Church groups support ‘lakbayanis’
“Moses said, ‘Let the people go.’ But today, we are asking to ‘let the people come.’”
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“Moses said, ‘Let the people go.’ But today, we are asking to ‘let the people come.’”
Teachers and students of the Fr. Fausto Tentorio Memorial School in Kitaotao, Bukidnon province seek help as the village chief leads the demolition and closure of their school.
“What could be the motive of the robber in taking only the CPU and leaving other more valuable things? Information.”
The urban poor group Kadamay said the demolition was meant to pave way for the construction of "Cloverleaf," a high-end business and residential complex owned by a big real estate company Ayala Land.
Even as the grief and rage over the spate of killings in Surigao del Sur has yet to wane, another Lumad activist was slain in the neighboring province of Agusan del Sur.
“The presence of the military’s ‘peace and development teams’ in the community bolstered the culture of impunity and even emboldened the perpetrators who killed the farmer-couple.”
“The new lease deal is actually more costly than the previous PCOS refurbishment option.”
Forced evacuation continues to take toll on the Lumads, with the death of a child.
"Her freedom is due to the resolute legal battle and campaign, no thanks to this government which inhumanly refuses or ignores pleas for compassion and humanitarian cries."
There is no more legal basis or impediment to hold Andrea Rosal in custody.
Bulatlat.com compiles its articles through the years on the attacks by military and paramilitary units against Alcadev and the Manobo communities.
Paramilitary groups, suspected of collusion with the military, have killed five people in five days, and caused massive forced evacuation.
“It is ironic that our letter signed by the judge was honored. But the judge herself was not allowed to enter.”
“It is the accused who will benefit the most because they are shopping for a more favorable or sympathetic judge. The obvious game plan is to dribble and plod.”
“The criminal negligence of the Department of Labor and Employment and the Bureau of Fire Protection resulted in the deaths of Kentex workers…”
"The Lumads have sought refuge in UCCP after fleeing their villages that have been overrun by the military. Now the police are driving them away with brute force.”
Children cramped in a small hall cried out in fear inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound, as police broke the gates.
“We will continue to struggle to stop mining in Lobo, and to have it declared as part of the protected area.”
“We express our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the five miners who were found dead in the open-pit coal mine in Semirara Island. We also express our solidarity with the families and friends of the other miners who remain missing…” - KMU
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