Archive of National Minority

Residents in Mankayan, Benguet put up barricade against mining company
October 15, 2025

About 400 residents from Barangay Guinaoang and Bulalacao in Mankayan, Benguet gathered on October 13 for a mass and a program to bless their newly built barricade opposing the intrusion of Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC) into their ancestral land. The event also marked the formal establishment of the “No Mines Movement of Guinaoang […]

Mga residente sa Mankayan, Benguet, nagtayo ng barikada laban sa kumpanya sa pagmimina
October 15, 2025

Nagsama-sama ang nasa 400 residente nga barangay Guinaoang at Bulalacao sa Mankayan, Benguet noong Oktubre 13, para sa isang misa at programa upang basbasan ang kanilang bagong tayo na barikada laban sa panghihimasok ng Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC) sa kanilang lupaing ninuno. Nagsilbi rin itong pormal na pagtatag ng ‘No Mines Movement of […]

ISRI private guards maul Benguet small-scale miners
October 09, 2025

Sangilo Mines’ armed personnel and guards violently drove away, mauled, and pointed guns at small-scale miners who were eking a living in Barangay Poblacion, Itogon, Benguet on October 1. Owned by Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc. (ISRI), Sangilo Mines dismantled the pocket mine and expelled the miners they accuse of mining within the area it claims. Ramon […]

Mga maliit na minero sa Benguet, binugbog ng mga pribadong gwardya ng ISRI
October 09, 2025

Marahas na itinaboy, binugbog at tinutukan ng baril ng mga armadong tauhan at gwardya ng Sangilo Mines ang maliliit na minerong naghahanapbuhay sa Barangay Poblacion, Itogon, Benguet noong Oktubre 1. Binuwag ang pocket mine at pinalayas sila ng Sangilo Mines, pag-aari ng Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc. (ISRI), dahil inaakusahan silang nagmimina sa loob ng lupang minimina […]

503rd IBde harasses anew Kalinga indigenous woman leader
October 04, 2025

Innabuyog-Kalinga and Innabuyog-Cordillera condemned the 503rd IBde for its new case of harassment, intimidation, and Red-tagging against Beatrice “Betty” Belen at her home in Uma Del Norte, Lubuagan, Kalinga. Belen is currently the chairperson of Innabuyog-Kalinga, an indigenous women group in the province. According to Innabuyog-Kalinga, eight soldiers led by a certain Lawrence Busway visited […]

Babaeng lider-katutubo sa Kalinga, muling ginipit ng 503rd IBde
October 04, 2025

Kinundena ng Innabuyog-Kalinga at Innabuyog-Cordillera ang panibagong kaso ng harassment, panggigipit at Red-tagging ng 503rd IBde kay Beatrice “Betty” Belen sa kanyang bahay sa Uma Del Norte, Lubuagan, Kalinga. Si Belen ay kasalukuyang tagapangulo ng Innabuyog-Kalinga, grupo ng mga kababaihang katutubo sa prubinsya. Ayon sa Innabuyog-Kalinga, pinuntahan si Belen ng walong sundalo sa pangunguna ng […]

Community condemns Crescent Mining and Development Corporation’s renewed permit to mine in Benguet
August 30, 2025

The community of Barangay Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet condemned the renewed granting of a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) permit to Crescent Mining Development Corporation (CMDC). The project covers 534 hectares of ancestral land without obtaining ‘free, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) from affected communities. The company was also granted an additional 300 hectares in the […]

Muling pagmimina ng Crescent Mining and Development Corporations sa Benguet, kinundena ng mamamayan
August 30, 2025

Kinundena ng komunidad ng Barangay Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet ang muling pagbibigay ng permit sa Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) ng Crescent Mining Development Corporation (CMDC). Sinaklaw ng proyekto ang 534 na ektarya na bahagi ng lupaing ninuno nang walang kinuhang ‘free, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) mula sa mga apektadong komunidad. Iginawad din sa kumpanya […]

Group protests against the Jalaur Dam; files complaint against its Korean bank financier
August 28, 2025

Jalaur River for the People’s Movement (JRPM) members and supporters picketed before the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on August 25 to inform the island’s officials of the ongoing human rights violations and environmental destruction caused by the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project II (JRMP II), more commonly known as the Jalaur Mega Dam. The protest action was […]

Protesta laban sa Jalaur Dam, inilunsad; reklamo laban sa pinansyer nitong bangkong Koreano, isinampa
August 28, 2025

Naglunsad ang mga myembro at tagasuporta ng Jalaur River for the People’s Movement (JRPM) ng picket sa harap ng Iloilo Provincial Capitol noong Agosto 25 upang ipabatid sa mga upisyal ng isla ang nagpapatuloy na paglabag sa karapatang-tao at pagkasira ng kalikasan na dala ng Jalaur River Multipurpose Project II (JRMP II), o mas kilala […]