Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines - PIKP

19/08/2026

Sulong Likha with Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines () brings you Citizen Science, Citizen Arts: A Discussion on Community Visual Arts and Biodiversity Conservation

The discussion on Baguio City's urban biodiversity will be followed by a workshop on zine-making and micro press praxis.

Guest speakers: Norman Marigza from iNaturalist, Mark Villarubia from UP Baguio Department of Biology, and Mako Micro Press

Together, let us make science and arts closer to the people, for the people!

12/08/2026

SOYOSOY DI KULTURA: Youth Camp on Indigenous Knowledge and Cultures

Revolving around the theme "Promoting Biodiversity Conservation through Indigenous Performing Arts," 30 young artists from Baguio and La Trinidad took part in a three-day camp filled with cultural workshops on Cordillera traditional music, salidummay song-writing, Cordillera representations in mass media, and community theatre, with the aim to create various artistic output expressing the significance of indigenous knowledge to local biodiversity conservation.

Through the help of our partner knowledge holders, the participants formed a deeper understanding of their role as cultural workers and as indigenous youth living in a city with rich cultural and biological diversity. At the end of the camp, the participants strengthened their commitment in utilizing indigenous performing arts and other forms of creative expressions to help promote and raise awareness on biodiversity conservation and protection of ancestral lands.

The youth camp was conducted by PIKP together with Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera and Artista ti Kordilyera para iti Wayawaya.

09/08/2026

𝑻𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔.

The gardeners of the Ba-ëng and farmers of the Payew live this every day. In their farmlands, in their gardens, in the biodiversity around them, and in the seeds they save and share, they carry forward valuable knowledge and practices, and a relationship with the land that our elders passed down.

Today, on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we honor every community that carries such knowledge and the practices they strive to protect and keep alive.

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𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥.

06/08/2026

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚-𝐞̈𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐇𝐆𝐀) 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐚-𝐞̈𝐧𝐠.

The Feeds Formulation Training is part of BHGA's ongoing capacity-building efforts, aimed at strengthening members' skills and deepening their practice of low-cost, sustainable care for their home gardens and livestock.

Facilitated by Brigit Piok (BHGA) and Matthew Tauli (PIFO), the session brought members together to learn how to formulate organic chicken feed using plants already growing around the ba-ëng.

Some of the plants used were Madre de Agua, Paragis (chicken feet weeds), Kamoteng Kahoy leaves, and Tallinum or Talilong.

A huge thanks to Brigit and Matthew for generously sharing their knowledge and to the members of BHGA who came ready to learn and give back.

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𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥.

29/07/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬.

For the Ba-ëng home gardeners, that right lives in every seed passed from one neighbor to the next.

(c) Welcome to our Ba-eng by Vicky Macay.

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𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥.

28/07/2026

28/07/2026

23/07/2026

A lot of what's in this list is not in the grocery aisle. You find them in a neighbor's garden and shared, and along a forest trail.

Heirloom rice, gabi, alukon, pako, labong, wild mushrooms, native millet. Cordilleran Indigenous Food does not move through supply chains; it moves through people.

What would you add to the list?

Music (c): Salidummay | Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera (DKK)

Images:
- Sayote in Cordillera: Philippine Information Agency (PIA) & DA-CAR — Sayote grown in Baguio, Cordillera are safe
- Watercress: Makadto — Watercress in Cordillera
- Kamote Ideas: Sun Life Philippines — Five Easy Ways to Enjoy Kamote
- Pigmented Rice: Rice Today (IRRI) — Adding Color to Future Rice Breeding
- Taro / Gabi: Pindot Lang — Local Organic Taro (Gabi)
- Heirloom Rice: ECHOstore — Heirloom Rice and Sustainability
- Heirloom Rice Farming: Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) — Enduring Varieties: Heirloom Rice Farming as a Testament to Cordilleran Perseverance
- Kamote Essay/Blog: Moody Hueman — The Kamote Manifesto
- Sweet Potato Guide: Food Network — How to Cook Sweet Potatoes

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𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥.

23/07/2026

21/07/2026

Over 100 Indigenous leaders and civil society supporters gathered at UP Diliman for a Forest Fellowship celebrating indigenous knowledge and governance as a tapestry of community-based solutions that have time and again proven most effective in protecting 85% of the Philippines’ Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).

Through culture-based actions such as a traditional community dance, a heritage hapag-kainan, and nature walks throughout the urban forest areas of the campus, the gathering demonstrated the potential of the Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (IPBSAP) in addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss, and to assert the inclusive participation and benefit-sharing of Indigenous Peoples as stewards of biodiversity.

This Forest Fellowship was organized by the Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity Coalition Philippines (IPBC PH). Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines is a convenor of IPBC PH.