Martial law survivors, activists face off with Marcos loyalists
“Burying the dictator in the Libingan ng mga Bayani will not heal our wounded country.”
Dee Ayroso is a self-taught illustrator and was a Bulatlat editor before she focused on cartooning. Comics is where her flaws and strengths in writing and drawing can sit together and have coffee.
Dee Ayroso is a self-taught illustrator and was a Bulatlat editor before she focused on cartooning. Comics is where her flaws and strengths in writing and drawing can sit together and have coffee.
“Burying the dictator in the Libingan ng mga Bayani will not heal our wounded country.”
"“We will take back our lands! We will get justice."
“We continue to denounce the endless persecution perpetrated against religious and lay workers of RMP, as we continue to condemn the evil structure that perpetuates landlessness, hunger and death.”
“The ongoing killings by law enforcers in the name of the war on drugs and without due process, is not any different from what the police and military under Jovito Palparan, Arroyo and Aquino did to activists and media workers who criticized government.”
Two members of a Banwaon group that opposes development aggression and militarization in their ancestral lands were gunned down this week.
“Kahit ilang beses kaming magbakwit, di kami titigil (No matter how many times we are displaced, we will not stop).”
“I could never imagine what you are going through, but I want you to know that you can use my voice and my reputation, no matter how humble it is. I am with you.”
The IP Agenda contains many of long-standing demands for justice, social services, and respect for culture – which boils down to respect for the indigenous peoples right to self-determination and ancestral lands.
“Giving Marcos a hero’s burial sends a wrong signal that crimes against humanity and plunder will be celebrated by the state.”
“It defines the significant roles of mining and a prosperous minerals industry in attaining a progressive, independent, industrialized and self-reliant economy.” By DEE AYROSO Bulatlat MANILA – Environment and indigenous activists challenged President Duterte and...
“We believe this possibility should not be wasted.”
“Curfew hours were strictly imposed and the movements of the locals were closely monitored and controlled...They were not even allowed to work in their farms.”
Disagreeing with President Duterte, indigenous groups said the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act and the NCIP should be scrapped.
“If we offer our lives to a cause, it must be up to the very end.”
Even before President Duterte withdrew the government’s unilateral ceasefire declaration on July 30, paramilitary groups attacked a Lumád community.
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