Dominic Gutoman is hungry for new ideas and connections. As a community manager and a reporter, his energy overflows as his reaction to most things mundane or sublime.
Dominic Gutoman is hungry for new ideas and connections. As a community manager and a reporter, his energy overflows as his reaction to most things mundane or sublime.
“This type of abuse against children is widespread due to the extreme poverty that many Filipino families endure. They struggle to meet their daily needs because of low wages, lack of job opportunities, and the rising cost of goods,” Salinlahi Spokesperson Trixie Manalo said.
"Our community was once full of life, peaceful, but now we are being harassed by corporations trying to claim our land. We do not even know where they supposedly bought our land from. We just want a peaceful life."
MANILA – “While they may not have the ability to vote, the children are the most affected in the decisions imposed by the national government,” said Trixie Manalo, spokesperson of Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns, in a gathering at the Commission on Human...
“It takes a lot of strength for women to deal with something as devastating as the disappearance of a loved one. To be able to confront it,” Rutsi said. “They humanize the victims, in a way that does not undermine their political cause.”
“I find Michelle as one of the brilliant and intelligent Lumad students of Alcadev. Like many indigenous youth who received education from this alternative learning institution, they have a stark characteristic: they are empowered enough to live and assert the indigenous peoples’ right to self determination.”
A notable finding from the report is the confirmation of the identities of three other individuals who have been under strict military custody in the hospital, together with Lumad leader Michelle Campos: Aldren Baguio, Jun Rey Tejero Misoles, and Rovelyn Acevido. The three have been arrested without warrants, while Campos was served a warrant of arrest five days after (March 11) her arrest.
“We are alarmed by this invasion of our privacy and safety. This constitutes illegal surveillance and harassment, violating our rights. We are not engaged in any illegal activities; we are simply volunteering to address educational gaps in our communities."
“This dismissal proves what we have always known: their accusations were built on lies, and their only goal was to weaken the resistance of the people. But they have failed.”
“In line with the tactics that the Israeli authorities have applied since October 2023, they have once again chosen to collectively punish the people of Gaza – with the explicit approval of their closest ally, the United States – striking with an intensity not seen since the early stages of the war."
Chanting calls for accountability, human rights activists marched from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Scheveningen Prison, demanding justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte, March 18.
“The hospital is a place for healing, not a detention center, and certainly not a venue for intimidation and harassment,” indigenous peoples’ group Katribu, the lead of the search and humanitarian mission, said.
“We condemn the military’s ploys and urge them to uphold transparency in accordance with Republic Act No. 10353—especially if they have nothing to hide,” the fact-finding team stated.
“Until Enriquez is surfaced and Campos is granted immediate access to her family and lawyers, their rights and safety remain at risk,” said the team in a statement.
“The Filipino people are suffering while the cronies and allies of Marcoses enrich themselves.”
Based on a series of videos posted by Karapatan Southern Tagalog, alleged military intelligence agents interrogated the caretaker of the lodging occupied by the team on February 26. There were also reports of unidentified men on a motorcycle following the humanitarian team as they entered and left Pola. Meanwhile, in Bulalacao, suspected intelligence agents were seen taking pictures of the team without their consent. When confronted, they quickly fled.
“In its name alone, we know the reason for the intensified militarization there. ‘Mina de oro,’ we know that it is derived from the characteristics of the island: a large reserve of minerals in the country,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan. The province is known for mineral resources such as gold, iron, copper, nickel, chromite, and marble.
Food blockade has been observed as a recurring action imposed by the management and private security in response to the workers’ right to strike.
Not long after the first reported aerial strafing in the province of Oriental Mindoro, another case was reported on March 1 by a human rights group, endangering farmers and Mangyan-Hanunuo indigenous peoples.
Asian indigenous peoples and advocates from Indonesia, India, Tripura, Bangladesh, Nepal, Denmark, and Australia express their solidarity with the Mangyan indigenous peoples in Mindoro and join the call to uphold Mangyan rights to ancestral lands and self determination, to stop the militarization, and uphold the International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
“My heart lives in a big town!” is a child’s hopeful ode to a violent world — the wonder for greeneries, of diamond-bright stars, of rainwater and rivers in a world that permits genocide.
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