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The article focuses on the social conditions of Indigenous Peoples of Philippines. Topics discussed include COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the health of Indigenous communities; comprehensive campaign to discredit and delegitimise Indigenous organisations; and the ongoing problems of human rights violations in the country.

The article highlights major issues that affected indigenous peoples in the Philippines in 2018. Topics discussed include the prevalence of terrorist tagging, illegal arrests and detention under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, extrajudicial killings of indigenous peoples, and mining and energy projects in indigenous lands.

The article discusses various issues involving the indigenous peoples in the Philippines, and it mentions the Igorot and Lumad groups of indigenous peoples, as well as the Philippines Republic Act 8371 (Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act) which deals with land rights and cultural integrity. The Filipino government's support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is examined, along with mining in ancestral lands and dam projects.

The article presents an overview on the political and economic condition in Philippines. Topics mentioned include the livelihood practices and culture of the indigenous peoples, the lack of access to basic social services in isolated areas and the self-directed development of the indigenous peoples' rights to their lands.

The article presents information on the latest census regarding the indigenous ppeoplesin the Philippines in 2010, wherein the indigenous population has been estimated between 10 and 20 percent of the national population. These includes the Igorot from Luzon (Cordillera), Lumad from Minadanao, and others. And also mentions the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA), and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

The article discusses the national policies of the Republic of the Philippines in protecting the rights of the indigenous peoples including Republic Act 8371, known as the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Topics include the peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the regional autonomy in the Cordillera and the devastation of indigenous properties in the province.