#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘Bring John Calaba back to us’
“If he is dead, return his remains to his family. We just want him back.”
#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘Bring John Calaba back to us’
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‘Apec means global mining plunder’
‘Apec means global mining plunder’
"We oppose Apec and its schemes in robbing our country's natural resources, and essentially its future."
Institute for Lumad studies initiated
Institute for Lumad studies initiated
“Research takes sides, too and it does not make it unscientific.”
Unabated killings | Lumád stage indignation ritual at Camp Aguinaldo
Unabated killings | Lumád stage indignation ritual at Camp Aguinaldo
Two weeks after the Manilakbayan arrived in Manila, another Lumád leader was killed by a paramilitary group, the Alamara, in Davao del Norte province.
Sunday at the Kampuhan | Aiza Seguerra, Aldub fans, and doctors visit the Lumád
Sunday at the Kampuhan | Aiza Seguerra, Aldub fans, and doctors visit the Lumád
The Manilakbayan ng Mindanao continues to get support in spite of being called “unsightly, unsanitary, and infiltrated with threat groups.”
Igorot activists from Cordillera to join Apec protests
Igorot activists from Cordillera to join Apec protests
“Globalization has further pushed the mining industry towards a complete sell-out of our national patrimony to foreign corporations.”
#Manilakbayan2015 protest at LP headquarters
#Manilakbayan2015 protest at LP headquarters
“Justice can't be bought with politicking, with cheap tricks.”
Lumád camp to be kicked out of Liwasang Bonifacio on Nov. 13
Lumád camp to be kicked out of Liwasang Bonifacio on Nov. 13
“We are being driven out of our ancestral lands, now, even here at Liwasang Bonifacio, we are also being evicted?”
‘CHR whitewashing Lumád killings’ – youth solon
‘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.”
Lawyers group to take on cases of Lumad
Lawyers group to take on cases of Lumad
“There are personal accounts from the victims themselves. These are enough grounds for charges.”
Kulamanon datu longs to farm again with sons
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’
‘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.”
Manilakbayan thanks UP community with Narra trees
Manilakbayan thanks UP community with Narra trees
Narra is dubbed as the Philippines’ national tree. It is also indigenous in the country and noted for its superior strength, hardiness and resilience.
#Manilakbayan2015 turns UP grounds into cultural, political hub
#Manilakbayan2015 turns UP grounds into cultural, political hub
The “Kampuhang Bayan” transformed an empty ground into a fertile spot for cultural and political unity.
‘Defend Lumad schools, our beacons of hope’
‘Defend Lumad schools, our beacons of hope’
“These beacons of hope for the indigenous communities are now being shadowed over by the continuing threat of militarization and development aggression.”
UP supports Lumad’s fight for survival
UP supports Lumad’s fight for survival
“What’s at stake here is the Lumad schools, the heritage, the yutang kabilin (ancestral land). The Lumad must survive.” -- UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan
Son of felled Lumad leader continues his father’s duties
Son of felled Lumad leader continues his father’s duties
The second in five children, he had to discontinue college at the University of Mindanao in 2009, after his father, Ludiño Monzon, was gunned down allegedly by soldiers from 67th Infantry Battalion in Boston, Davao Oriental, near a police station.
#Manilakbayan2015 | They come from different tribes, places but unite in one struggle
#Manilakbayan2015 | They come from different tribes, places but unite in one struggle
Indigenous peoples such as Manobo, Matigsalug and Mandaya, in their traditional attire, march playing the buntong and kudlong.
Asian indigenous groups urge Aquino to end Lumad killings
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.
#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘Aquino accountable for Lumád killings’
#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘Aquino accountable for Lumád killings’
“We are here to bring the bad news of the attacks on the people of Mindanao. But we also bring the good news, that we are not afraid, that we know why this is happening, and that our actions are just.”
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