Ang Balikatan at mga katutubo
Magta-tatlong dekada nang pinapalayas ang mga Aeta ng Gitnang Luson tuwing may Balikatan war games ang mga militar ng Estados Unidos sa bansa. Hintatakot sila’t ginugutom tuwing may mga dayuhang sundalo sa kanilang lupaing ninuno.
Affirming injustice in Talaingod 13 case
The rescuers became the villain and prosecutors naturally could not contest the fact that no child was harmed during the entire period they were in the company of Castro, Ocampo, the pastors and teachers. That several of the accused were acquitted should be a cause for judicial dilemma for the Court of Appeals (CA) that affirmed a flawed decision.
Katribu renews call to abolish ‘inutile, complicit’ NCIP
“Indigenous communities face a rise in human rights violations, yet the very institution meant to defend our rights remains silent, blind, and complicit. We do not need an agency that serves the plunderers of our lands. We demand justice, not betrayal,” Longid said.
Mission links environmental plunder to militarization, corruption
Environmental plunder is linked to militarization and government corruption in the Philippines, an international solidarity mission revealed at the conclusion of its five-day probe in various communities in Luzon and the Visayas.
Surveillance, harassment hound int’l solidarity mission on 3rd day
The military and suspected government intelligence agents hounded delegates of an international solidarity mission on its second day in various locations in Southern Tagalog.
Commercial development threatens Matigsalug land rights
Indigenous land in the Philippines is being threatened by developers looking to capitalize on the country’s growing tourism industry, despite legal protections aimed at stopping exploitation.
‘Confusion’ about San Miguel’s Intentions in Idyllic Mariahangin
Mariahangin remains their only home, a place where they can always find food, even if it is meager, unlike the uncertain future offered by relocation.
Kick out Ramon Ang from Bugsuk
Not content with his own weird airport in Bulakan, Bulacan in addition to controlling the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ang may be enamored with Bugsuk Island’s grandeur for him to have yet another airstrip on the property long considered part of the ancestral domain of the indigenous people (IP) of Palawan.
End Mindoro military attacks
“These reckless operations are clear violations of IHL. Earlier incidents in the island showed that the army has no regard for the lives of indigenous peoples as these air strikes have no clear targets. They are basically carpet-bombing large portions of the island, endangering civilians far from the areas where clashed have happened,” IMPDSL argued.
At a crossroads: Tribe weighs options for dam project in Ilocos Norte
Despite its promise of a better life for the farmers, the Balangon community in Barangay Dampig’s Saliclic village still grapples with the dam’s potential impact on their ancestral land, livelihood, and neighboring communities.