Death to imperialism, national minorities say
NATIONAL MINORITIES meted the “guilty” verdict and decreed the “death” penalty against United States imperialism for its crimes against the Philippines and its marginalized peoples at a Peoples’ Tribunal at the Bonifacio Shrine in Manila last October 27. In an open and public trial, indigenous people and Moros presented documented cases of injustices committed by […]
Scholasticans learn about Martial Law from victim
St. Scholastica’s College-Manila students learned about the atrocities of Ferdinand Marcos’s Martial Law from former political detainee and torture victim Bonifacio Ilagan in a forum last October 26. Organized by Bulatlat.com as part of its education series, the forum was aimed at informing younger generations of the dangers of romanticizing the late strongman’s rule. Watch […]
Kodao’s photo essay wins Gawad Agong 2016
A KODAO PRODUCTIONS photo essay on Manilakbayan 2015 won at the Fourth Gawad Agong para sa Pamamahayag (Agong Award for Journalism) held last December 20 during the at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Raymund Villanueva’s “Bonicris Mandagit: A Manobo bead crafter” published last November 2015 was adjudged as this year’s best photo essay. […]
Visayas NDFP consultants sing ‘Dandansoy’ with Jalandoni
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants from the Visayas sing “Dandansoy” at the testimonial dinner for their recently-resigned chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni in Oslo, Norway last October 7. Jalandoni served on the negotiating table for 24 years. He is now NDFP Negotiating Panel Senior Adviser.
STREETWISE by Carol P Araullo: Pavlovian Reflex
It was shockingly painful to watch the video footage of a police van mowing down protesting indigenous and Moro people in front of the US embassy last Wednesday. The rabid zeal and brutally with which the police used their might to inflict injury on anyone they could lay their hands on and arrest as many […]
National minorities vow to continue fight for self determination
THE indigenous and Moro peoples will never be stopped in their struggle for self-determination, national minority groups said as they wind down their Pambansang Lakbayan ng mga Pambansang Minorya 2016 at a rally in Mendiola last October 21. Two days after the brutal police dispersal in front of the United States Embassy in Manila, thousands of […]
Pambansang Lakbayan ng mga Pambansang Minorya 2016 ends in defiance
The Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya 2016 closes at Mendiola in Manila after weeks of marches from as far as Northern Luzon and Southern Mindanao. Indigenous peoples and Moros asserted their right to self-determination, peace and the pull-out of military troops from their communities. Despite being teargassed, caned and ran over by the police at a […]
Revolutionary peasants hold lightning rally
Hundreds of members of the revolutionary peasant group Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid held a “lightning rally” from Morayta Avenue to Mendiola Bridge last October 20 to express support to the ongoing peace negotiations between the Rodrigo Duterte government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The underground organization said the peace negotiations should […]
Police brutality victim explains why national minorities are marching in Manila
Piya Macliing Malayao, SANDUGO spokesperson ang Katribu secretary general, speaks in a press conference a day after the brutal police dispersal in front of the United States Embassy last October 19. Malayao, a third generation activist in her family who fights for national minorities’ self determination, was among at least 50 activists brutally dispersed by […]
IPs march to Mendiola to press fight for self-determination
Indigenous peoples who are participating in the Pambansang Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya 2016 marched to Mendiola, Manila last October 20 to press their fight for self-determination. The march was also in condemnation of the brutal dispersal of their rally in front of the United States Embassy the previous day. The indigenous peoples formed a new […]