The Jalaur River for the People’s Movement (JRPM) is a community-based, multi-sectoral alliance in Panay, Philippines, formed to defend land, water, livelihoods, and human rights in communities affected by the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project and related large-scale infrastructure and extractive activities.
JRPM brings together Tumandok Indigenous Peoples, peasants, fisherfolk, urban poor groups, and support organizations to collectively resist displacement, environmental destruction, and the privatization of water resources. Central to JRPM’s work is the assertion of Indigenous peoples’ rights, including the right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), and the protection of environmental and human rights defenders facing red-tagging, militarization, and other forms of persecution.
Through grassroots organizing, research, public education, and national and international advocacy, JRPM documents human rights and environmental violations, engages accountability mechanisms such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and builds solidarity with civil society actors locally and abroad. JRPM works to advance people-centered, rights-based development alternatives that uphold environmental sustainability, community self-determination, and corporate and state accountability.