Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 3 of 3)

Before the leaders of the Mercy Mission entered Purok 2, representatives from the Local Government Unit of Kitaotao Municipality have already entered the area on the same day for a separate activity of giving relief goods to the residents.

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Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 2 of 3)

Aside from being required to sign on the logbook at the entrance and exit points of Barangay White Culaman in Kitaotao town, Bukidnon, other residents have also experienced restrictions in their communication after members of the Army allegedly prohibited them to use mobile phones.

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EVACUEE. Datu Kailo Buntolan explains the history of their displacement since 1994 which he says continues up to now. Buntolan accuses the Army and paramilitary forces responsible for their evacuation during the Commission on Human Rights Public Inquiry held at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City on Thursday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

IP leaders, support groups ‘unsatisfied’ over CHR’s public inquiry

The public inquiry of the Commission on Human Rights on the plight of tribal communities in southern Mindanao, held Thursday, dismayed a council of tribal elders and their support groups.

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Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 1 of 3)

Farmer villagers in a village in Bukidnon, northern part of Mindanao is experiencing hamletting similar to the scenario of Martial Law, an independent fact-finding mission of human rights groups reports held last September 16-18.

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