 10, 20245 min read
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