The local government unit of a town in Zamboanga del Sur turned over 2,000 kilos of organic rice seeds and vegetable seeds to Manobo evacuees here in an activity facilitated by environmental groups.
The Talaingod Manobos highlighted an Earth Day protest rally here where they slammed government agencies for allowing the entry of five mining companies into their homeland in Davao del Norte.
In an Earth Day cultural performance at Davao City People's Park, world-renowned Kaliwat Theatre Collective performed an original song while Talaingod Manobo evacuees joined in a dance. The performance was part of a benefit concert to raise awareness on human rights and mining issues in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Teody Mansimuy-at, leader of the Talaingod Manobo group Salugpugan 'Ta Tanu Igkanugon, uses a spear to symbolically hit government agencies they claimed had allowed foreign mining companies to encroach their ancestral domain. This rally took place at the Mines and Geosciences Bureau during the Earth Day commemoration. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Leaders of the Manobos trooped to the offices of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Tuesday to report abuses purportedly committed by the military in their community of Talaingod, Davao del Norte.