Soldiers harass the brother of slain Lumad leader Gilbert Paborada who replaced him as leader of his group.
Harassments against Lumad persist: Higaonon leader forced to surrender as NPA
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Widows of the war against peoples and communities
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO and SIDLANGAN NATIVIDAD
They could have been paralyzed by depression and fear after losing their husbands suddenly and violently. But they chose to trek the dangerous road of the struggle for justice and for the defense of their land, livelihood and life.
Daisy Paborada, taking on the fight from where her husband fell
By SIDLANGAN NATIVIDAD Bulatlat.com MANILA – Daisy Paborada, a farmer, 41, and her late spouse had once ploughed their share of the 520-hectare ancestral domain along with the rest of the Higaonon tribe. Since 2003, the Paborada family had enjoyed their simple and peaceful life. In February 2011, A. Brown Palm Company, Inc. seized the…