Mindanao activists protest Duterte’s martial law in Mindanao
Bangsamoro and Lumad activists led a protest action in Camp Aguinaldo after the Rodrigo Duterte government declared martial law in Mindanao. The protesters said incidents of human rights violations have increased immediately after the May 23 declaration while paramilitary forces with outstanding warrants of arrests are brazenly coming out in the open in the company […]
Manobos receive threat after peace talks termination
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon—Instead of being given rice, hungry Tigwahanon Manobos have been threatened with massacre should they push through with their planned camp out in front of San Fernando, Bukidnon’s town hall. “Huwag mong gawin sa akin iyan. Alam mo namang wala nang peace talks. Baka ma-massacre pa kayo,” San Fernando Mayor Levi Edma Sr. reportedly […]
UP CSWCD names Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay 2017 Gawad Tandang Sora honoree
The College of Social Work and Community Development of UP Diliman named Manobo leader Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay as its third Gawad Tandang Sora recipient as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations this year. Bigkay was cited for her leadership in the Indigenous People’s struggles for human rights and dignity.
Woman warrior of Talaingod is 2017 Gawad Tandang Sora awardee
BAI BIBYAON LIGKAYAN BIGKAY was early for the nine o’clock ceremony at the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) today. She sat at the front row of the hall, flanked by her two companions and interpreters, a Manobo Datu and a Catholic nun, patiently waiting for the people who […]
Medical mission threatened by Alamara on their way back to Davao City
BELEAGUERED participants of the 31-member National Medical and Solidarity Mission to Talaingod, Davao del Norte province are currently on their way back to Davao City after being stranded due to threats by the notorious paramilitary group Alamara yesterday. Save Our Schools Network spokesperson and mission participant Rius Valle said on his Facebook page that the […]
Karapatan: Attacks to sabotage talks?
ROME, Italy—The death of two activists and a New People’s Army (NPA) fighter in the Philippines since the ongoing round of formal talks began last January 19 may be the work of peace saboteurs, a human rights group said. “Are these attacks efforts to sabotage the peace talks?” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay asked in […]
Caring and dying for their land
(Datu Jimboy singing) This was not a party, more so a karaoke party that Filipinos are known for. The song was not about love or any other ordinary ditty. The venue was not in a bar nor a concert hall and the singer is not a pop star. The occassion was a solidarity event among […]
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 […]
Victims of violent dispersal at US embassy demand justice
PROGRESSIVE organizations demanded justice for the victims of the brutal police dispersal of protesting indigenous peoples in front of the United States Embassy in Manila Wednesday morning (October 19). In a press conference held last October 20 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, the groups called on President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine National Police […]
Peoples’ lawyers to file attempted murder charges vs MPD
National Union of People’s Lawyer chairperson Neri Colmenares explains why they intend to file attempted murder charges against Manila Police District officers who violently dispersed protesting indigenous peoples in front of the United States embassy in Manila last October 19. In a press conference at the University of the Philippines a day after the incident, […]