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Commissioner Roberto Cadiz of the Commission on Human Rights says they will report their findings and recommendations to appropriate agencies for proper actions during the last day of their public inquiry related to the situation of Lumad evacuees in Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

HR INQUIRY

Commissioner Roberto Cadiz of the Commission on Human Rights says they will report their findings and recommendations to appropriate agencies for proper actions during the last day of their public inquiry related to the situation of Lumad evacuees in Mindanao. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 2 of 3)

Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 2 of 3)

Aside from being required to sign on the logbook at the entrance and exit points of Barangay White Culaman in Kitaotao town, Bukidnon, other residents have also experienced restrictions in their communication after members of the Army allegedly prohibited them to use mobile phones.

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Read more about the article IP leaders, support groups ‘unsatisfied’ over CHR’s public inquiry
EVACUEE. Datu Kailo Buntolan explains the history of their displacement since 1994 which he says continues up to now. Buntolan accuses the Army and paramilitary forces responsible for their evacuation during the Commission on Human Rights Public Inquiry held at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City on Thursday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

IP leaders, support groups ‘unsatisfied’ over CHR’s public inquiry

The public inquiry of the Commission on Human Rights on the plight of tribal communities in southern Mindanao, held Thursday, dismayed a council of tribal elders and their support groups.

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Read more about the article Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 1 of 3)

Residents decry hamletting in Bukidnon village (Part 1 of 3)

Farmer villagers in a village in Bukidnon, northern part of Mindanao is experiencing hamletting similar to the scenario of Martial Law, an independent fact-finding mission of human rights groups reports held last September 16-18.

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