“If she wants to help, she should listen to us, because we experienced these abuses.”
Solon slammed for ‘arrogance’ in talks with Lumad ‘bakwets’
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Beyond military abuses: wresting control from Agusanon Manobos
‘We believe that they are really after our wealth, not just because of the presence of NPA in our communities.’
Surviving Pablo, the Manobos’ story
‘When the storm stopped, you feel like breaking down seeing your crops uprooted.’
Agusanon Manobos battle vs. displacement, aggression
“They wanted the capitalists to come in to solve poverty, but experiences in other mining areas showed that Lumads were displaced instead when the capitalists took over.”
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Farmers from Quezon province leave homes as soldiers terrorize villages
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We hope the soldiers would leave soon so we can go back to our place.”