MABIKAs Foundation Officially Launched at Christmas
December 8, 2018 marked another milestone in the life of MABIKAs Foundation, the Philippine Cordillera Connection in the Netherlands…
IP Sunday celebrated for the 1st time in the Netherlands
The commemoration of the First Indigenous Peoples Sunday (IP Sunday) was successfully held at the Old Catholic Church in Amsterdam last 28 October. The event organized by the Filipino Parish Netherlands (FPNL) and the active participation of the MABIKAs Foundation…
MABIKAs meets Kidlat Tahimik as Prins Claus Fund Laureate
Kidkat Tahimik (Silent Lightning) -a Filipino artist, writer and independent filmmaker-was one of the awardees of the Prins Claus Fund 2018. The awarding ceremonies was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on December 6, 2018…
Thank you HARI donors & volunteers
From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank all the donors and volunteers who made all these community outreaches and the MABIKAs Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives (HARI) Program possible…
Indigenous People Sunday Celebration
The Filipino Parish Netherlands (FPNL) cordially invites you to celebrate the very first commemoration ofIndigenous People (IP) Sunday here in the Netherlands on October 28, 2018 from 13:30 at the Old Catholic Church in Ruysdaelstraat, Amsterdam…
MABIKAs Foundation is now a legal entity
After two years of formulation, MABIKAs Foundation (The Philippine Cordillera Connection in the Netherlands) has finally reached one of its most awaited milestone on its journey towards a world without prejudice against indigenous people. The foundation is now registered as a legal entity in the Netherlands…
Lifting Philippine culture & the Igorots on ‘global stage’
MABIKAs Foundation, the Philippine Cordillera Connection in the Netherlands, sounded their gongs and beat them to the rhythm of merriment and pride as they officially represent the Philippines and the Philippine culture during the recently concluded Embassy Festival in The Hague…
Colonization- The Making of Indigenous People, Protectors of Mother Earth
A Presentation by Cesar T. Taguba during his talk at the celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2018 at Studio/K in Amsterdam. “There is a growing recognition that IPs are biodiversity protectors (Protector of Mother Earth), that their land have lower deforestation rate…
We came, we saw, and we learned to beat the gongs
With the theme, ‘Live anywhere the Igorot culture with pride and passion and pass it on the next generation’, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands and the Cordillera Community in Belgium (Cordi-Bel) have joined forces on May 12, 2018 and hold the very first joint cultural workshop…
MABIKAs celebrates Earth Day at Studio/K
In line with today's celebration of Earth Day, MABIKAs Foundation joins Studio/K in an event that aims to shed light about the struggles of indigenous people, especially in terms of protecting their lands, people and culture to keep the indigenous society alive and...