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Marcos hits lumad kids’ poor access to education

IN addition to being caught between clashing forces in remote areas, nine out of 10 indigenous children have no access to education and such...

Another school for lumad torched

ANOTHER school for the indigenous lumad people in Surigao del Sur was torched by alleged security forces over the weekend, the rights group Karapatan...

Lumad rap 24 groups in slays

THE Aquino administration and 24 militia groups armed by the military are the ones to blame for the violations of the human rights of...

Interfaith group launches support network for lumad

Cagayan de Oro City—Various groups launched Wednesday an interfaith network supporting the indigenous peoples in their fight for their rights.  Named ‘Higala sa Lumad’ ...

More tribesmen flee new anti-Red action

OVER a hundred lumad evacuees from Compostela Valley have fled to refugee facilities in Davao City, complaining that militiamen backed by the military have...

Aquino meets lumad leaders, vows action

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III met  Tuesday  with leaders of indigenous peoples’ groups in Malacañang and vowed to address their concerns, a Palace spokesman said. “Earlier today, the...

In tune with the native

IN TUNE WITH THE NATIVE. Japanese nun Tomoe Murayam tries out the agung, a set of vertically suspended gongs used by tribesmen in Mindanao,...

Governor hits AFP for lumad psy war

SURIGAO del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel  on Friday  denounced the military for projecting themselves as “pro-lumad” despite their inept response to the killing of lumad leaders...

Lumad forced out of Liwasan, encamp in a Parañaque church

After being evicted at the Liwasang Bonifacio due to alleged pressure  from  Malacañang,  the lumad who are now encamped in a Catholic Church in...

‘Cops keeping lumad in church’

The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan on Sunday accused the Philippine National Police of allegedly violating the rights of lumad protesters camping out at the...

Militia blamed for lumad slay

ANOTHER lumad, or tribesman, was killed in Surigao del Sur by Magahat militiamen on suspicion that he was a supporter of the communist New...

Fake troops blamed for school attack

SECURITY forces denied on Friday accusations that they were the ones responsible for the recent burning of another indigenous peoples’ school in Sibagat, Agusan...

3 Soldiers in Lumad Rape Arraigned

THE three soldiers accused of raping a 14-year-old lumad maiden pleaded not guilty in a general court-martial that was convened to hear their case...

CHR says lumad left to fend for themselves

The government’s absence in far-flung communities greatly contributed to the escalation of atrocities against the lumad, the Commission on Human Rights said. “There is government...
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