Thank You to All Who Made the 11th ICBE A Huge Success!
We would like to acknowledge everyone’s invaluable support and contributions in making the 11th ICBE Conference a remarkable event…
WINNERS of the 11th ICBE Raffle Draw (Tombola)
MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, host of the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE) Conference, is happy and pleased to (re)announce the winners of the “Raising Funds to Keep Indigenous Societies Sustainable & Alive” fun-and-fund drive held on May 20, 2023...
WIN UP TO €300 for only €1 per ticket!
On May 18-20, 2023, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is privileged to host the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe Conference. The nearly 3-day gathering is also a celebration of solidarity in keeping our Igorot heritage and indigenous roots sustainable and alive...
MABIKAs Founding Chairperson Myra Colis Recognized Among the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World 2022
South Holland, The Netherlands, 15 October 2022: Myra Colis, Founding Chairperson of MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is selected for the 2022 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award™ (Founder & Pioneer Category) from the Foundation for...
Book Cover Design Competition
We are looking for someone to design the book cover to depict the triumphs, travails and travels of the Igorot Cordillerans in the European diaspora. The winning entry will be published as a front cover of the book, to be published in November 2022 in A5 size...
A call for a truly free, independent and sovereign Philippines
May God, Kabunian, Bathala, Allah empower us for our mission and vision of a truly free, independent and sovereign Philippines.
Knowledge Sharing is Empowering: The Case of the Philippine Indigenous People
On October 30, 2021, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, in coordination with SANDIWA Network of Advocates for National Minority Rights, held its first virtual celebration of the Philippine Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month. Guided by the theme “Bridging Gaps Through Knowledge Sharing”, the four resource speakers gave powerful yet heart-breaking presentations about the current situation of indigenous people in the Philippines from Luzon to Mindanao…
Climate crisis, self-determination & right to life
A speech delivered by Myra Colis, founding chairperson of MABIKAs Foundation during the demonstration organized by Stichting Aralez in coordination with different indigenous peoples groups in the Netherlands. The event, which was held on October 16, 2021 at Nelson Mandela Park in Amsterdam, is in line with the Indigenous Liberation Day 2021, a.k.a. Indigenous People’s Day…
INVITATION: IP Month Virtual Celebration 2021
About the EventPursuant to Proclamation No. 1906, the month of October is declared in the Philippines as National Indigenous Peoples Month. This declaration is in line with the Constitution's mandate to recognize and protect the rights of indigenous people and...
Restore Our Earth: MABIKAs Earth Day 2021 Statement
Since human beings and our locked-in dependence on fossil fuels are the dominant cause of the Earth’s warming atmosphere, we owe ourselves and the next generation an obligation to act and mitigate climate change. Hence, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands joins…