From the name of the bill itself, The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the intention is clear. It is an Act to prevent, prohibit, and penalize terrorism. Taken from that perspective, should we as advocates for the rights of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) support a bill such as...
Are you an Igorot Cordilleran who migrated to Europe? Do you have an interesting story to tell about how your Igorotness has helped you in navigating your way as a migrant? Are you a first-generation Igorot Cordilleran who would like to narrate your journey from the...
Written and delivered by Agnes van de Beek-Pavia during the 3rd year anniversary and Christmas celebration of MABIKAs Foundation held on 7 December 2019. Good afternoon everyone. First and foremost I’d like to thank you all for this very warm welcome. I actually came...
Lyrics composed by Janet BarcenaSang together with Luniza Taoil & Aurora Pacio-Pascual as a welcoming song to participants of the MABIKAs 3rd year anniversary and Christmas celebration held on December 7, 2019 in Gouda, The Netherlands. Dang dang ay sidong ilay...
There was something magical about this year’s 3rd year anniversary and early Christmas celebration for MABIKAs Foundation, the Philippine Cordillera Connection in the Netherlands that was held on December 7, 2019 (Saturday) in Gouda, The Netherlands. Perhaps it's the...
By Yvonne Belen Photo Credits: Romelita Heitlager-Gumatic & Aurora Pacio-Pascual The first commemoration of the Indigenous People’s Day in the Netherlands was successfully held at the Nassaukerk on October 26, 2019. It was a part of a national and global...
By Andrei Angnged I am honored to be invited and to be an active participant in this annual Indigenous Peoples Day and Workshop organized by MABIKAS Foundation. I would first like to all the Cordilleran’s present here if they are comfortable or accept if I use the...
This article is originally published on the book, "ICBE Through the Years: Preserving the Igorot Cultural Heritage & Passing it on to the Next Generation", 2019 edition. ABOUT THE PRESENTER [author_image...
By Yvonne Belen Three members of MABIKAs Foundation Board attended a conference organized by the Netherlands Center for Indigenous Peoples (NCIV) in celebration of its 50 years of existence. MABIKAs representatives Renijune Abaya, Yvonne Belen and Cesar T. Tagubaat...
MABIKAs Foundation, The Philippine Cordillera Connection in the Netherlands, is happy and grateful to have presented and represented the indigenous people from the Philippine Cordillera region during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Nederlands Centrum voor Inheemse Volken (NCIV, Netherlands Center for Indigenous People) held on September 15, 2019 at Volkenkunde Museum in Leiden…
Published by Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE). Copyright @2019 by MABIKAs Foundation- The Netherlands and the contributing authors on their respective works and the contributing photographers on their photographs. Cover and Interior Layout & Design: Myra...
Hosted by MABIKAs Foundation- The Netherlands, the 10th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK Europe (ICBE) Conference held on July 26-29, 2019 at the Nassaukerk in Amsterdam was a huge success…
(A message written and delivered by MABIKAs Founding Chaiperson, Myra Colis, during the Cultural Night of the 10th ICBE Conference held in Amsterdam on July 27, 2019) “Great things come from small beginnings,” says a Finnish proverb. But “alone we can do so little;...
Presented by Christina T. Moncado during the 10th ICBE Conference held in Amsterdam on July 27, 2019. Abra province is one of the six provinces in the Cordillera Administrative region (CAR). It is hemmed in the towering mountain ranges of the Ilocos on the west and...
This article is originally published on the book, "ICBE Through the Years: Preserving the Igorot Cultural Heritage & Passing it on to the Next Generation", 2019 edition. ABOUT THE PRESENTER [author_image...
(A Keynote Address delivered by Yvonne Belen, 10th ICBE Overall Coordinator, on Day 1 of the 10th ICBE Consultation held in Amsterdam on July 26, 2019) I am honored to deliver the keynote address of the 10th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE) Consultation. My long...
MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, host of the 10th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE) Conference, is happy and pleased to announce the winners of the “Raising Funds to Keep Indigenous Societies Sustainable & Alive” fun-and-fund drive held on July 27, 2019 (Saturday) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands…
The following message was delivered by Cesar Tomilas Taguba, member of the MABIKAs Foundation Board, on July 6, 2019 in celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day (PID) in Den Haag. MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is one of the six members of the PID Den Haag Organizing Committee.