Beyond military abuses: wresting control from Agusanon Manobos (Last in a 3-part series)

While an international monitoring group points to increased armed conflict between the military and the communist rebels as the culprit of the Lumads’ dislocation, the heart of the matter is the Lumads’ right to control over their rich ancestral domain.

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Agusanon Manobos battle vs. displacement, aggression [Part 1 in a 3-part series]

Part 1 in a 3-part series

While the streets of Davao reverberated with dances and chants during the Kadayawan parade over the weekend, 500 Lumad evacuees saluted their own escape from threats to their lives and safety.

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[SOCIAL CAUSES & COSTS] Agusanon Manobos descends in pre-Kadayawan Davao

The other day, more or less 500 Agusanon Manbo from Loreto, Agusan del Sur sought refuge in the City of Davao, not to rejoice for the “good harvests” as the city annually celebrates KADAYAWAN, but to tell their stories of fear, anger and desire for justice, peace, equity and inclusion.

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