By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Determined to seek justice for slain tribe leader Jimmy Liguyon, bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) took to task the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to effect the arrest of the primary suspect. Liguyon, a vocal anti-mining leader and a local…
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Protestant church calls on Aquino to act on murder of tribe leader, stop the killings
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Taking the cudgels for the widow of slain anti-mining tribe leader in Bukidnon, bishops of the United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP) wrote to President Benigno Aquino III seeking justice for Jimmy Liguyon. Liguyon, a UCCP leader, was shot to death in front of his family…
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.
Sharon Liguyon, realizing the need to fight for their land
Sharon found it unfortunate that it was only after her husband’s death she realized the value of fighting for their ancestral domain against mining companies and their hired mercenaries. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Sharon Liguyon, 36, would never forget how she fervently tried to convince her husband Jimmy to sign his…
Arroyo denies hand in murder, torture of Church people during her reign
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo urged a local court in Quezon City to dismiss the civil suit filed against her and several of her military officials for human rights violations committed against church workers. In June 2011, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) sued Arroyo for…
More Filipinos become internal refugees under Aquino
By RONALYN V. OLEA
‘We are endlessly building and rebuilding our lives amidst the turmoil created by military presence and ‘development’ activities in our lands.’
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Killed indigenous leader Jimmy Liguyon’s family continue fight for justice
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“What we want is to secure justice for our slain barangay captain and to ensure that our families and everyone else are protected from the paramilitary forces.” – Marlyn Gaguy, one of the women leaders of Kasilo
Anti-mining advocate in Bukidnon killed inside his own home
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
As village chief, Jimmy Liguyon had consistently rebuffed agreements with mining firms, blocking their operation on ancestral lands of indigenous peoples and making him a target of paramilitary groups and the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Battalion.