Lamenting lost homes, seeing MNLF forces up close
Zambo evacuees recount the "politeness" of MNLF members, and the "oddness" of the state military burning houses of civilians as a strategy.
Lamenting lost homes, seeing MNLF forces up close
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Rights groups decry air strikes in Sagada, other parts of Cordillera
Rights groups decry air strikes in Sagada, other parts of Cordillera
“The air strikes and strafing in Sagada, Mt. Province have affected the livelihood source of the people – the forest, water sources and farms. The security of the people as well was endangered with their manner of operations.” – Cordillera Human Rights Alliance
Indigenous peoples deplore Aquino government ‘snub’ of their agenda
Indigenous peoples deplore Aquino government ‘snub’ of their agenda
Against the 156 processed Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles, of which only 37 were registered, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples issued a total of 320 certifications allowing mining operations.
Anti-mining activist from N. Vizcaya missing
Anti-mining activist from N. Vizcaya missing
A known anti-mining activist has been missing since August 21. The victim was last seen being forced into a police patrol car but authorities denied having custody of him.
Anti-mining folk in N. Vizcaya decry violations of int’l humanitarian law by state forces
Anti-mining folk in N. Vizcaya decry violations of int’l humanitarian law by state forces
“Why do the military insist that the reasons we are so determined to stop the foreign mining companies are the NPAs, who are supposedly pushing us to do so? Don’t we, lowly people, also have the right to unite to protect our lands?”
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Indigenous peoples press for ancestral land, other rights
Indigenous peoples press for ancestral land, other rights
The updated IP Agenda was divided into four themes: on IP lands, territories, resources and development aggression; on human rights, militarization and peace; NCIP, conflicting laws and FPIC; and on social services, Post-2015 Development goals, Climate Change adaptation and Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness and Response Measures.
In Asia Pacific, media reinforce marginalization, discrimination vs indigenous peoples
In Asia Pacific, media reinforce marginalization, discrimination vs indigenous peoples
It is the same anywhere in the Asia Pacific region, either indigenous people’s issues are ignored or distorted by the media.
Mankayan elders reject NCIP list of reps
Mankayan elders reject NCIP list of reps
Elders from Mankayan town refused to be included in the list of representatives made by the National Commision on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Cordillera for the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes regarding mining applications and land conversions affecting the area.
Mangyan’s lit-num schools face seemingly insurmountable challenges
Mangyan’s lit-num schools face seemingly insurmountable challenges
The schools of the Mangyans have to deal with shortages, water being cut off during heavy rains, and harassments from the military. But they persist and are even planning to expand.
Read also: All the Mangyans want is for their children to learn
All the Mangyans want is for their children to learn
All the Mangyans want is for their children to learn
Formed in 2009, Haggibat, the organization of Mangyan tribes, has caused the building of 16 to 18 literacy schools among seven tribes in communities in the uplands of Mindoro. But all their efforts would come to naught if the military would continue to harass them to stop them from organizing against the operations of mining firms.
Tribe groups seek UN hand on rights violations
Tribe groups seek UN hand on rights violations
Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) chairman Windel Bolinget pointed out that despite the Philippine government's adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and other human rights treaties, the escalating human rights violations perpetrated against indigenous peoples in the country are alarming
NPA claims torching mining firm’s machinery
NPA claims torching mining firm’s machinery
“The LCMC's mining operations will mean the grabbing and destruction of hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands, forests and other parts of the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples of Mankayan and Tadian." -- NPA-Benguet
Cordillera Day in Baguio focuses on politics of change
Cordillera Day in Baguio focuses on politics of change
"The people of the region like in other parts of the country are suffering from worsening economic crisis." -- Cordillera Peoples Alliance
Critics of large-scale mining bat for ‘pro-people’ mining
Critics of large-scale mining bat for ‘pro-people’ mining
“We are not against mining. We recognize the need for mining. But it’s different if foreigners are the ones utilizing our mining resources…”
Aquino govt’s positioning on Sabah a result of secret negotiations?
Aquino govt’s positioning on Sabah a result of secret negotiations?
This virtual dropping of the Philippine claim to Sabah, Araullo said, “has defined Aquino’s behavior from the time the army of the Sultanate went there in Lahad Datu (in February).”
On its 18th year, Philippine Mining Act still reviled as a killing behemoth
On its 18th year, Philippine Mining Act still reviled as a killing behemoth
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Corruption, violence, human rights violations, chilling disasters one after another –these are what Filipinos have suffered as a result of implementing the Mining Act of 1995.” – Bayan Muna Party Rep. Neri Colmenares
Read also: Mining Act + Aquino’s mining EO = poison, plunder and disaster
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