Binongan
Licuan-Baay, Abra
The Binongan ancestral domain covers an area of 31,610 hectares and is composed of 150 villages. The domain is known for its rich biodiversity, forests, and watersheds. The majority of the 3,000 to 4,000 inhabitants lives on subsistence farming and is settled along the rivers.
Binongan People News
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Ten YIP College Grantees Graduate From Pamulaan
Ten college grantees from ethnic groups all over the Philippines under the Young Indigenous Peoples (YIP) Leaders Program of Cartwheel Foundation, Inc. (CFI) graduated with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP)-Pamulaan Center for Indigenous Peoples Education in Mintal, Davao on March 31, 2015. Their batch boasts of 33 graduates in total, with the rest being given support by other partner organizations.
CFI Team members Pia Ortiz-Luis, Celia Jurado and Rainey Sarmiento joined the pre-graduation festivities as well, while Co-Founder and ... -
Cordillera Women Pursuing Indigenous Knowledge For Food Sovereignty Part 2
This is the second series of the research of the Cordillera Women's Education Action Research Center (CWEARC), a non-government organization that provides services for indigenous women's organizations in the Cordillera region, on the prevailing indigenous knowledge and practices of indigenous women and their communities in support of their food sovereignty. The first series was the result of the case study made among the Gubang tribe in Lat-ey, Malibcong and the Binongan tribe in Lenneng, Baay-Licuay in the province of Abra.
CWEARC shares the definition of food sovereignty as "the right of ... -
Acosta Coffee Not Your 3 in 1 Typical Coffee
I'm always has been a coffee lover. Nothing beats a good cup of coffee in the morning.
While vacationing in Abra, someone tried to serve me the 3-in-1 coffee (apparently a very popular instant coffee with the mixture of creamer and sugar), I frawned to the idea. You got to be kidding me, I said to myself.
I had a chance to talk to Jestonie Acosta fo Acosta Coffee while on vacation in Abra.
Jestonie is the owner of Acosta Coffee.
Acosta coffee is a delicious blend of Arabica and Robusta flavor grown in the highlands of Tineg, Abra. The coffee is picked by Itneg tribe from Agsimao an ... -
Open Letter to President Benigno Aquino Condemning Massacre of Freddie Edgar and Licuben Ligiw
Dear President Aquino, We, the members of the International Coalition on Human Rights in the Philippines ??" Canada chapter, condemn in the strongest terms the brutal killing of Freddie "Fermin" Ligiw, Edgar Ligiw and their father, Licuben Ligiw on March 2, 2014 in Baay-Licuaan, Abra. In solidarity with their family and indigenous community, we demand speedy justice for them. We call on you to immediate order an independent and impartial investigation, prosecution of those responsible for this heinous crime and speedy justice for the victims.
Elements of the 41st Infantry Battalion of the ... -
Youth mining activist Freddie Ligiw killed with father Licuben and brother Eddie in Abra
Freddie Ligiw was supposed to meet with human rights groups to narrate how he was forcibly used as a guide by soldiers from the 41st IBPA of the AFP when he went missing. The bodies of Freddie, his brother and father were later found in a shallow grave.
Youth groups condemned the killing of Freddie Ligiw, a member of progressive youth group Anakbayan in Abra, his father Licuben and brother Eddie allegedly by members of the Philippine Army 41st Infantry Battalion last March 2, 2014.
"We condemn in the highest terms the murder of Ligiw and his kin. Not content with depriving him of his lib ... -
Cultural Impacts of Mining in Indigenous Peoples Ancestral Domains in the Philippines
According to the Philippines' largest mining company, Philex Mining Corporation, "there is life in mining". In its advertising campaign, the company tells the public that it "values the environment and community" through "responsible mining". For indigenous peoples, however, who belong to the most marginalized and vulnerable sectors of society, large-scale mining often leads to the loss of their lands and thus poses a serious threat to their livelihoods.
About 60 percent of mining operations in the Philippines take place in ancestral domains and often without the consent of the affected co ...