By LYN V. RAMO
The Army captain enticed the young, poor teenage girls with gifts and trips, until he had his way and the girls’ future were forever shattered.
Benguet lass, friend, victims of rape by Army officer, fail to join graduation rites
Lyn V. Ramo
Tale of two indigenous women: survivors of military abuse
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Two indigenous women, one an Aggay and another a Higaonon, share the yoke of the military abuses inflicted against mountain peoples and indigenous peoples. Their husbands, also from the same indigenous groups, had fallen victims to military and para-military atrocities. Both coming from the peasant masses eking out…
Church groups assail paramilitary group’s attack on schools for indigenous peoples
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The church-based group Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao Sub-region (RMP-NMR), which recently decided to reopen literacy and numeracy schools in Agusan del Sur and Bukidnon provinces is appalled by the recent attack of a paramilitary group against a Higaonon community. The June 30 assault, an…
After 11 Ramadan behind prison bars, Basilan 73 cry for justice
By LYN V. RAMO
“Justice has been too slow and elusive to the Moro victims of Arroyo’s fascist reign. Many of the victims who belong to the poorest sectors of Moro society have been languishing in jail for 10 years now.” – Moro Christian Peoples’ Alliance
Same-sex union ceremonies in Baguio sparks debate
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – One afternoon, the city was almost freezing because of the typhoon Falcon’s heavy rains. Nonetheless, the mercury was rising in a little bar and restaurantbecause of the announced mass holy union of eight same-sex couples. The ceremeny was the first of its kind on two counts. First,…
Establishment of indigenous peoples desks in LGUs laudable, says IP group
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The national indigenous peoples’ (IP) center Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Kamp) had welcomed initiatives of a Cordillera lawmaker to establish IP help desks in at least three departments. The group said that there was a real need to strengthen efforts to achieve justice for victims…
To grab land of settlers and indigenous folk, Aurora officials sow disunity, fear
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com Main Story: Economic zone project to evict thousands of farmers, fisherfolk in Casiguran, Aurora CASIGURAN, Aurora – An Agta resident here, who has been living here, tending several coconut trees, fruit trees, and has been doing wet-season rice planting in the heart of the Casiguran peninsula, some 500 kilometers north…
Baguio couple shares technique in growing mushrooms
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Mushroom growers welcome the occasional thunderstorms that usually jolt others to scamper to safer ground. “Lightning of that magnitude encourages the growth of mushrooms,” said Annie Cosi-Ngitew, a 28-year-old mushroom grower. After each thunderstorm, she would harvest around five kilos of oyster mushrooms from her mushroom laboratory…
Sis. Alice Sobreviñas, peace advocate
“The road to peace, like the road we took to reach Buneg, is long, sometimes coiled, narrow, dark and stormy, but a road we travel each day to bring a spark of hope for our nation, for our fellow countrymen, for the present and succeeding generations.” By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com At 73, Sister Alice…
Unforgettable Bicol delicacies
by LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LEGAZPI CITY — In just three visits to Albay, I have come to love many delightful Albayanon delicacies that tended to awaken the culinary writer in me. These delicacies could not be fully appreciated by those who just stare and take photographs. In fact, these delicacies have squeezed all the…
Protect mangroves to prevent disastrous floods – Albay residents
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BACACAY, Albay — The massive cutting of old mangrove trees to give way to large tracts of fish-ponds for the benefit of just a few operators continue to deprive small fisher folks of their livelihood here. “These not only destroy the environment, it also pushes us deeper into poverty,” a…