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Progressive groups led by Bayan and PASAKA held a protest action in Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue Davao City to commemorate this year's Earth Day.The protesters said Mindanao's last frontier, Pantaron Range, is endangered by looming mining and logging interests.Pasaka said heavy militarization have attacked Lumad and farmer defenders.(Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

Lumad, peasant groups unite to defend Pantaron Range

Lumad groups and environmental advocates expressed opposition to the looming plunder of mining and logging interests in the mineral-rich Pantaron Range in Mindanao, as well as the attacks against environmental defenders, as they staged a protest action in Davao City during the Earth Day commemoration on Monday, April 22.

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LEARNING. Lumad (tribal) pupils from the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc in an evacuation center in Davao City focus on their lessons while their relatives and elders join a long march to the national capital to call on a stop to the killing of their leaders. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Salugpongan House inquiry smeared with malicious intent, groups claim

A Lumad organization slammed the recent ‘congressional inquiry’ being done against Salugpongan schools for its ‘malicious intention’ to link the school to the New People’s Army (NPA).

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