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Tribe family in Tampakan massacred by military

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A relative of the two Capion victims, Liah Capion, has previously denounced SMI saying that because she and her family had stood up against the entry of the mining company in their once peaceful community, the Army imprisoned one of her sons and declared three others as outlaws and fugitives.
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill

By MARYA SALAMAT
Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on why the mine tailings pond spill happened and the devastation resulting from it are understated, nay sanitized, an independent mission discovered. It is “the worst mining disaster in the past two decades.”
Read also: Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
Another tribe leader slain in Misamis Oriental

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Earlier, Gilbert Paborada was warned by a representative of a palm oil plantation "to stop opposing or he would regret what might happen to his life.”
Suspected Cafgu members attack Lumad protest camp in Bukidnon

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Lumad families left their community and set up a protest camp in Bukidnon after their village leader Jimmy Liguyon was killed by Alde "Butchoy" Salusad of the New Indigenous Peoples’ Army Reform (NIPAR) and his father, Nonong Salusad, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographic Unit (CAFGU). But paramilitary forces continue to attack them with impunity.
40 years after, martial law activists still clamor for justice

ByRONALYN V. OLEA
“Forty is not just a number to remember but a reminder of the length of time we have been fighting impunity and for the attainment of justice. “ – Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan
‘Scourges’ such as mining, military aggression slammed at Int’l Day of Indigenous Peoples

'Scourges' such as mining, military aggression slammed at Int'l Day of Indigenous Peoples (Photos by Gregorio "Jhun" Dantes / bulatlat.com)
Nelson Mallari: Hero of the Aetas, champion of people’s rights

By RONALYN V. OLEA
He was an Aeta who held his head up high while fighting for the rights of Aetas, indigenous peoples, and oppressed sectors of Philippine society. Ka Nelson was a “treasure of the Aeta people.”
Conditional Cash Transfers, from beneficiaries’ view
Stories from CCT communities give us a picture that is different from how government describes the positive impact of its anti-poverty program.
Palm oil plantation impoverishes indigenous people in Opol, Misamis Oriental

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Their land and means of livelihood were taken away from them, their culture trampled upon, all in the name of public-private partnerships and foreign corporate interests.
Related story: ‘They took our land by force’
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Advocacy group for indigenous peoples pushes agenda for education

By INA ALLECO SILVERIO
Since 2009, militarization has caused the closure of schools and disruption of classes in the rural areas of Mindanao.
Benguet lass, friend, victims of rape by Army officer, fail to join graduation rites

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.
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