Archive of National Minority

CPDF: People’s opposition to mining is just and warranted Philex maneuvers to hide legacy of destruction and greed
January 14, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | Cordillera People's Democratic Front |

These are indeed revolutionary times. Before 2021 ended, it was reported that the people of Mankayan rejected a mining application from the Cordillera Exploration, Inc. that would have destroyed 11,000 hectares of their ancestral territory. In their Resolution of Non-Consent, they stipulated their intention to protect their remaining environment and resources. They recognized that mining […]

Prayer rally ng mga bakwit sa Marawi, dinahas ng pulis
November 26, 2021

Hindi pinayagan ng mga pulis ang mga bakwit ng Marawi na magtipon sa sentro ng syudad noong Nobyembre 25. Nagmartsa ang mga bakwit mula sa tinaguriang Kilometer Zero sa Barangay Saber tungong Barangay Bangon para maglunsad sana ng prayer rally. Ayon kay Drieza Lininding ng Moro Consensus Group, hindi naituloy ng 500 bakwit ang kanilang […]

Isang Katutubong Buhid, Nagpakamatay dahil sa FMO-RCSPO!
November 16, 2021 | New People's Army | Southern Tagalog Regional Operational Command (Melito Glor Command) | NPA-Mindoro (Lucio De Guzman Command) | Madaay Gasic | Spokesperson |

Noong ika-11 ng Oktubre, isang katutubong Buhid ang nagpakamatay sa Brgy. Lisap, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro dahil sa dinanas nitong malalang takot bunga ng paulit-ulit na interogasyon, pagbabanta, panggigipit na isinagawa laban sa kanya ng mga pwersang RCSP ng 203rd Brigade, Philippine Army. Ito ang tampok na pinakabagong biktima ng panibagong bugso ng Focused Military Operation […]

Ika-24 na anibersaryo ng IPRA Law, sinalubong ng protesta ng mga katutubo
October 31, 2021

Nagprotesta ang mga katutubo at progresibong grupo sa harap ng upisina ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) noong Huwebes sa ika-24 taong anibersaryo ng pagpapasa sa Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA Law). Panawagan nila na ibasura ang naturang batas at buwagin ang NCIP. Nagsisilbi lamang ang mga ito bilang instrumento ng reaksyunaryong […]

National minorities mark 24th year of IPRA Law with protest
October 31, 2021

National minorities and progressive groups staged a protest action in front of the office of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the enactment of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA Law). They demanded the abolition of the said law and the NCIP which only […]

Bamboo plantations are big businesses in the guise of reforestation
October 27, 2021

Reports last Monday revealed that Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources asked the United Nations Development Program to support its plan to establish bamboo plantations in all cities and towns across the country. This came after the department’s issuance of Administrative Order 2021-26 (DAO 2021-26) in August, which laid […]

Plantasyon ng kawayan, malaking negosyo sa tabing ng reporestasyon
October 27, 2021

Balita noong Lunes ang paghingi ni Sec. Roy Cimatu ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ng suporta sa United Nations Development Programme para sa planong pagtatayo ng mga plantasyon ng kawayan sa lahat ng lunsod at bayan sa buong bansa. Ito ay kasunod ng paglalabas ng kagawaran sa Administrative Order 2021-26 (DAO 2021-26) noong […]

Igorot farmers rise against betrayal and plunder
October 25, 2021 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | Cordillera People's Democratic Front |

Rodrigo Duterte is a lot of things but ‘enabler of criminal gangs’ is not least of them. One month before the world celebrate peasants and farmers, he again commemorated Conrado Balweg who swindled, murdered, looted and exploited indigenous tribes in the Cordillera, most of which are farming families. The past few years have seen him […]