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DAY OF OUTRAGE. Lumad and Moro delegates to this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities condemned on Thursday, September 14 in a rally held at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila the killing of Obillo Bay-ao, the 19-year old lumad student from Talaingod in Davao del Norte killed by the paramilitary group in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Slain Lumad student a reminder of DepEd’s failure

In commemorating the second death anniversary of Salugpongan student Obello Bay-ao on September 5, Lumad groups protest on the inaction of government to stop the attacks on schools.

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Read more about the article Bakwit school opens in UP, defies suspension order
Lumad students, along with volunteer teachers and Lumad elders on Monday, September 2, launch this year's Bakwit School in UP Diliman. (Photo from Save Our Schools Network's Facebook page)

Bakwit school opens in UP, defies suspension order

Some 50 Lumad students, accompanied by volunteer teachers and Lumad elders as guardians, are welcomed by the UP Diliman community which hosts their Bakwit School for another school year.

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Read more about the article Senate hears Lumad school suspension without inviting school heads
'SAVE OUR SCHOOLS'. Lumad students join the protest to lament the possible closure of their school following the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 11 order suspending the permit to operate of 55 Salugpongan schools catering to Lumads across the Davao region. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Senate hears Lumad school suspension without inviting school heads

Lumad advocates criticize the conduct of a Senate hearing that failed to invite the subject of their inquiry: the Lumad schools and teachers.

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