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.
“By experience, tribal leaders who were repeatedly branded and investigated by soldiers end up dead.”
Bulatlat.com compiles its articles on Lumad paramilitary groups in Mindanao, which show a worsening trend from the Arroyo regime to the current Aquino administration.
Even as the grief and rage over the spate of killings in Surigao del Sur has yet to wane, another Lumad activist was slain in the neighboring province of Agusan del Sur.
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Like their students, the young teachers of Alcadev are just as afraid and traumatized. But the tragedy was the crucible that strengthened their resolve to continue to serve and teach the Lumad youth.
“Palawan has 17 key biodiversity areas, two World Heritage sites, and virtually the whole province - consisting of 1,780 islands - is a virtual protected area, protected by so many laws.”
In spite of military denials of links with paramilitary groups, Army soldiers and the paramilitary group Alamara continue to hold sway in southern Mindanao.
“Is the CHR serious with its intention to get to the roots of the problems of the Lumad evacuees?”
“Not doing so will only paint a picture that the capture of the Reyes brothers under Justice Secretary Leila De Lima is a mere publicity stunt.”
“Paramilitaries in Mindanao have been terrorizing tribal people, while the military, at best, does nothing.”
“The situation within the Philippine waters has reached the level of crisis and the fisherfolk are struggling to survive.”
“Military occupation of civilian institutions and killing of civilians...are unacceptable, deplorable and contrary to international human rights and international humanitarian standards.”
Japan’s new security laws amends its pacifist constitution.
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As “force multipliers” for the Philippine Army, paramilitary groups were also multipliers of its human rights abuses in the past four decades.
“We have no discord, they are our brothers...but when the military armed them, they no longer recognize us as kin. And it hurts, because Lumads are being killed by other Lumads.”
“Their murder is the murder of the peoples’ soul.”
“These killings are under the context of the counterinsurgency program which is running short on a deadline.”
“The new Aguinaldos, Buencaminos and Paternos are still selling us down the river to foreign interests.”
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