Bai Bibyaon, warrior chieftain of the Lumad, dies
Bigkay died surrounded by loved ones last November 20, the group said. The cause of her death was not given. She is believed to be about 90 years old at the time of her death.
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An Obo-Manuvu tribe leads protection of Davao’s watershed
Protecting the environment has been a risky endeavor in the nation, but a joint program by environment groups has fielded about 300 local indigenous peoples and farmers in Davao to protect the city’s watershed and forests and has yielded results in the past twelve years.
NorthMin students doubt aims of mandatory ROTC
The passage in Congress of a bill making military training for college students mandatory earned opposition not just from a youth party-list, but also from college students in this region.
On Marawi’s rehabilitation, groups give Pres. Duterte, TF failing marks
As the 5th anniversary of the Marawi Siege is observed Monday, May 23, civil society organizations and displaced residents are giving the Duterte administration and the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) a “failing mark” with regards to the city’s rehabilitation.
IFI condemns arrest of its church worker
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) and church groups condemned the arrest of one of its leaders in the city on Sunday and the charges filed against him.
Taxi, jeepney drivers can barely feed families over oil price hike
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Taxi and jeepney drivers are struggling about how to make ends meet in the pandemic which is compounded with this week’s big-time oil price hike by oil companies. Leoncio Racaba, a taxicab driver, scratches his head as he passes by a gasoline...
Bayan Muna coordinator in Gensan wounded in gun assault
Bayan Muna Party-list coordinator for General Santos Larry Villegas was wounded in his legs when a gunman broke in his house Sunday morning.
Lumad teachers, 3 others killed in massacre not encounter, groups say
Five civilians were killed allegedly by members of the Philippine military including volunteer teachers Chad Booc and Gelejurain Ngujo II.
Why the junking of charges against 17 Mindanao activists is a ‘slap in the face of red-taggers’
The victory is the latest in the list of trumped-up charges against activists dismissed by Philippine courts.
NTF-ELCAC sent me to jail, Butuan public school teacher tells Leni
Vice President Leni Robredo’s change of stance on the government’s controversial anti-communist task force prompted a teacher from Caraga to write her about how she was arrested and harassed by this group.
1,500 workers jobless and hungry after Sumifru plant closes in Surigao
More than 1,500 Sumifru workers lost their jobs recently in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur after management stopped production last June.
Manobo’s homecoming far from safe as struggle continues
The Manobo evacuees, the last batch of 21 families remaining in UCCP Haran, return to Talaingod after years under the church’s sanctuary, fearing what awaits them in their communities — the same soldiers and paramilitary that have drove them away since 2014.
For Oro boxer Carlo Paalam’s kin, silver is ‘gold’
After fighting all the way to the Tokyo Olympics finals, local boxer Carlo Paalam will go home with a silver medal after losing to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday afternoon, August 7.