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Surigao Sur Gov to Army: disband, disarm Bagani forces
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews/05 September) — Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel wants the Philippine Army to “disband and disarm” the Bagani Forces, a paramilitary group composed of Lumads (Indigenous...
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Teduray peace advocate is N-Peace awardee
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 Sept) — A Teduray woman advocating non-violence and Indigenous Peoples’ rights is among this year’s winners of the N-Peace Awards. Jo Genna “Jude” Martin Jover of Upi in...
View ArticleHABAGATNONG HINAGAWHAW: Ang Pagharì sa Talabusaw
Managkatribu man untà, managkadugò, apan ngano kahâ nga kini nahitabô? Managkatribu man untà, managkadugò, apan giulang sa kapintas, kalisang ug kasukô. Yutang kabilin, yutang nahibilin matod sa uban,...
View ArticleRIVERMAN’S VISTA: Mindanao Specter over APEC Summit
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews /19 Sept) — The Philippines will have a good moment in the sun in November when we host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit. Its an opportune...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: We Want to Speak, Hear Us
An Open Letter of MICHELLE CAMPOS, ALCADEV Graduate and Daughter of Dionel Campos, Chairperson of MAPASU to SOLITA COLLAS-MONSOD, in response to her article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on...
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Lumad Hearing
Indigenous people appear before Commission on Human Rights’ public inquiry on the human rights situation of lumads in Mindanao at a hotel in Davao City on Thursday (24 September 2015). MindaNews photo...
View ArticlePlatoon leader to face court martial over lumad killings in Surigao del Sur
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Sept) – A platoon leader will be facing court martial proceedings for the killings of lumads in Surigao del Sur recently, Army officials said. Army chief Maj. Gen....
View ArticleGuests, students attending celebration in Lumad school stopped at checkpoint...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 September) — A total of 116 people, 44 of them students from Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center, were barred by the 68th Infantry Battalion and the...
View ArticleA SOJOURNER’S VIEW: Peace and Development as Goals of Legal Education
SPEECH DELIVERED TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE FORUM ON MINDANAO LAW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS, held at ADDU, 27 September 2015....
View ArticleSoldiers did not engage killers of Lumads in Surigao Sur to protect hostages...
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/29 September) – The presence of many civilian hostages prevented a military patrol from engaging a paramilitary group that was accused of killing three Lumad leaders in Surigao...
View ArticleChurch leaders call for disbandment of paramilitary groups in Surigao Sur
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 2 October) – Church leaders reiterated their calls for the disbandment and disarming of paramilitary groups that are being accused of sowing terror in Lumad communities in...
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Displaced
A mother prepares sweet potatoes at the town gym in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur on Friday (02 October 2015). She and her sons are among the 1,000 individuals that fled Barangay Mahaba, Marihatag on Oct....
View ArticleTandag Diocese renews call to bring Lumad killers to justice
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 October) – The Diocese renewed its call to bring the suspects in the killing of three Lumad leaders in the province to justice. In an apostolic message that will be read...
View ArticleAt least 8 armed groups operate in Agusan Sur, Surigao Sur – Army
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/09 October) — At least eight armed groups are operating in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur provinces, an internal report by the 4th Infantry Division on the number of...
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Stop the Killings
Lumad children staying at Haran Compound in Father Selga Street join a candle lighting ceremony at the Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue, Davao City evening of October 11, 2015. The date marks the 37th...
View ArticleSOJOURNER’S VIEW: The tragic reality of hunger in the Land of Promise
Hunger is a global reality that continues to haunt millions of people across the planet. “Hunger is a serious global issue that affects millions in developing countries, particularly Asia. According to...
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4 years after Fr. Pops Tentorio’s murder, no case filed yet
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 October) – Four years, no case, no justice. Four years after the murder of Italian missionary Fausto “Pops” Tentorio in Arakan, North Cotabato by alleged members of a...
View ArticleLumad leaders in Caraga fear more reprisal from NPA
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/27 October) — A day before the burial of slain Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza and his son, Daryl, Lumad leaders here expressed fears they might suffer the same fate in...
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Slain Mayor
Lumads view a tarp showing an image of the corpse of Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza during an anti-communist rally staged by Lumad baganis in Butuan City on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Otaza and...
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Slain Agusan Sur mayor, son laid to rest
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 Oct) – Amid cries of justice, family members, friends and supporters buried Mayor Dario Otaza here Wednesday morning. The late mayor of Loreto town in Agusan del Sur, who...
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