Archive of National Minority

Karapatan strongly condemned the Pieceland Corporation for the demolition and forced eviction of the Mangyan-Iraya in Sitio Malatabako, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on June 1. The remaining 14 houses were reportedly dismantled and destroyed. “We condemn Pieceland for intimidation, deprivation of livelihood, threats, and other coercive forms to drive the people away from their […]

Mariing kinundena ng Karapatan ang demolisyon at sapilitang pagpapalayas sa mga Mangyan-Iraya sa Sitio Malatabako, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro noong Hunyo 1, na isinagawa ng Pieceland Corporation. Ayon sa ulat, binaklas at winasak ang natitirang 14 bahay ng mga katutubo. “Kinukundena namin ginagawang pananakot, pagkakait ng kabuhayan, pagbabanta, at iba pang anyo ng pamimilit […]

A court in Benguet released a decision ordering former police chief R’win Pagkalinawan to pay damages to activist leader Windel Bolinget. The decision was penned on February 29 but was only released recently. Pagkalinawan is a former Police Regional Office-Cordillera director while Bolinget is Cordillera People’s Alliance chairperson. The court set damages at ₱30,000, ₱20,000 […]

Inilabas kamakailan ang desisyon ng isang korte sa Benguet na nag-uutos sa dating hepe ng pulis na si R’win Pagkalinawan na magbayad ng danyos sa lider-aktibistang si Windel Bolinget. Ang desisyon ay ginawa noong Pebrero 29 pero inilabas lamang kamakailan. Si Pagkalinawan ay dating direktor ng Police Regional Office-Cordillera habang si Bolinger ay tagapangulo ng […]

Katribu (Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas, or Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines) strongly denounced the April 8 decision of the Abra de Ilog Municipal Trial Court for convicting nine Mangyan-Iraya indigenous residents of Sityo Malatabako, Barangay San Vicente, Abra de Ilog for “other forms of trespass.” Pieceland Corporation filed fabricated charges of […]

Mariing kinundena ng grupong Katribu ang desisyon ng Abra de Ilog Municipal Trial Court noong Abril 8 sa paghatol nito ng “other forms of tresspass” (panloloob) laban sa siyam na katutubong Mangyan-iraya ng mga residente ng Sityo Malatabako, Barangay San Vicente, Abra de Ilog. Noong Oktubre 2025, sinampahan ng gawa-gawang kaso na malicious mischief, trespassing, […]

Two Dumagat political prisoners walked free on May 9 from nearly eight years of detention after the court dismissed the charges of murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against them. Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda were arrested and jailed by the military on May 14, 2018 in Quezon. Torres and Avellaneda […]

Nakalaya ang dalawang Dumagat na bilanggong pulitikal mula sa halos walong taong detensyon noong Mayo 9 matapos ibasura ng korte ang mga kasong pagpatay at illegal possession of firearms and explosives na isinampa laban sa kanila. Sina Rocky Torres and Abelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda ay dinakip at ikinulong ng militar nooong Mayo 14, 2018 sa Quezon. […]

The family and relatives of T’boli farmer Jonathan Kubot have not obtained justice for more than a month since 105th IB soldiers killed him. The military killed him on March 25 in Sitio Lam-afus, Barangay Lambangan, T’boli, South Cotabato. Kubot had reportedly just finished clearing his rice field when soldiers accosted him. They took him, […]

Mahigit isang buwan nang walang nakakamtang hustisya ang pamilya at kaanak ng magsasakang T’boli na si Jonathan Kubot mula nang patayin ng mga sundalo ng 105th IB. Pinatay siya ng militar noong Marso 25 sa Sityo Lam-afus, Barangay Lambangan, T’boli, South Cotabato. Ayon sa ulat, katatapos lamang maglinis ng palayan ni Kubot nang abutan siya […]