News in Pictures: Indigenous Peoples and Youth Group Join Earth Hour Commemoration
News in Pictures: Indigenous Peoples and Youth Group Join Earth Hour Commemoration
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Katribu Cites Courageous Women Health Workers
Katribu Cites Courageous Women Health Workers
Ahead of Women's Day on March 8, Katribu partylist cited women health workers, particularly the 26 currently detained in Camp Capinpin, “for bringing health service to the poor and far-flung indigenous communities neglected by the government, for performing their medical duty to country and people at the risk of being arrested and tagged as rebels.”
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.
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