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NCCA Leads Celebration of 2017 National Indigenous Peoples Month with Dayaw: Philippine International Indigenous Peoples’ Festival

Philippine indigenous peoples and their diverse and colorful cultures take the spotlight the whole month of October with the nation celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Month.

Celebrate the Nation’s Indigenous Peoples With NCCA Through the Dayaw Festival

The main event of Dayaw will be held in Manila from November 22 to 24, 2016. #Dayaw2016

VIDEO: Dayaw 2015, A Celebration of Indigenous Peoples Month

Dayaw Philippines Indigenous Peoples Festival 2015 came to a close last month in the culinary capital of the Philippines, Pampanga.

Dayaw 2015 To Raise Awareness on Indigenous Peoples and Their Rights, Issues And Concerns

There are about 12 to 15 million indigenous people (IP) who inhabit the Philippines, which is approximately 15 to 20 percent of the country’s total population. These IPs belong to continue reading →

NCCA Celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Month with Dayaw Festival in Pampanga

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the prime government agency for arts and culture headed by its chairman Felipe M. De Leon Jr. and OIC-executive director Adelina continue reading →