Archive of National Minority

Limang sibilyang nangingisda, pinaputukan ng 502nd IBde sa Isabela
April 24, 2025

Pinaulanan ng bala ng mga sundalo ng 502nd IBde ang limang pambansang minoryang Ifugao habang nangingisda sa Sitio Sapiot, Tappa, San Mariano, Isabela noong Abril 21. Pinalalabas ng tropa ng militar na isang armadong engkwentro ang naganap sa pagitan nito at ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Cagayan Valley (Fortunato Camus Command). Sa ulat noong Abril 23, […]

2 Lumad rights advocates walk free after nearly 4 years in detention
April 23, 2025

The Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas welcomed the release of Lumad rights advocates Julieta Gomez and Niezel Velasco from nearly four years of detention. In the first week of April, the two were acquitted of illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges filed against them by the state. Gomez is a Manobo from […]

2 tagapagtaguyod ng karapatang Lumad, nakalaya sa halos 4 taong pagkakakulong
April 23, 2025

Ikinalugod at sinalubong ng Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas ang paglaya mula sa halos apat na taong pagkakakulong ng mga tagapagtaguyod ng karapatan ng mga Lumad na sina Julieta Gomez at Niezel Velasco. Napawalang-sala ang dalawa sa kasong illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa sa kanila ng estado noong unang linggo […]

Aeta residents of Mt. Pinatubo set up barricade
April 22, 2025

The Aeta community of Mt. Pinatubo in Sitio Tarukgan, Barangay Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac has set up a barricade since April 18 to assert their rights to their land. They said that they have not been properly compensated for several years now by the state tourism agency and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) […]

Mamamayang Aeta ng Mt. Pinatubo, nagbarikada
April 22, 2025

Nagtayo ng barikada mula pa noong Abril 18 ang komunidad ng Aeta ng Mt. Pinatubo Sityo Tarukgan, Barangay Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac upang igiit ang karapatan sa kanilang lupa. Anila, ilang taon nang hindi sila nababayaran nang tama ng ahensya ng estado sa turismo at wala ring ginagawa ang National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) […]

State forces arrest leaders of indigenous people in Surigao del Sur
March 11, 2025

Human rights groups and advocates for indigenous rights condemned state forces for arresting Lumad Manobo leaders Michelle Campos and Genasque Enriquez. According to Karapatan, they received reports that Enriquez was arrested on March 2 and Campos on March 6. Campos and Enriquez are known advocates for the rights of their communities against large mining and […]

Mga lider-Lumad sa Surigao del Sur, inaresto ng mga pwersa ng estado
March 11, 2025

Kinundena ng mga grupo sa karapatang-tao at mga tagapagtaguyod ng karapatan ng katutubo ang pag-aresto ng mga pwersa ng estado sa lider-Lumad Manobo na sina Michelle Campos at Genasque Enriquez. Ayon sa Karapatan, nakatanggap sila ng ulat na inaresto si Enriquez noong Marso 2 at si Campos noong Marso 6. Sina Campos at Enriquez ay […]

Ifugao Court dismisses attempted murder case against CPDF spokesperson
March 10, 2025

A court in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao dismissed the case of attempted murder filed by the state against Cordillera Peoples Democratic Front (CPDF) spokesperson and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Simon Naogsan (Ka Filiw), the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) reported on March 7. Naogsan was arrested on October 21, 2024 in […]

Kasong tangkang pagpaslang na isinampa laban sa tagapagsalita ng CPDF, ibinasura ng korte sa Ifugao
March 10, 2025

Ibinasura ng isang korte sa Alfonso Lista, Ifugao ang kasong tangkang pagpaslang na isinampa ng estado laban sa tagapagsalita ng Cordillera Peoples Democratic Front (CPDF) at konsultant pangkapayapaan ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) na si Simon Naogsan (Ka Filiw), ayon sa ulat ng Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) noong Marso 7. Inaresto […]

2 FA-50 fighter jets drop 8 bombs on a Bukidnon farming community
March 08, 2025

The Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) two FA-50 fighter jets dropped no less than eight powerful bombs in Sityo Mainaga, Barangay Iba, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon on March 4, at 12:30 am. This was confirmed by residents in the area and by the unit of the New People’s Army-North Central Mindanao Region (NPA-NCMR) who witnessed the event. Contrary […]