IP women say military operations displace communities
More than 100 tribal women gathered on Thursday here to denounce the militarization and mining in their community as they formed their first regional grouping.
More than 100 tribal women from various tribes in Mindanao gather for their first assembly of Sabokan To Mo Lumad Kamalitanan Confederation of Lumad Women. They call for a stop to militarization in their ancestral domain. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
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More than 100 tribal women from various tribes in Mindanao gather for their first assembly of Sabokan To Mo Lumad Kamalitanan Confederation of Lumad Women. They call for a stop to militarization in their ancestral domain. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
Evacuation echoes yearning for protected land for tribal Manobos
They slept by day. At night, they left. Following the trail of the river, they walked, crawled, and stumbled. Datu Tungig Mansumuy-at didn’t use flashlights so that they won’t be seen. They first carried their children then went back for the ill.
Lumad support groups hail troops pull-out
Support groups of Manobo evacuees welcomed the announcement of government officials that troops would pull-out in Talaingod to enable them to return home peacefully.
Military allows troops withdrawal in Talaingod; Manobo evacuees to return home
After a month of seeking sanctuary here, Manobos are set to go home following an agreement brokered by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario who secured a word from the military to withdraw from their operations in at least 11 villages in Talaingod town.
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