The Calamian Tagbanwa reclaim and revitalize ancestral waters in the Philippines

Report: The Calamian Tagbanwa reclaim and revitalize ancestral waters in the Philippines

Authors: Giovanni B. Reyes, Shellane C. Naguit, Mohammad Arju, and Rodolfo Kudol Aguilar

As a maritime Indigenous People, custodians and guardians of their ancestral waters in the Western Pacific—the Tagbanwa People of the Calamian Islands are navigating complex legal issues in the Philippines to reclaim, govern, and manage their ancestral domains.

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Citation: Reyes, G., Naguit, S., Arju, M., & Aguilar, R. (2025). The Calamian Tagbanwa
reclaim and revitalize ancestral waters in the Philippines. ICCA Consortium. In
Ancestral Waters (No. 25-1). https://doi.org/10.70841/4tyb3f4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70841/4TYB3F4

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