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Read more about the article Envi group tracks impact of red-tagging on Lumad in Mindanao
Another propaganda poster against rights defenders in Davao is spotted along the building of Sta. Ana Church, this time blatantly tagging UCCP Bishop Hamuel Tequis as a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines as well as Dr. Jean Lindo of Gabriela. (CameraGabriela-SMR)

Envi group tracks impact of red-tagging on Lumad in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Lumad and environment defenders in Mindanao continue to experience and defy the effects of red-tagging, militarization and harassment in digital space. This was raised during a…

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Read more about the article Davao’s new IPMR seeks cultural and environment empowerment

Davao’s new IPMR seeks cultural and environment empowerment

The newly installed Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Davao's Sangguniang Panlungsod begins his term with plans of funding cultural development of the indigenous communities as well as their empowerment to protect the city's watershed.

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Read more about the article Who’s behind the ethics complaint vs ACT Rep. Castro?
ACT Teachers Party-list Representative France Castro (Photo from House of Representatives' Facebook page)

Who’s behind the ethics complaint vs ACT Rep. Castro?

On the heels of impeachment filing against Vice President Sara Duterte and the quad-comm House hearings on the war on drugs and POGO, an ethics complaint was filed against a House member who played a key role in the hearings, ACT Teachers Representative France Castro.

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Read more about the article Rescued Lumad youth debunks kidnapping, child-abuse raps against Talaingod 13
Defend Talaingod 13 Network (Photo by Dominic Gutoman/bulatlat.com)

Rescued Lumad youth debunks kidnapping, child-abuse raps against Talaingod 13

“When our schools were closed in November 2018, the military threatened our lives. They said that if we don’t leave our school, they would kill a teacher or a student,” a Lumad youth said during the launch of Defend Talaingod 13, October 17.

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