University of the Philippines in Mindanao (UPMin) students lighted candles at UP oblation circle Tuesday to “condemn the government’s incompetence in addressing the needs of the victims of typhoon Yolanda.”
A year after super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) pounded Easter Visayas, close to 1.3 million are still living in a sorry state because of a flawed Yolanda recovery program.
The Department of Education here in Davao del Norte urged the military to spare Salugpongan Ta’ Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center, a school for indigenous children in Sitio Nasilaban, Talaingod, in the armed conflict.
The barring of some media personnel by security personnel and the delayed entry of many to a forum is a “paranoia” on the part of the government, says a local chapter of a media organization.
TACLOBAN CITY – About 500 Yolanda survivors from Basey, Samar converged Friday with the larger group of disaster survivors from…
A bishop of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines called for the military in Surigao del Sur to disband tribal militias and abide the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
(CARHRIHL).
A Moro group blasted Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman’s all-out war pronouncement against Abu Sayyaf and warned that Malacanang-backed military offensives may also target innocent civilians
A human rights spokesperson said the tribal warrior Bagani forces in Surigao del Sur are controlled and supported by the military.
About 20 students of Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Incorporated (MISFI) Academy in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, were reported to have been in the group who were fired upon by members of the tribal militia, called Alamara.
At least 1, 783 individuals equivalent to 378 families from different tribal communities in Surigao del Sur were forced to evacuate their communities due to intensified military operations, a human rights spokesperson said Wednesday.
