Fourteen year-old Jomari Alameda saw his father killed in front of him. Last October 24, Henry Alameda and his son Jomari were just heading to work on their corn fields, when three armed men barged into their house. They demanded that Henry, a leader of the Manobo farmers group Mapasu (Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod), […]
Dumulog sa Kamara de Representantes ang mga batang Manobo mula sa Salugpungan Ta'tanu Igkanugon Learning Center sa Talaingod, Davao del Norte, para imbestigahan ang napapaulat na pagmamalabis diumano ng mga puwersa ng militar. Dalawang resolusyon ang inihain ng Makabayan bloc para imbestigahan ang akusasyon ng mga batang Manobo
Limang taon nang walang hustisya ang mga biktima ng masaker sa Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Sampung taon na ring walang hustisya ang mga biktima ng masaker sa Hacienda Luisita. Apat na taon namang di pa napapanagot ang mga salarin sa masaker sa Kananga, Leyte. Ilan lamang ito sa maraming kaso na di pa nareresolba, ang mga biktima’y […]
A network of child rights advocates slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for occupying a Manobo community as base of military operations despite an agreement with leaders of the tribal group. In a protest in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Save our Schools Network (SOS Network) said that AFP’s 68th Infantry […]
Hindi nananahimik ang mga mamamayan ng Mindanao sa banta ng pagkasira ng kalikasan dahil sa mapanirang pagmimina. Kung kaya inihaharap sa kanila ng gobyerno ang militar. Pero hindi patatakot ang taumbayan. Nang dumaan ang mga bagyong Sendong at Pablo sa Mindanao noong nakaraang mga taon, nakita ang epekto ng pagkasira ng kalikasan: Pagbaha at […]
Lumad leaders accused military of using a tribal paramilitary group to provoke a “redo” or tribal war among indigenous people in Surigao del Sur, and cover-up the intensification of military operations. Since October 24, after the death of Henry Alameda, a tribal leader of Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod (Mapasu) purportedly by paramilitary group under […]
A Manobo tribal leader was shot and killed by suspected military agents in Lianga, Surigao del Sur on October 24. According to human rights group Karapatan, Henry Alameda was dragged outside of his house in Sitio Cabalawan, Brgy. San Isidro, Lianga, Surigao del Sur by three men armed with M14 and M16 rifles. Alameda refused […]
Nanawagan ng mas malalim na imbestigasyon hinggil sa pagpaslang sa ilang sibilyan at rebeldeng nahuli diumano ng militar sa isang engkuwentro noong Setyembre sa Lacub, Abra. Sa kanilang piket sa harap ng Kampo Aguinaldo, sa Quezon City, iginiit ng kaanak ng mga napaslang na kailangang magkaroon ng malalimang imbestigasyon hinggil sa mga pangyayari sa naturang […]
Our grief remains without measure and no words can approximate the anguish that we feel with the death of our daughter, our sister, Recca Noelle M. Monte. Recca, 33, was a member of the New People’s Army in the Cordillera region. She died along with six other combatants and two civilians in the course of […]
Bangkok, Thailand — Representing almost 50 million people with more than 1,000 groups scattered in 10 member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), indigenous people’s groups challenged media practitioners to be more prudent in reporting issues that affect their identity, culture and rights. In a recent two-day media dialogue here, indigenous people from […]
