{"id":1415,"date":"2018-01-06T21:26:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkfeyerabend.org\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2019-03-10T17:00:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T16:00:57","slug":"english-fostering-solidarity-and-strategic-alliance-between-the-batak-and-tagbanuwa-peoples-of-puerto-princesa-palawan-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pkfeyerabend.org\/en\/2018\/01\/06\/english-fostering-solidarity-and-strategic-alliance-between-the-batak-and-tagbanuwa-peoples-of-puerto-princesa-palawan-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering solidarity and strategic alliance between the Batak and Tagbanuwa peoples of Puerto Princesa (Palawan, the Philippines)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This initiative aims at strengthening community solidarity and forging a strategic alliance between two groups of indigenous peoples: the Batak and the Tagbanuwa of Puerto Princesa Municipality, (particularly in the territory of Tanabag), in the island of Palawan, The Philippines. <\/p>\n

The upland areas being used by these indigenous communities include one of the best-conserved forests and biological hot spots found within the Philippines\u2019 archipelago. By and large, relationships between the Batak and Tagbanuwa have been good over the years and inter-marriages between the two groups are common. At times, however, tensions have risen in relation to rights to gather non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for commercial purposes, especially in contested areas claimed by both the Tagbanuwa and the Batak. <\/p>\n

There is very poor independent information regarding mining, industrial agribusiness and top-down conservation schemes in the territories of the Batak and Tagbanuwa. This has not allowed their communities to make informed choices or build strong alliances, nor to build a shared advocacy agenda to counter the multiplicity of damages and threats that affect the livelihood and cultural integrity of their communities. <\/p>\n

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In its attempt to secure the Tanabag Batak ancestral domain, this initiative will bring Tagbanuwa and Batak households in conversation with one another, enabling them to have a more effective voice in policy decision-making at the provincial and national levels. The initiative will be implement by the Coalition against Land Grabbing (CALG)<\/a>, which will foster long-lasting solidarity and reciprocal supporting mechanisms between the Tagbanuwa and Batak by: <\/p>\n