Another activist assaulted in Compostela Valley
Alex Josol is the second victim in two days to be attacked in Pantukan town, and a "Palparan battalion" is suspected to be behind it.
Another activist assaulted in Compostela Valley
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Military operations trigger evacuation anew in Compostela Valley
Military operations trigger evacuation anew in Compostela Valley
“Aquino has never acted on our plight, worse, he himself mandates all of these attacks against the Lumad and our community. Our people, our community, our schools are the military’s target.”
Peasant leader killed in Compostela Valley
Peasant leader killed in Compostela Valley
Luis Carbajosa, 44, peasant leader of Mabini was in the Order of Battle of the military.
Farmers want San Miguel mining out of Compostela
Farmers want San Miguel mining out of Compostela
Typhoon Pablo survivors here are opposing the entry of a mining firm owned by the uncle of Pres. Benigno Aquino,III.
After Pablo, ComVal still far from recovery
After Pablo, ComVal still far from recovery
“Siguro nasa 20 percent pa tayo (ng recovery), malaki pa masyado (ang hahabulin) lalo na sa agriculture.” — Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy
List of Mining Tenements/Companies in Southern Mindanao
List of Mining Tenements/Companies in Southern Mindanao
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Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms
Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Residents of Pantukan, a coastal town in Compostela Valley province, are locked in battle against two large-scale mining companies attempting to wrest full control of the area’s mineral resources. They also bewail the unfair advantage the government gives to these companies at the expense of small-scale miners.
2010 Elections: Poll Watcher Killed in Maragusan Attack, Says Military
2010 Elections: Poll Watcher Killed in Maragusan Attack, Says Military
By GRACE S. UDDIN / Davao Today
Captain Emmanuel Garcia, spokesperson of the 10th ID-AFP, said an undetermined number of rebels attacked soldiers of the 66th Infantry Battalion escorting a group of Board of Election Inspectors (BEI’s) for the canvassing of votes at the municipal hall of Maragusan.
Military’s False Claims of Child Combatant in North Cotabato and Compostela Valley Endangers Rural Children
Military’s False Claims of Child Combatant in North Cotabato and Compostela Valley Endangers Rural Children
NEWS RELEASE 27 March 2010 A nationwide child rights advocacy group lambasted the military’s false claims in news reports that the 15 year old boy they arrested in Makilala, North Cotabato was allegedly aiding the New People’s Army detonate a bomb in Brgy. Old...
A Bloody Struggle for Land in Compostela Valley
A Bloody Struggle for Land in Compostela Valley
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
For the farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao, the past several years had been a period of great danger and violence as big mining companies encroach into ancestral and agricultural land, using the military to drive them away. Many peasant and Lumad leaders who opposed these projects have ended up dead and tortured.
The Mansaka and Their Golden Guitar
The Mansaka and Their Golden Guitar
In one of their stories of long ago, the Mansaka, an indigenous tribe from the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, once possessed a golden guitar, which they played when they sang their songs of longing, aspirations and victory.
Farmer Remains Missing After Being Beaten, Abducted by Soldiers
Farmer Remains Missing After Being Beaten, Abducted by Soldiers
A farmer in Compostela Valley who last seen beaten and forcibly taken allegedly by soldiers on July 4 remains missing. Alvin Lopez, 25, a resident of Monkayo was hogtied and forced into a military vehicle during a military operation. Alvin’s mother, Erlinda, has filed a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights against the military’s 26th Infantry Battalion. Read the full story
In New Bataan, Canvassing Snags — From Threats to Blackouts
In New Bataan, Canvassing Snags — From Threats to Blackouts
BY CHERYLL D. FIEL Davaotoday.com Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 15, May 20-26, 2007 DAVAO CITY — The canvassing of votes in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, hit another snag when a congressional candidate filed a petition Wednesday seeking the transfer of...
In Compostela Valley, Lumads Flee Homes amid Military Operations
In Compostela Valley, Lumads Flee Homes amid Military Operations
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 5:01 p.m., May 15, 2008 More than a hundred Lumads from Mangayon, Compostela Valley have fled from their homes because of the military operations conducted by the Philippine Army’s 67th Infantry Battalion in their ancestral...
Japanese Pastors Learn Shocking Things About Davao Bananas
Japanese Pastors Learn Shocking Things About Davao Bananas
Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises himself to stop eating bananas. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Outraged by the “inhuman”...
Lumad Group Decries Army’s Vilification Campaign
Lumad Group Decries Army’s Vilification Campaign
‘WANTED’ posters are used by the police against common criminals. In Compostela Valley, however, the Philippine Army uses the same to track down a leader of a Lumad organization. BY RONALYN OLEA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 29, August...
Anti-Mining Activist Killed in Compostela Valley
Anti-Mining Activist Killed in Compostela Valley
BY BULATLAT An anti-mining activist was killed by unidentified men two days before Christmas, an environmentalist group in Compostela Valely said. Fernando Sarmiento, 39, secretary general of Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao Region (SMR), was killed by still...
Unrelated Killings or an Undeclared War?
Unrelated Killings or an Undeclared War?
Is the recent spate of activist killings in Southern Mindanao an unfortunate series of coincidences or are they somehow related to the Philippine military’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya 2? Successive reports and claims of shootings involving a red...
Another Bayan Muna Leader Killed, Three Lumads Tortured
Another Bayan Muna Leader Killed, Three Lumads Tortured
A Bayan Muna (People First) leader who was shot and wounded by two unidentified men in Monkayo, Compostela Valley last November 30 died yesterday at the Davao Regional Hospital. Isabelo Celing, 47, barangay (village) coordinator of Bayan Muna Party List in...
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