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Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid and Romblon Electric Cooperative arrive at milestone agreements: Recognition of IP as host community, schedule of payment of royalty fees, and creation of Joint Monitoring Team

Posted on April 30, 2018

On April 21, 2018, the Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid (SMT), an indigenous people's group in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, entered into a Kalatas ng Kasunduan (Memorandum of Agreement) with Romblon Electric Cooperative (ROMELCO)...

GEF-CSO Network Philippines adopts Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan (2018-2025)

Posted on April 25, 2018

Last April 10-11, 2018, 25 leaders from various CSOs nationwide converged at the Verjandel Hotel in Kalayaan Avenue, Quezon City to discuss the future of the Global Environment Facility-Civil Society Organization (GEF-CSO) Network in the Philippines...

Visayas RCG Meeting Gathers New Partners

Posted on April 17, 2018

The FPE successfully conducted the meeting and workshop of the Regional Consultative Groups (RCG) for Visayas on April 12, 2018 at the Big Hotel, Mandaue City, Cebu. Held every two years, the RCG is one of the major mechanisms of FPE to...

Energy Department adopts FPE recommendations recognizing Indigenous People’s rights and access to benefits as host communities of energy facilities

Posted on April 16, 2018

On February 9, 2018, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Department Circular 2018-03-0005 which prescribes the guidelines to recognize the rights of indigenous cultural communities (ICCs)/indigenous peoples (IPs) in their ancestral...

FPE expresses deep concerns over the inclusion of Ms. Beverly Longid, FPE Trustee, in DOJ’s petition to declare as terrorist the CPP and NPA

Posted on March 26, 2018

FPE expresses its deep concerns over the inclusion of Ms. Beverly Longid, FPE Trustee, in the DOJ’s petition to declare as terrorist the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army (CPP and NPA)...

Call for Nominations for FPE Regional Advisory Committee Members and Recommendations for Board of Trustees

Posted on March 5, 2018

Calling all civil society organizations (CSOs) working on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development (BCSD)! We would like to invite you to nominate exemplary individuals for FPE’s new Regional Advisory Committee members and recommend potential members to the Board of Trustees...

News - Releases

Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid and Romblon Electric Cooperative arrive at milestone agreements: Recognition of IP as host community, schedule of payment of royalty fees, and creation of Joint Monitoring Team

GEF-CSO Network Philippines adopts Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan (2018-2025)

Visayas RCG Meeting Gathers New Partners

Energy Department adopts FPE recommendations recognizing Indigenous People’s rights and access to benefits as host communities of energy facilities

FPE expresses deep concerns over the inclusion of Ms. Beverly Longid, FPE Trustee, in DOJ’s petition to declare as terrorist the CPP and NPA

Call for Nominations for FPE Regional Advisory Committee Members and Recommendations for Board of Trustees