Lumad Leaders Demand Accountability for GMA’s Crimes Against Indigenous Peoples
In her 2001 SONA speech, GMA said that 100 Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADTs) will be distributed every year, but after eight years all she said was “Sa pagpapamahagi ng milyun-milyong ektaryang lupa, 700,000 na katutubo at mahigit isang milyong benepisyaryo ng CARP ay taas-noong may-ari na ng sariling lupa.”
- Lumad Leaders Demand Accountability for GMA’s Crimes Against Indigenous Peoples
- Lumad leaders say No to Cha-cha! SIPAin si GLORIA!
- Indigenous Peoples declare GMA SONA a sham
- IPs from Both Ends of the Islands Shout ‘SIPAin si Gloria!’
- Photo Exhibit: SIPA and Historical Struggle for Self-Determination
- Death and Displacement: GMA’s Legacy to the Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous groups to counter GMA SONA with “SIPA”
- Tribal leaders to have own state of indigenous peoples’ address
- Issue more CADTs! – Says the Philippine Indigenous Peoples
- Time for a New Mining Law: Stop the Rape, Plunder of Our Natural Resources
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Marinduquenos start Bayanihan to Clean-up the Dreadful Legacy Of Marcopper Mining
Mogpog, Marinduque. Today, the people of Marinduque commemorate the 13th year anniversary of the Marcopper mining disaster that inundate the Boac river with tons of toxic mine tailings, inflicting health, economic and environmental hazards to the people. The toxic mine tailings instantly killed the river and all resident creatures and organisms living in the waters. The tragedy is considered the most dreadful legacy of large scale mining in the country’s history. [MORE]
OceanaGold loses financial capacity to pursue operations; Should bow?out of the Didipio FTAA
Nueva Vizcaya community, provincial government join hands versus mining company
OceanaGold Mining’s demolition of Didipio houses declared illegal
Mining company OceanaGold Phils., Inc. in its act of demolishing houses of the indigenous peoples in Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya to give way to their mining operation is illegal. The Regional Trial Court in Bayombong has declared this in its order saying that the OceanaGold’s act of demolition is “tainted with irregularity and contrary to law.” OceanaGold carried out its demolition activities in contravention of Didipio residents’ constitutional right to property and not to be deprived thereof without due process of law. [MORE]
The State of the Indigenous Peoples Address
We, the bae, datu, fulong, baylan, timuay, the indigenous leaders of indigenous communities in Mindanao, the Lumad, belonging to the different tribes of the Manobo, Talaandig, Pulangiyon, Mamanwa, Bla’an, Dibabawon, Mandaya, T’boli, Tagabawa-Bagobo, Erumanen-Menuvu, Higa-onon and Subanon, together in solidarity with our friends, allies and partners from the local government units, non-government organizations, and support groups, have gathered here in Camp Alano, Toril, Davao City from July 28-30, 2008, to convey the true state of the indigenous peoples [MORE]