The Aytas in sitio Sapang Kawayan, barangay Ayanguren in Capas, Tarlac are defending their ancestral domain against the incursion of government agency and large corporations.
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First Person | ‘Whose land is this? Constructing counter-narratives through maps’
In just under six months of fieldwork, we saw the extreme and terrifying change of landscape in the affected areas: hundreds of trees were felled, creeks dried, and mountains flattened; this, despite claims from the Philippine government that New Clark City is “environment-friendly.”
Environmental defenders form coalition against repression, tyranny
“The people are fed up with the killings and continuing plunder of the country’s resources.”
Reform the NCIP, said indigenous peoples’ groups
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch MANILA – A study on the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) reveals the need for total reform of the commission. At the start of the four-day gathering of indigenous peoples (IP) to observe the International IP day early this month, researchers from the University of the Philippines-Baguio presented…
MILF asks Aquino gov’t to suspend oil exploration contracts
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which has an ongoing ceasefire and peace negotiations with the Philippine government, asked the Aquino administration to freeze the planned exploitation by private foreign and local companies of natural resources such as oil and gas in Bangsamoro homeland. The MILF central committee decided…
Commercial Veggie Expansion, Infra Works Threaten Mt. Pulag Biodiversity
Mt. Pulag’s mossy forests are threatened by the fast expansion of commercial vegetable gardens and infrastructure development, a government environmental watchdog disclosed last week. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 27, August 12-18, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila) – Mt. Pulag’s mossy forests are threatened by…
Due to Community Outrage, Mining Company to Return Ancestral Land to Balatoc Tribe
Due to community outrage and pressure, a foreign mining corporation promised through a corporate declaration that it is ready to execute an affidavit to facilitate the return of the said ancestral lands to the Balatoc tribe of Kalinga. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Due to community outrage and pressure, a foreign…