Bonicris Mandagit, a Manobo bead crafter
A photo essay by Raymund B. Villanueva THEY SIT AROUND in groups in a workshop of sorts on a Sunday afternoon. After more than a week on the road from Mindanao to Manila and six days in a camp within the University of the Philippines campus, they were spending the weekend on two basketball courts, regaining […]
STREETWISE: AFP lies won’t bring peace to the lumad by Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
Streetwise The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its most rabid apologists are trying desperately to stem the tide of public outrage here and abroad over the series of killings of unarmed lumad leaders, their supporters and ordinary community members attributed to paramilitary groups created, funded, directed and protected by the AFP. They are […]
Health workers show solidarity with Lumad
Alliance of Health Workers members from government hospitals held a candle-lighting activity today to show their solidarity with indigenous peoples in Mindanao. They denounced the human rights violations against the Lumad by the military that resulted in massacres, rape, harassments and forced evacuation in Bukidnon, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur and the Davao provinces. […]
Lumad join protest rally at 43rd anniversary of Martial Law declaration
The Lumad and teachers of the Alternative Learning Center for Agriculture and Livelihood Development (Alcadev) joined cause-oriented groups in a protest-rally in Manila on the occassion of the 43rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. They narrated how government soldiers massacred Alcadev executive director Emerito Samarca, Datu Juvello Sinzo and Dionel Campos last September […]
Manobo evacuees surprise Mar Roxas with blunt answers
TANDAG CITY, SURIGAO DEL SUR–Manobo evacuees surprised presidential aspirant Mar Roxas with blunt answers to his questions when he visited an evacuation site last September 8, his last day in office as interior and local government secretary. Roxas visited his party-mate Governor Johnny T. Pimentel who brought him to the provincial sports center where about […]
Manila activists condemn latest Lumad killings
Data from Karapatan-CARAGA September 1, 2015 MAGAHAT/BAGANI FORCES KILL THREE LEADERS ANEW IN LIANGA, SURIGAO DEL SUR September 1, 2015 at around 4 am in Km. 16, Brgy. Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur – Known elements of the Magahat-Bagani Forces opened fire at Dionel Campos and Aurelio Sinzo as community members were roused from bed […]
Stop the killings of indigenous peoples and advocates in Mindanao!
The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) is outraged by the killing rampage of paramilitary groups and State security forces in Mindanao against Lumad activists, environmentalists, human rights defenders, educators and advocates for the indigenous peoples. CPA condemns these killings in the highest terms possible. The long-time collusion of notorious paramilitary groups and State security forces in […]