Ilagan wants Lumad agenda in Congress

MANILA — Rep. Luz Ilagan of Gabriela today challenged the Philippine Congress to pursue an “Indigenous People’s Agenda” that would, among others, review the government’s policies on indigenous peoples as well as investigate the human-rights abuses they suffer.

Ilagan, a former Davao City councilor and one of the city’s most respected leaders, said the agenda should push the Philippine government to support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which shall be decided by the UN General Assembly in September.
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One Comment to “Ilagan wants Lumad agenda in Congress”

1. Pian says:

   August 31, 2007 at 12:46 pm

   TO ALL
   I know this to be out of place. Please bear with me. I just want to create awareness by choosing the busy forum or the latest.
   Do consider Dr. Martin Bautista for the next elections obviously (a senatorial candidate of �Ang Kapatiran� together with Adrian Sison and Zosimo Paredes). He�s a 44-year-old gastroenterologist in the US who came home after 17 years. You can see from his background that he truly means service. For those who find him to be a hypocrite for working abroad, do understand he�s a family man who needs to sustain his family, that he will be able to keep his independence by not relying on public funds to support his family. He helps his countrymen in his capacity but it�s just not enough for there are millions of Filipinos. It�s a good start in Philippine Politics to have him and his party around.
   I urge you to forward/text/inform all your contacts about them. I believe they only lack exposure that�s why I�m doing this. But I can�t do it alone so I�m appealing to everyone�s help. If all will inform their contacts about them and urge them as well to forward, we might hit a million.
   We cannot afford to be indifferent now if we want meaningful change. Otherwise we only have ourselves to blame. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.