Chamchamag Features

FeatureKreja Vei Casiw
North Cotabato in southern Philippines is a place where the mist often clings low and covers every ridge like a thick white veil that hides the beauty of the valleys from atop the highlands to the lan...

FeatureZenaida Garambas
 In the early morning of 7 March, a team composed of four Tebtebba Foundation staff and five members of the Nagkakaisang mga Tribu ng Palawan (NATRIPAL) traversed the tree-lined highways of Palawan fr...

FeatureDoris Borna Mae Esteban
The Késéfanangguwit Timuay or Timuay Justice and Governance (TJG), the Indigenous political structure (IPS) of the Teduray-Lambangian in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has rep...

FeatureMarilyn dela Torre
Biodiversity conservation at the local level has been globally recognized as one of the most effective and practical approaches for achieving both short-term and long-term goals. In particular, commun...

FeatureKreja Vei Casiw
In the island town of Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia, Indigenous women leaders, representatives from Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, global partners, and donors gathered to confront one of the most...

FeatureLorza Banawag
The youth organization Upong da Ilikoy conducted a series of knowledge-sharing on traditional farm practices and food systems as the foundation for sustainable agriculture and community resilience in ...

FeatureInterviewed and prepared by Florence Daguitan
This was an interview of Titay [Deputy Chieftain] Allan Olubalang of TJG conducted on December 17, 2025 in Langkat Itu, Looy, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, with contributions from Timuay Labi [Supre...

FeatureWritten by Gabriel De Vera; Edited by Jayford Sacla and Doris Borna Mae Esteban
In the heart of Paracelis, Mountain Province in the Philippines, a quiet yet determined journey has been unfolding. For the people of Licoy, securing their certificate of ancestral domain title (CADT)...

FeatureWritten by Jane L. Yapeo; Edited by Eleanor Dictaan-Bang-oa
"Kami tidak takut; kami akan terus berjuang dengan berani demi hak kami atas tanah ulayat dan melindungi hutan kemenyan kami hingga titik darah penghabisan."  

(“We are not afraid; we will continue to ...

FeatureWritten by Uzzal Azim, Program Coordinator, Kapaeeng Foundation (a partner organization in Bangladesh under the IPAF 6th Cycle); Edited by Eleanor Dictaaan-Bang-oa
It was a privilege to participate in the 2025 High-Level Political Forum  on Sustainable Development (HLPF), held from 14–23 July 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. I attended the ev...

FeatureWritten by Mitch Teofilo; Edited by Kalea Adrienne Aquino and Abigail Kitma
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France from June 9–13, 2025, was a defining moment in global ocean governance. As part of efforts to advance Sustainable Development Go...

FeatureWritten by Jayford Sacla; Edited by Gideon Ammang and Doris Borna Mae Esteban
The Samahan ng Katutubong Tagbanuang Tandulanen sa Binga (SAKATTABI), an Indigenous Peoples’ organization located in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines in a demonstration of self-determination, marked ...

FeatureWritten by Clementina Doga-ong, Pidlisan Tribe Organization (PiTO) and Melessa Carrao, Tebtebba Foundation, Inc.; Edited by Gideon Ammang, Jayford Sacla and Doris Borna Mae Esteban
More than just a tourist attraction, the Bomod‑ok Falls holds a deeper meaning for the Indigenous Pidlisan community in Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines. The Bomod‑ok Falls, known as “the big fa...

FeatureWritten by Gabriel De Vera; Edited by Gideon Ammang, Jayford Sacla and Doris Borna Mae Esteban
The Climate and Biodiversity Program (CBP) team of Tebtebba Foundation, Inc. recently conducted research documenting the effects of typhoon Rosita, which devastated Natonin, Mountain Province in the n...