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Dee Ayroso | Mar 26, 2022
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After 2nd massacre in Lianga, Lumad families flee their homes
After 2nd massacre in Lianga, Lumad families flee their homes
In a statement, Karapatan said at least 22 families in sitios Panukmoan and Manluy-a of barangay Diatagon in Lianga left their village on June 23 because they “no longer feel safe staying in their communities due to the constant harassment and threats made by troops of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion.”
Parents of slain Lumad student want justice
Parents of slain Lumad student want justice
Obello Bay-ao's father Benjo called on President Rodrigo Duterte to punish those involved with the extrajudicial killings, disband paramilitary groups, lift the martial law in Mindanao and resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
2 Lumád killed in Agusan Sur
2 Lumád killed in Agusan Sur
Two members of a Banwaon group that opposes development aggression and militarization in their ancestral lands were gunned down this week.
Pregnant woman killed, seven others wounded in paramilitary attack in Bukidnon
Pregnant woman killed, seven others wounded in paramilitary attack in Bukidnon
Even before President Duterte withdrew the government’s unilateral ceasefire declaration on July 30, paramilitary groups attacked a Lumád community.
Lumad leaders, schools file charges vs Education Sec Luistro
Lumad leaders, schools file charges vs Education Sec Luistro
“We have already lost a teacher and many Lumad leaders; we will not wait until we lose another one.”
#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘We have affected the center’
#Manilakbayan2015 | ‘We have affected the center’
“We bring home victory: the support of a broad range of people to the people’s resistance in Mindanao, which is also the Filipino people’s struggle.”
Alamara militia works with, and for the military – Lumad
Alamara militia works with, and for the military – Lumad
“I was accompanying 36 students of the Misfi academy when this happened. They also brought the students with me. We were interrogated.”
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
40 days | Still no arrest made on Lianga massacre, as killings continue
40 days | Still no arrest made on Lianga massacre, as killings continue
"The truth about the killings and forcible evacuation has been clear since the first week of the incident, yet in the delay, many lies have been forcefully fed to the public to justify the systematic military operation against Lumad schools, progressive organizations and communities in Mindanao.”
Military lies won’t bring peace to the lumad
Military lies won’t bring peace to the lumad
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its most rabid apologists are trying desperately to stem the tide of public outrage here and abroad over the series of killings of unarmed lumad leaders, their...
Voice of a Lumad widow: Our land, our blood
Voice of a Lumad widow: Our land, our blood
“All we want is for our children to know how to read, write and have a better life ahead of them. The Lumad took a stand to protect the environment and give our children education but they don’t want us to do that. The government and the capitalists want us to remain uneducated, primitive and weak.”
UN experts condemn Lumad killings, urge Ph gov’t for independent probe
UN experts condemn Lumad killings, urge Ph gov’t for independent probe
“Military occupation of civilian institutions and killing of civilians...are unacceptable, deplorable and contrary to international human rights and international humanitarian standards.”
Eerily evoking martial law
Eerily evoking martial law
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Will President Aquino issue a statement on Monday, Sept. 21, which marks the 43rd year after Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law and began a 14-year fascist dictatorship whose pernicious imprints remain...
Independent probe on Lumad slays urged
Independent probe on Lumad slays urged
“We are demanding an investigation without the presence of the military because any investigation with their presence is useless.”
#StopLumadKillings | A portrait of two Lumad mothers
#StopLumadKillings | A portrait of two Lumad mothers
Among some 3,000 Lumads seeking refuge at the Surigao del Sur Sports Center, there are two mothers of nearly the same age named Maribel Enriquez. Both seek justice for the plight they are going through because of the military.
Thousands attend burial of school director in Surigao del Sur
Thousands attend burial of school director in Surigao del Sur
Related story: #GriefandRage | Thousands join funeral of 3 Surigao Sur 'martyrs' BUTUAN CITY – Friends and relatives of school administrator, Emerito Samarca, arrived in throngs last Saturday to pay their last respects to the man who they fondly called as “Tatay...
#GriefandRage | Thousands join funerals of 3 Surigao Sur ‘martyrs’
#GriefandRage | Thousands join funerals of 3 Surigao Sur ‘martyrs’
The three men brutally slain in the rampage by a paramilitary group in Surigao del Sur were laid to rest, amid calls for justice and the prosecution of their killers, suspected of following military orders.
#StopLumadKillings | ‘They were great fathers’
#StopLumadKillings | ‘They were great fathers’
The three men killed in Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Sept. 1 were not only principled leaders who spent their whole lives helping others – they were also good, loving fathers.
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