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 […]
AFP soldiers hit Pambansang Lakbayan 2016 with water cannons
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troopers blasted indigenous peoples’ (IP) activists with water cannons at a rally at Camp Aguinaldo last Tuesday, October 18. After holding a noise barrage against ongoing atrocities by AFP soldiers in their communities nationwide, several IP protesters were targeted with water cannons by camp guards. The IPs are participants […]
Indigenous peoples stage Salubungan 2016 in Mendiola
To start Manilakbayan 2016, indigenous peoples (IPs) from all over the Philippines staged Salubungan (Meet Up) last October 13 in Mendiola, Manila. Demanding respect for their right to self determination, the IPs scored the continuing harassments and killings in their communities perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The fifth staging of Manilakbayan is […]