In a ceremony, leaders of Sandugo, an alliance of national minorities, express their gratitude to peace consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) for upholding their rights in the peace negotiations with the government.
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‘Happiness is…closure of destructive mines’ – nat’l minorities tell DENR head
In a dialogue, indigenous peoples and Moro asked Environment Secretary Gina Lopez to shut down destructive large-scale mining.
Indigenous peoples boo PH Armed Forces chief in ‘phone dialogue’
“The Lumád who were killed there were those who joined the NPA.”
Protesters in US embassy violent dispersal overcome injuries, trauma
“People showed defiance, assertion and grit. And because they have been wounded, they will even be more assertive next time.”
Protesters tell police: ‘Talk to our lawyers’
“Mr. Sumalbag and the other victims of the violent dispersal wish not to be approached, interviewed and/or asked for any statements without our presence and assistance as their counsels.”
Protesters: ‘We will tell the President what really happened’
“When we sit down with the President, we will not only brief him on what actually happened during the dispersal. We will also take that opportunity to explain to him the calls and demands of national minorities.”
National minority alliance calls to ‘end US imperialism’
At Mendiola Bridge, the same calls were heard: to defend the ancestral lands, pullout soldiers and paramilitary groups in the communities and give justice to slain victims. Only louder this time, and interspersed with “Death to US Imperialism!”
The national minorities: Victims of oppression, discrimination and violence
“We see no difference between the paramilitary groups and the Manila police who showed us the same brutality.”
Protesters to sue police in US embassy violent dispersal
“Sandugo condemns this as a terrorist act by the PNP.”
50 injured, 29 nabbed as police disperse protest at US embassy
“Today, we witnessed how even our local security forces are keen on employing violent tactics to quell the dissent of the marginalized and the oppressed.”
‘Paranoia’ | Protest vs. Oplan Bayanihan met with water cannons
“Once again, the Armed Forces of the Philippines proved its sheer paranoia.”