The administrator of a Lumad (indigenous peoples or IPs) school said the social welfare secretary and the IP commission must do their jobs “instead of pretending to know about the situation.”
A survivor of an alleged massacre of farmers in Paquibato District here appeared before a committee hearing of the Davao City Council Wednesday to tell her account of the incident.
Kaugmaon for Children’s Rights and Social Development, Inc. (Kaugmaon) continues to strengthen its advocacy against child labor through different activities carrying the theme, “Mga Batang Nanarbaho: Nakit-an; Nadunggan; Unsa ang Tubag sa Katilingban?”
Tindasan said the incident “will not break our resolve nor deter us in our position against Agpet.”
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate vowed to initiate a congressional inquiry on the alleged massacre in Paquibato after the Army killed three civilians midnight last Sunday (June 14). The victims included Ata Manobo tribal leader Datu Ruben Enlog, Randy Carnasa and Oligario Quimbo.
Kin of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), who died in appalling circumstances while on vacation here in the country, will receive assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa).
Tribal and farmers groups and human rights advocates from both local and national offices will conduct an on-site probe on Saturday on the massacre of tribesmen in Paquibato district here.
Relatives of the victims of the alleged “massacre” in Paradise Embac, Paquibato District here trooped to the City Council on Tuesday calling for justice for their slain family members.
A group of drivers from Mabuhay Group sought help from the City Council Tuesday, to complain about the management’s decision to terminate over a hundred of its employees since June 11.
The house where a tribal leader and two others were allegedly killed by Army troops in Paquibato District Saturday midnight hosted a birthday party, said a human rights group.
