Ang tunay na isyu ng Talaingod 13
“Hindi si France Castro ang isyu dito. Hindi si Ka Satur (Ocampo) ang isyu dito. Ang malaking isyu dito ay ang patuloy na pagpapabaya ng gubyerno sa ating mga katutubo, sa patuloy na pagpapabaya sa serbisyong panlipunan sa mga katutubo. Ito ang pinaka-significance ng kaso namin, hindi kaming dalawa.”
National minority groups hold national assembly
National minority groups from all over the country gathered at the University of the Philippines in Diliman Quezon City last October 26 for the Second National Political Assembly of Sandugo (Movement of Moro and Indigenous People for Self-Determination). They held a mass action in Mendiola in Manila in the afternoon. Sandugo called for the ouster […]
Rally held at San Francisco airport in support of detained Filipino activist
Dozens of supporters held a rally at the arrival area of the San Francisco International Airport upon learning that Sandugo co-chairperson Jerome Aladdin Succor Aba was held by the United States Immigration Service and denied entry despite a valid 10-year multiple entry visa. Aba was supposed to address church groups and go on a speaking […]
Lumad community radio station launches at Sitio Sandugo
Under pouring rain, Lumad from Northern Mindanao launched their community radio station at the camp out of national minorities at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Quezon City Monday afternoon. While waiting to be back home at the end of Lakbayan 2017 on Thursday, Lumad broadcasters held several programs throughout the day to mark […]
Sitio Sandugo as a cultural center
Sitio Sandugo is what the national minority groups participating in Lakbayan 2017 call their camp at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. On most days and nights, the camp is a bevy of activities that include those who visit them such as students, artists, medical workshops and others. Watch this slideshow of […]
Lakbayan 2017 arrives in Metro Manila
Here is a photo slide of the first day of Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya 2017 last Thursday, August 31 in Mendiola and UP Diliman. Click this link: https://spark.adobe.com/video/3KnmOOvtegiIG
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 […]
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 […]