“I have committed myself to fight for genuine change in our society. “
Year: 2003
Photo of the week: Candles for peace
Contrary to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s charge that only militant groups are against the U.S. war, women and children are also expressing their opposition to war by lighting candles for peace. They solemnly pray for, among others, the enlightenment of the president and her cabinet. Photo by Arkibo ng Bayan
Terror in ancestral lands
“Life on the run” aptly describes the situation of the Lumads, the collective name for the 18 indigenous ethno-linguistic groups in Mindanao. These tribes have found life more dangerous since the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched Oplan Alsa Lumad, the military operation that created the Lumad paramilitary group called Alamara and uses them…