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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]