Various tribes of indigenous people in Compostela Valley signed a unity pact, called tampura, to fight a large-scale mining corporation affiliated with San Miguel Corp. that is set to operate in the area. Heads of Mangguangans, Mandayas and Matigsalug condemned the SMC-affiliated and Cojuangco-owned Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corp. (AgPet) for “renewed encroachment to their […]
This is a video-talk by Luis Jalandoni, former political prisoner and chief of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in its peace negotiations with the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH). Produced by Pinas Media Network, the talk covers a wide array of issues, from the roots of the armed conflict to the current issues confronting the halted talks between the two parties. Pinoy Weekly Online publishes this video to help clarify for the public the issues and concerns surrounding the GPH-NDFP peace negotiation
