What they refuse to recognize is that it is mainly the Left which has chosen to embrace the struggle of the Lumad compared to other political forces which sided with foreign capital and big business in the exploitation of our precious resources.
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‘CHR whitewashing Lumád killings’ – youth solon
“What the CHR fails to show, is that the Lumad themselves are being targeted by the military – with or without the presence of the NPA.”
Kulamanon datu longs to farm again with sons
A Lumád leader from White Culaman village in Bukidnon just wants to return to the bucolic life, when there were no soldiers to ruin the peace.
‘To remember is to continue the struggle’
“Let us continue the tradition of remembering the missing, because otherwise, we would then face the bigger tragedy of forgetting – the disappeared, their struggle, and the highest sacrifice they gave for freedom and democracy.”
#Manilakbayan2015 turns UP grounds into cultural, political hub
The “Kampuhang Bayan” transformed an empty ground into a fertile spot for cultural and political unity.
Terror in White Culaman
A village in Kitaotao, Bukidnon is being militarized after its residents asserted their right to get drought assistance from government.
The not-so-invisible hand of the US
Paramilitary cult groups were known for their brutality, brazenness and impunity. The purpose, as US counter-insurgency, counter-terror manuals revealed, was to generate enough terror and fear.
Manila stands with the Lumad
Some 700 Lumad from different parts of Mindanao arrive in the nation’s capital, Oct. 26. They are greeted by students, religious groups, workers, urban poor, women and other sectors. The indigenous people of Mindanao stage #Manilakbayan2015 to call for a stop to the attacks on their schools and communities. Photos by Loi Manalansan, Fred Dabu…
Women protest plunder and militarization
“We hold President Aquino responsible for this policy of ethnocide and persecution that targets Lumad communities. We hold him accountable for the abuses committed against Lumad women and children.”
Expansion of agricultural plantations threatens Mindanao people’s survival
BULATLAT SPECIAL REPORT:
In the mountains, there are mining companies. In the plains, the plantations occupy the land.”
Asian indigenous groups urge Aquino to end Lumad killings
More than 70 indigenous organizations from across Asia urged President Benigno Aquino III to put an end to the killings and attacks against the Lumad of Mindanao.