The crucial role of the church in the Lumad struggle
“We live in a society where those who would do good are those who would be put to jail while the real terrorists and killers are free and in government positions.”
LUMAD KILLINGS
The Lumad in Mindanao have been struggling for their land and right to self-determination.
Vast tracts of their ancestral domain have been eyed by big multinational corporations for various “development projects.” Military operations pave way for the entry of these projects, subjecting Lumad to all forms of attacks.
Bulatlat, as early as 2006, has been writing stories of Lumad’s miseries and resistance.
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Rights group blames paramilitary, private guards for disappearance of Lumad activist
Rights group blames paramilitary, private guards for disappearance of Lumad activist
"We demand from the BS Aquino government to immediately surface John Calaba.”
Lumad leader slapped with ‘fabricated’ charges
Lumad leader slapped with ‘fabricated’ charges
"It’s clear the military is determined to imprison me.”
Uranda of the Lumad for Pope Francis
Uranda of the Lumad for Pope Francis
The Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao or Kalumaran – an alliance of five subregional indigenous groups representing the 18 Lumad groups – reaches out to the visiting Pontiff through an “uranda.” Uranda is a traditional lyric-poem of the Lumads about their...
The Lumad school on Pantaron Range
The Lumad school on Pantaron Range
The Salugpungan Ta’tanu Igkanugon Learning Center Inc. (STTILCI) in Davao del Norte – a school borne out of the Lumad’s unity to defend their ancestral land – continues to struggle against militarization.
Lumad children to DepEd: ‘Ban soldiers from schools’
Lumad children to DepEd: ‘Ban soldiers from schools’
“Allowing military presence in educational institutions is tantamount to increasing the risks for children.” – SOS Network
Manilakbayan | Lumad want big mining companies out of Mindanao
Manilakbayan | Lumad want big mining companies out of Mindanao
“The people of Mindanao are raging and our resistance grows stronger every day. Leave now, or face the people’s resistance.” – Panalipdan Mindanao secretary general Dulphing Ogan
Lumad students long for peace in their schools
Lumad students long for peace in their schools
“The soldiers came and burned our school. They said it was a school of the New People’s Army.” – Epoy, 19, a Manobo from Mindanao
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
Armed men have killed two Lumads, ransacked a store, started fires, and knocked on houses, in the middle of military operations.
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
Two people were killed, while two went missing in three separate incidents during heavy military operations in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
‘Military, police arrested Lumad church worker for P 4.8 M bounty’
‘Military, police arrested Lumad church worker for P 4.8 M bounty’
After the military arrested agriculturist Dominiciano Muya of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, they presented him as a top-rank communist rebel with a P4.8 million reward for his head.
Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
By MARYA SALAMAT
Progressive groups in Mindanao describe the devastation caused by typhoon Pablo as “an environmental apocalypse not simply caused by nature’s wrath but by the Aquino government continuing puppetry to foreign mining interests and the government’s greed and corruption in general.”
Read also: DENR hand in degrading environment, human rights as dirty as the military’s – IP and green groups
Lumads in North Cotabato blame military for economic displacement
Lumads in North Cotabato blame military for economic displacement
“Now, we can hardly buy rice, we can’t even gather root crops for fear that soldiers might caught us,” -- George, a lumad peasant in Magpet By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today MAGPET, North Cotabato -- “You’re prohibited to go to your farms within 40 days,” George...
Indigenous Center for Lumads Decry Military Abuses, Attacks Against Schoolchildren
Indigenous Center for Lumads Decry Military Abuses, Attacks Against Schoolchildren
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Soldiers belonging to the 73rd Infantry Battalion forced 10-year old Jimboy Saya to hold a chain of sub-machine gun bullets and carry an M-16 rifle. The soldiers then photographed the child and distributed it to local media with the caption “NPA child warrior going to school in Dlumay.”
Mindanao Lumads Defend Ancestral Land vs Large-scale Mining
Mindanao Lumads Defend Ancestral Land vs Large-scale Mining
Leaders of Lumad organizations from six regional federations representing some 10 major tribes in Mindanao vowed to defend the last of their ancestral lands against the assault of large-scale mining. BY TYRONE VELEZ Bulatlat.com Dipolog City— Leaders of Lumad...
A Fulfilled Promise: Lumads Graduate from School Harassed by Military
A Fulfilled Promise: Lumads Graduate from School Harassed by Military
By MARIFE MAGBANUA
Wearing Manobo-designed vestments adorned with colorful bead necklaces and earrings, 24 graduating indigenous youth proudly marched during the third graduation ceremonies of Alcadev. Tears of joy filled the morning of March 10, 2010, as students, parents, teachers and other guests celebrated the end of another school year full of achievements and challenges.
13 Lumads Released After 36 Hours of Illegal Detention
13 Lumads Released After 36 Hours of Illegal Detention
PRESS RELEASE March 12, 2010 Davao City ---- The Katribu Partylist denounced the arrest and detention for more than 36 hours of 13 farmers--mostly, Lumads--by soldiers of the 25th Infantry Battallion-10th Infantry Division in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley. The...