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Caraga school focused on agriculture can help sustain Lumad communities

Dec 25, 2019 - 7:00 PM

The students from indigenous communities are, however, displaced by mining operations and military attacks

Photo courtesy by ALCADEV

Groups slam Uson for red-tagging Lumad rights organizations

Oct 30, 2018 - 9:42 AM

One of the supposed Lumad at Mocha Uson's 'protest' at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus is linked to a paramilitary group, say Lumad rights advocates

War in paradise in the time of Duterte

Dec 11, 2017 - 5:51 PM

'It is a war waged from ridge to reef where bullets and bombs constantly rain on the rural villages standing in the way of big mining operations, plantations, and other destructive projects'

‘Land is Life’ for the Lumad students of the Lumad agricultural school ALCADEV, who recently harvested the bounty of their communal farm. They have recently been forced to evacuate their lands once again because of militarization. Photo credit to ALCADEV

Filipino minorities showcase culture in 'Hugpungan'

Sep 23, 2017 - 11:33 AM

Hugpungan coordinator Rey Paulin says that to understand the plight of the Moros and the indigenous people, 'we must understand each and every culture'

UNITY The Moros of Mindanao perform a theater production that demonstrates the plight of the Bangsamoro for self-determination and the cry for just and lasting peace in southern Philippines. All photos by Mark Saludes

UP cum laude answers call to teach Lumad students

Aug 09, 2017 - 9:59 AM

Chad Booc 23 chooses to serve as a volunteer teacher to Lumad students instead of getting a corporate job

VOLUNTEERISM. Chad Booc with one of his students named Ryan. Photos courtesy of Chad Booc.

VOLUNTEERISM. Chad Booc with some of his students at ALCADEV.

Anti-martial law protesters in Congress held in Camp Karingal

Jul 22, 2017 - 8:28 PM

Charges of disturbance of proceedings are expected to be filed against the 8 protesters when courts open on Monday July 24

KABATAAN 8. Eight members of youth organizations, including 3 volunteer teachers in Mindanao, are held inside Camp Karingal and are set to face charges of disturbance of proceedings for staging a lightning rally inside the session hall of the House of Representatives on July 22, 2017. Photo courtesy of Jose Mari Callueng

WATCH: Protesters disrupt Congress joint session on martial law

Jul 22, 2017 - 12:09 PM

2ND UPDATE Never again never again never again to martial law shout the protesters as lawmakers tackle the request of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law in Mindanao

NO TO MARTIAL LAW. Protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress on martial law in Mindanao on July 22, 2017. Photo by Mara Cepeda/Rappler

Save our Schools to Duterte: Make education accessible to Lumad

Jun 07, 2016 - 9:03 PM

About 1 000 Lumad students in Mindanao will begin classes in evacuation centers because of alleged militarization in indigenous communities

EDUCATION. Will the next president improve the state of Philippine education? File photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Manobo leader faces murder raps over Lumad killings

Jun 01, 2016 - 6:48 PM

Datu Calpit and 37 others face murder charges for the deaths of a school head and 2 Lumad leaders in Lianga Surigao del Sur in September 2015

SUSPECT. Datu Calpit in a mugshot taken when he surrendered for robbery charges earlier this year. Sourced photo

Lumad kids tell senator: Military makes Manobos kill each other

Oct 01, 2015 - 7:52 PM

Our area is rich in resource It is virgin forest We believe that is the primary reason why they want to kill us one student tells Senator Teofisto Guingona III

SENATE HEARING. Senator Teofisto Guingona III listens on October 1, 2015, to indigenous families who have been terrorized by a para-military group in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Photo by Bobby Lagsa/Rappler

Voice of a Lumad widow: Our land, our blood

Sep 27, 2015 - 4:06 PM

The widow of slain Lumad leader Dionel Campos talks to Rappler about the killing and the Lumad s quest for justice and protection of ancestral land

A group of ALCADEV students reenact the atrocity happened on September 1 in KM 16, Barangay Diatagon town of Lianga, Surigao del Sur where 3 Lumad leaders were allegedly killed by the paramilitaries formed and organized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Away from home

Sep 21, 2015 - 2:41 PM

Over two weeks after the Lumads’ exodus somehow life still goes on at the Tandag City Sports Complex evacuation site But life there is not easy

The gates of the Tandag City Sports Complex where the Lumads are seeking refuge are strictly guarded.

Angel Locsin: Katarungan para sa mga pinaslang na Lumad

Sep 15, 2015 - 11:41 PM

Nakikiisa si Angel Locsin sa panawagang StopLumadKillings Binalikan ng aktres ang mga alaala ng Lianga Surigao del Sur kung saan nakilala niya ang mga napaslang na Lumad noong 2009

Photo by Angela Colmenares-Sabino

School head, 2 lumad leaders killed in Surigao del Sur

Sep 01, 2015 - 9:02 PM

The victims are known for their firm position on ancestral lands and their campaign against human rights violations targeting indigenous peoples