Human-Rights Defenders back Lumads Facing Trumped-Up Charges
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Tribal Folk Oppose Laiban Dam Project, Slams ‘Connivance’ Between MWSS, San Miguel
Tribal Folk Oppose Laiban Dam Project, Slams ‘Connivance’ Between MWSS, San Miguel
By LYN V. RAMO
Katribu accused the MWSS and San Miguel of drumbeating a "water crisis" to justify the dam construction. “It misleads the public into thinking that the solution to the water crisis is to build a large dam. In doing so, it places indigenous peoples in a vulnerable position,” the group said.?
Bulatlat Webcast: Get to Know Katribu Partylist
Bulatlat Webcast: Get to Know Katribu Partylist
Live audio webcast interview with Nelson Mallari, secretary-general of Katribu Partylist, on his group's platforms. He discussed with Bulatlat.com the many issues confronting the Philippines tribal communities. Interview held on Feb. 22 at 11 am.
A Bloody Struggle for Land in Compostela Valley
A Bloody Struggle for Land in Compostela Valley
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
For the farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao, the past several years had been a period of great danger and violence as big mining companies encroach into ancestral and agricultural land, using the military to drive them away. Many peasant and Lumad leaders who opposed these projects have ended up dead and tortured.
Mega-Dam Project in Tarlac Remains a Threat to Aetas
Mega-Dam Project in Tarlac Remains a Threat to Aetas
By MARYA SALAMAT
Among those who participated in the recent Lakbayan, the national peasant caravan, were members of the Aberlin Aetas, a tribe in Tarlac whose communities and livelihood are being threatened by a mega-dam project started by the administration of Cory Aquino and now being pursued by the Arroyo regime.
Ex-Arroyo Aide Among Execs of Mining Firm Terrorizing Bukidnon Lumads
Ex-Arroyo Aide Among Execs of Mining Firm Terrorizing Bukidnon Lumads
A former chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who is also one of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's most trusted men, is one of the directors of a big mining company that operates in a number of provinces, among them Bukidnon, which is one of the provinces where several indigenous-peoples' communities are suffering under a reign of terror perpetrated by the military and paramilitary groups.
End to Warlordism Urged in the Cordilleras
End to Warlordism Urged in the Cordilleras
The Cordillera region is not spared from state-perpetuated and state-supported political violence, according to the CPA, citing the provinces of Abra, Apayao and Kalinga as having a history of election-related and politically motivated killings and other forms of violence allegedly allowed to happen through powerful politicians and warlords with goons and private armies.
Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya Sows Terror, Disunity Among Lumads in Mindanao
Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya Sows Terror, Disunity Among Lumads in Mindanao
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
As foreign mining investments continue to encroach into Lumad lands in Northern Mindanao, the military, through its Oplan Bantay Laya, intensifies its campaign to stifle local opposition to these companies. A fact-finding mission found that so far this year, 13 Lumads have been summarily executed while more were tortured and harassed by soldiers and fellow Lumads co-opted by the military.
In Northern Mindanao, Tears Flow Over Human-Rights Abuses
In Northern Mindanao, Tears Flow Over Human-Rights Abuses
By MACARIO PACANA
At the International Peace and Human Rights Summit in Cagayan de Oro City, victims and witnesses of human-rights abuses take turns recounting their appalling ordeal in the hands of the military and its paramilitary forces.
Regime’s Counter-Insurgency Campaign Drives Mindanao Lumads Homeless
Regime’s Counter-Insurgency Campaign Drives Mindanao Lumads Homeless
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Like the Moro in many parts of Mindanao, evacuation has become a way of life for the Lumads . They would rather sleep in schools, at village halls or town gymnasiums than stay in their villages and bear the brunt of military operations.
Back in Their Homes, Manobos of Surigao Face Another Threat
Back in Their Homes, Manobos of Surigao Face Another Threat
Barely a month after the Manobos went back to their homes in Lianga, the soldiers are back again, recruiting them to the Task Force Gantangan, a paramilitary group to fight the government’s war against the insurgents.
The Mansaka and Their Golden Guitar
The Mansaka and Their Golden Guitar
In one of their stories of long ago, the Mansaka, an indigenous tribe from the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, once possessed a golden guitar, which they played when they sang their songs of longing, aspirations and victory.
Dam Nation: A Bloody History of Struggle Against Dams
Dam Nation: A Bloody History of Struggle Against Dams
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The construction of dams has always been opposed because of their destructive effects on whole communities. Several anti-dam leaders have been killed as a result. The recent devastation by the dams of Luzon proved that they were right all along.
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