The Saga of the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) inside the Ancestral Domain of the Bugkalot/Ilongot ICCs/IPs of Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya

September 27, 2023 I Through the directives of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairperson Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las, the NCIP, National Irrigation Authority (NIA) and Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/Ips) of Bugkalot/Ilongot signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the implementation of community-identified development projects under the corporate social responsibility of NIA and the continue reading : The Saga of the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) inside the Ancestral Domain of the Bugkalot/Ilongot ICCs/IPs of Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya

The World Bank paid a Courtesy Visit to the NCIP Chairperson

25 September 2023 | Headed by the Country Director for the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Brunei, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, the World Bank team paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Chairperson for the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Chairperson Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las. The visit became a fruitful dialogue on nourishing partnership with an continue reading : The World Bank paid a Courtesy Visit to the NCIP Chairperson

2nd NCIP APREA DAY 1

26 September 2023 | National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) conducted its 2nd Agency Planning, Review, and Evaluation Activity (APREA) in Department of Social Welfare and Development – Social Welfare and Development Center for Asia and the Pacific (DSWD-SWADCAP), Taguig City. The APREA aims to evaluate the NCIP’s performance as regards to Programs, Activities, and continue reading : 2nd NCIP APREA DAY 1

FIRST ATI ICCs/IPs IPMR SELECTION

12 September 2023 | National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region VI/VII documented first Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) selection of Ati Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) in Dumarao, Capiz.   The activity is a realization of right to self-governance and empowerment of Ati ICCs/IPs to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.   continue reading : FIRST ATI ICCs/IPs IPMR SELECTION

TURNOVER OF 23 HOUSING UNITS TO KABIHUG/MANIDE ICCs/IPs

13 September 2023 | National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region V participated in turnover of first 23 out of 58 unit of household for Kabihug/Manide Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte.   The Housing Project is a collaboration effort of National Housing Authority (NHA), NCIP, and Local Government Unit (LGU) continue reading : TURNOVER OF 23 HOUSING UNITS TO KABIHUG/MANIDE ICCs/IPs