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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.?

Militarization of IP Territories – Violation of the U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Militarization of IP Territories – Violation of the U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By CONYAP G. Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Militarization of indigenous peoples’ territories is not isolated to Mountain Province or the Cordillera region, but is happening nationwide. Beverly Longid, Katribu partylist president and first nominee, said...

For the Philippines’s Tribal Folk, a Constant War Against ‘Development Aggression’

For the Philippines’s Tribal Folk, a Constant War Against ‘Development Aggression’

By RONALYN V. OLEA
While the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral land is recognized by international agreements and conventions, indigenous peoples in the Philippines are relentlessly being driven away by mining, tourism and other so-called development projects. In Zambales alone, more than 70 mining firms are now operating, with some preventing the Aetas from entering what used to be their land.

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