Indigenous land rights can’t stop commercial development in the Philippines

Published on September 18, 2025

Improper consultations, the quiet leasing of land and apathy blamed for the swell of tourism developments on Matigsalug ancestral land.

Continue reading on website
Other news

UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

September 18, 2025
During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to the relentless advance of the climate crisis – the United Nations has held its ground, working to promote peace, drive sustainable development, and ease human suffering.

Corruption scandal sinks South Korea’s funding for Philippine bridges as conservationists hail dolphin reprieve

September 19, 2025
South Korea freezes aid for ‘dolphin-killer’ inter-island bridges project amid Philippine flood-control corruption scandal – a move activists hail as both a win for transparency and endangered marine life.