By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Data from the ASLPC showed the extent of damage to the ethnic community of Bacung village this province. Blaans Adelina Catin, 65 and Bonifacio Karan, 52 drowned during the flash flood. A total of 41 houses were totally-damaged while 74 houses were partially-damaged. Farm crops were also devastated while farm animals died leaving an undetermined cost of destruction on their livelihood.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “We demand that they admit to the crime; they should be punished for the loss of lives of the innocent civilians in the massacre”-- Pastor Sadrach Sabella, secretary-general of Karapatan-Socsksargends
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Indigenous peoples’ activists cited 27 cases of extra-judicial killing have occurred under the present administration.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Bishop Melzar Labuntog said UCCP leaders and workers join with the indigenous peoples in their struggle for their ancestral lands, the protection of the environment and uphold human rights. “We dedicate these candles to them who died defending their rights,” Bishop Nabuntog said at the caravan’s kick-off ceremony at Freedom Park in Davao City, Monday.
By WARREN CAHAYAG Davao Today They are demanding the military to account for such “act of barbarity”, saying that relieving the perpetrators is not enough but the pull-out of these troops “who have become attack dogs against lumads who are only defending their land from being turned into ugly mine sites.”