‘Ang lupa ay buhay’: What we celebrate when we celebrate People’s Cordillera Day
About this episode
The episode discusses the origins and significance of People’s Cordillera Day, highlighting the ongoing struggle of the Cordillera peoples for land and self-determination.
Now a celebration, People’s Cordillera Day was actually born out of resistance. Marking the 1980 killing of Igorot leader Macliing Dulag during the Marcos dictatorship, the annual commemoration traces its roots to the Cordillera peoples’ fight against the Chico Dam and other large-scale projects imposed on ancestral land. We speak with Joanna Cariño of the Cordillera People’s Alliance about how this history of struggle continues today and why for many communities, defending land means defending life, livelihood, and the right to self-determination. 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 Watch on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Joanna Cariño
Topics covered
- People's Cordillera Day
- Igorot leader
- land rights
- resistance
- self-determination
- environmental struggle
Keywords
- People's Cordillera Day
- Macliing Dulag
- Cordillera peoples
- Chico Dam
- land defense
- self-determination
- resistance
- environmental justice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cordillera People’s Alliance
Places: Cordillera, Philippines
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