Indigenous land rights can’t stop commercial development in the Philippines

Indigenous land rights can’t stop commercial development in the Philippines

Indigenous land in the Philippines is being threatened by developers looking to capitalise on the country’s growing tourism industry, despite legal protections aimed at stopping exploitation. Editor’s note:This article is part of Dialogue Earth’s Indigenous Voices fellowship. The eight fellows are Indigenous journalists and storytellers from across the Global South. The fellowship aims to foreground not just Indigenous issues, but also the story…