STATEMENTS

[ENGLISH] Reframing how the State views Indigenous Peoples and Communities and their contributions to Philippine society is the long-term aspiration of this IP Electoral Agenda. The realization of this goal hinges on the positive steps on six identified key issues and concerns that would have to be undertaken by the state.

[TAGALOG] Mariin naming tinututulan ang maling pahayag ng militar na aksidente lamang ang pagkamatay ni Ugking. Ayon sa mga kapwa niya detenido at sa kanyang pamilya, siya ay binugbog habang nakatali ang kanyang mga kamay. Ang tangkang pagpapatamihik ng 9th SFC sa pamilya ni Ugking sa pamamagitan ng pananakot at panunuhol ay nagpapakita ng sistematikong pagtatangkang hadlangan ang hustisya at pagtakpan ang katotohanan.

[ENGLISH] We condemn the false narrative of the military that Ugking’s death was accidental. His fellow detainees and family strongly attest that he was mauled while his hands were tied. The attempt of the 9th SFC to silence the family through intimidation and bribery suggests a concerted effort to obstruct justice and conceal the truth.

[TAGALOG] Ang pagbasura sa kasong estafa sa pangalan ng isang nagngangalang Mary Jane Velasco noong Hunyo 25, 2025 ng Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 34 ay mahalagang hakbang sa laban ni Niezel—isang ebidensiya ng paulit-ulit na judicial harassment laban sa mga nagtataguyod ng karapatang Katutubo.

[ENGLISH] The June 25, 2025 dismissal of the estafa case under the name "Mary Jane Velasco" by Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 34 marks a significant development in the legal battle wrongfully imposed on Niezel, revealing a systematic pattern of judicial harassment that threatens Indigenous advocacy.

[ENGLISH] The Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights stands in strong solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Barangay Bugsuk, Palawan. Across the Philippines, Indigenous communities face the same threats of displacement and human rights violations.

[TAGALOG] Ang Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights ay mahigpit na nakikiisa sa mga Katutubo ng Barangay Bugsuk, Palawan. Sa iba’t ibang panig ng Pilipinas, kinakaharap ng mga komunidad ng Katutubo ang parehong banta ng pagpapalayas at paglabag sa karapatang pantao.

[Tagalog] Tinatanggap ng Panaghiusa Philippine Network ang resolusyon ng Senado upang imbestigahan ang mga pagpatay sa Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

[English] The Panaghiusa Philippine Network welcomes the Senate resolution to investigate the killings of Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).