Northern Dispatch | Jul 18, 2011
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Tortured into admitting they’re Abu Sayyaf, Moro detainees yearn for freedom
Tortured into admitting they’re Abu Sayyaf, Moro detainees yearn for freedom

By RONALYN V. OLEA
They were arrested without a warrant and tortured to admit to being members of the Abu Sayyaf. And they have been suffering in jail for years while the wheels of justice move slowly.
A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan
A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The solidarity mission went to Pantabangan to document the conditions of the Igorot community who are being displaced from the land they have been tilling. The team did not expect that they would experience what the Igorots have to put up with in their struggle for land.
Sidebar: For two Igorot women, a constant struggle to survive
Special report: A difficult life for the Mangyans
Special report: A difficult life for the Mangyans

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Mangyans try to survive by farming and yet they are discriminated against; buyers of their produce try to cheat them; mining companies displace them; and the military accuses them of aiding NPA guerrillas and harasses them, or worse, kills some of them.
Philippine mining industry a source of profit for TNCs, a curse to communities
Philippine mining industry a source of profit for TNCs, a curse to communities
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Contrary to government claims, the entry of mining transnational corporations has not improved the lives of the Filipino people and the economy as a whole.
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