“Land is our life. Water springs from here and we live here.” These are the statements of several Datu of the indigenous group Manobo, led by Datu Guibang, who has become a local legend. They declared it to us journalists in the hinterlands of Talaingod, Davao del Norte on May 14 as they call on…
Day: May 24, 2014
54th month of Ampatuan massacre | Journalists condemn murder of Digos City broadcaster
MANILA –Journalists and supporters condemned the killing of Digos City broadcaster Samuel Oliverio as they marked the 54th month of the Ampatuan massacre at the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon Avenue, May 23. Oliverio, 57, was on his way home from the public market when shot and killed by two unidentified men riding in tandem…