In this short video, Untung ta Kalasan (Forest of Life), Eneriza Menaling, shares her story and that of the forests and her community in Bendum. Eneriza is a Pulangiyēn youth from Bendum, an upland village in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in northern…
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In the forests of the Pantaron mountain range in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon, the indigenous Pulangiyēn youth in Bendum are leading efforts to restore their ancestral lands. Once devastated by logging under the regime of former President Ferdinand…
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The Forest Farm and Leadership in the Margins (FFLM) unit of APC works with Balay Laudato Sí in supporting the Youth Work Experience (YWE) program to provide alternative opportunities for vulnerable youth in Bendum, Philippines who lost their jobs due…
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms. Victoria “Vicky” Tauli-Corpuz, addressed the graduates of Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center and the Pulangiyēn community during the APC Graduation Ceremony, 28 March, with the theme “Sa gaup tugdaan…
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The Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center envisions indigenous communities who are empowered to learn and live as Indigenous Peoples, exercising self-determination over the management of their ancestral domain, and asserting their cultural integrity in society. Join us in achieving…
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