Various indigenous groups and minority rights advocates gathered at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman to commemorate the life and legacy of Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, valiant leader of the Talaingod Manobo and national minorities, on June 5. Bai Bibyaon passed away on November 20, 2023 with his loved ones by her side. “If I […]
Nagtipon ang iba’t ibang grupo ng katutubo at mga tagapagtaguyod ng karapatan ng minoryang mamamayan sa University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman upang gunitain ang buhay at pamana ni Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, magiting na lider ng Talaingod Manobo at pambansang minorya, noong Hunyo 5. Si Bai Bibyaon ay pumanaw noong Nobyembre 20, 2023 kapiling ang […]
Miners of the Dontog-Manganese Pocket Miners Association (DOMAPMA) barricaded against the big mining company Benguet Corporation, Inc. (BCI) in Sitio Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet on May 13. The barricade is part of their struggle to defend their rights to land and livelihood against BCI’s forced seizure of DOMAPMA’s pocket mines and unreasonable rental increases […]
Nagbarikada ang mga minero ng Dontog-Manganese Pocket Miners Association (DOMAPMA) laban sa malaking kumpanya sa mina na Benguet Corporation, Inc. (BCI) sa Sitio Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet noong Mayo 13. Ang barikada ay bahagi ng kanilang pakikibaka para ipagtanggol ang kanilang karapatan sa lupa at kabuhayan laban sa sapilitang pang-aagaw ng BCI sa mga […]
Residents who still have not been able to return to their communities after the Armed Forces of the Philippines bombed their homes in 2017 held a protest on May 13 at Rizal Park in Marawi City. They condemned the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) for severely cutting down the compensation or damages they deserve to rebuild […]
Nagsagawa ng kilos protesta noong Mayo 13 sa Rizal Park sa Marawi City ang mga residente na hanggang ngayon ay di pa nakababalik sa kanilang mga komunidad matapos bombahin ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ang kanilang mga tirahan noong 2017. Binatikos nila ang pambabarat ng Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) sa nararapat nilang matanggap na […]
Malaking kasinungalingan ang ipinagkakalat ng 91st IB at 7th ID ng Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) na isang Pulang mandirigma ang hinuli nilang buntis na sibilyan sa isinagawang reyd sa isang bahay sa Sityo Pinamaypayan, Barangay Umiray, Dingalan, Aurora noong Abril 21. Bahagi lang ito ng kanilang panlilinlang upang palabasing makatao ang AFP-PNP sa harap ng […]
Cordillera people and visitors celebrated the 40th People’s Cordillera Day for two days in Barangay Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga last April 23-24. An estimated 1,500 people joined the gathering which was launched in one place following five years of decentralized celebrations. They were united in the theme “Courageously advance the struggle for land, dignity, and life.” […]
Dalawang araw na ipinagdiwang ng mamamayan ng Cordillera at mga bisita ang ika-40 People’s Cordillera Day sa Barangay Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga noong Abril 23-24. Tinatayang 1,500 katao ang nakiisa sa pagtitipon na sentralisadong nailunsad kasunod ng limang taon na hiwa-hiwalay na pagdiriwang. Nagkaisa sila sa temang “Buong tapang na isulong ang pakikibaka para sa lupa, […]
The New People’s Army (NPA)-Mindoro (Lucio de Guzman Command) issued a warning to Pvt. Oman Balitang Hagan because of his brazen theft of domestic animals in the barangays of Naibuan and Monteclaro in the town of San Jose, and Manoot in the town of Rizal. Hagan is from the indigenous Buhid-Mangyan group who became a […]