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“The situation would not have escalated into a bloody tragedy if the government had admitted their lapses and heeded the call of the farmers.”
It is certain that 'Salupongan' has summed up the reasons for growing protests against the reactionary state: military presence in schools; 'development' by and for the wealthy ruling class; unabated impunity; and continuing negligence in terms of providing adequate health care, quality education, and other social services to the underprivileged.
“There was a part when the children went down from the stage and gave us their medals, as they were singing. I could not help but cry, I think all of us parents did.”
Lumad, peasants and small-scale miners stopped traffic in downtown Davao City on March 18.
“The defense of human rights is a task of every person.”
“Is this how the 402nd Brigade ‘manages conflict’ in Surigao Sur?”
“We need hundreds of Heneral Lunas.”
Bulatlat wins its fourth Hildegarde.
Thank you, Leo, said Philippine environmentalists.
“They will ‘turn aside justice’ and ‘deprive the people of their rights’ just as long as their wanton greed is fed, though not even sated.”
Progressive groups condemned the torching of the Lumad evacuation center in Davao City.
The decision to participate in the party-list elections is a desperate attempt to bring their issues to the electorate: the rape of forests, the plunder of resources, the torching of schools and the killing of elders.
“Activities undertaken by security forces as well as armed groups within and around IP communities in Mindanao have resulted in legitimate expressions of fear and insecurity, in displacement, and is endangering the security and safety of non-combatants, including women, children and older persons.”
“We bring home victory: the support of a broad range of people to the people’s resistance in Mindanao, which is also the Filipino people’s struggle.”
“In 1996, President Fidel Ramos said Apec will bring development, and will make us a Tiger Economy. Now, we can’t even meow like a kitten.”
The group vowed to defend their land, life and natural resources against what they call as capitalist plunder, exemplified in APEC policies.
“Here in Manila, the Apec leaders meet, while we, the indigenous peoples, are being shooed and driven away. We have the anlasiw to show our strong unity as fighting people from Northern and Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog and Mindanao. We will continue to unite against the US-Aquino regime.”
“President Aquino, your heart is as hard as that of the Pharaoh who refused to end the oppression of God’s chosen people.”
“As an international organization for peoples’ struggles, we stand with the indigenous peoples, the oppressed people, the workers who have a stake in supporting each other in the struggle.”
“This shows how desperate Aquino is to silence our calls to junk Apec, all for his masters.”
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