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29 cases of Lumad harassment recorded in Sultan Kudarat - lawmaker

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 08:02 PM

Twenty-nine cases of harassment towards Lumad in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat were recorded by a fact-finding mission, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

As Duterte offers dialogue, church leaders bare detention of Christian missionary

Inday Espina-Varona
Updated as of Jun 28 03:32 AM

They expressed serious concern over the state crackdown on foreign missionaries helping human rights organizations. Read more »

PH independence not genuine, child rights groups say

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 12:19 AM

The Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) and Unity of Child Rights Advocates Against Inhumane Treatment and Neglect of Children (UNCHAIN Children) held a “unity gathering” as the nation celebrates its 120th Independence Day. Read more »

Lumads protest alleged human rights abuses

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 04:48 PM

Protesters display photos of military activities in Mindanao, as Lumad elders hold a ritual at Camp Aguinaldo.  Read more »

6 lalaki sa Cebu nahulihan ng mga baril, kutsilyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 09:57 AM

Sa bilangguan ang bagsak ng 6 na lalaki matapos makunan ng mga pulis ng baril at mga kutsilyo Linggo ng gabi. Read more »

With pink vests and protests, Philippine clergy bless land rights struggle

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 26 08:11 AM

For some years now, people in bright pink vests have become as familiar a sight in parts of Mindanao in the southern Philippines as gun-toting soldiers, a ray of hope for the indigenous peoples who have been forced off their lands by armed conflict. Read more »

Lumads protest 'terrorist' tag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 05:43 PM

Lumad people protest outside the Department of Justice (DOJ) building in Manila on Friday to express objections to the DOJ's inclusion of Lumad activists in the list of terrorists. Read more »

Driven from home, Philippine indigenous people long for their land

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Apr 19 03:13 PM

The Lumad in Mindanao have been caught in the middle of a five-decade old insurgency, as well as a push by logging and mining companies to tap Mindanao's rich resources including gold, copper and nickel, after President Rodrigo Duterte said he would welcome investors. Read more »

Duterte vows to help livelihood of Lumad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 05:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he will help provide livelihood to the indigenous people in Mindanao. Read more »

Lumad protest at military HQ

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 04:09 PM

Members of indigenous groups protest in front of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, March 15, 2018.  Read more »

Mga katutubo nag-rally sa Crame vs martial law sa Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 02:27 PM

Kinondena ng grupong binubuo ng mga katutubo ang pagpapatuloy ng batas militar sa Mindanao, na anila'y nagiging mitsa ng ilang mga pang-aabuso. Read more »

Lumad air gripes

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 07:20 PM

Lumad representatives and environmental advocates hold a protest outside the House of Representatives on Monday.  Read more »

Lumad decry 'human rights violations'

Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 07:15 PM

Activists stage an act depicting President Duterte and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre behind bars during a protest outside the Department of Justice in Padre Faura, Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Lumad seek probe into rights violations in Mindanao

Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 07:59 PM

Indigenous peoples (IPs) organizations and rights advocates meet with Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon at the CHR headquarters in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Lider ng tribo sa Surigao, pinatay umano ng NPA

May Diez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 11:32 AM

ALEGRIA, Surigao del Norte – Patay ang isang dakula o lider ng tribong Mamanwa matapos umanong barilin ng mga miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) sa bayang ito noong Biyernes.  Read more »

CHEd 'tweaks' scholarship program to accommodate more indigenous peoples

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:25 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is "tweaking" its scholarship program to allow more indigenous peoples (IPs), including the Lumads, to enroll in state universities and colleges (SUCs), the agency's chief said Thursday.   Read more »

CHR: Ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples 'sacred'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 05:35 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday reminded the government to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) to their ancestral lands. Read more »

Mahigit 300 Lumad, humingi ng hustisya para sa pinaslang na lider sa Davao del Norte

Ara Casas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:37 PM

TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE — Hustisya ang panawagan ng mga Lumad para sa kanilang lider na pinatay umano ng mga rebeldeng New People’s Army Linggo ng madaling araw. Read more »

Mag-amang lumad patay sa pamamaril ng umano'y mga NPA sa Davao del Norte

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 09:55 PM

TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte - Patay ang mag-amang lumad nang pagbabarilin ng umano'y mga rebeldeng New People's Army sa kanilang bahay sa Barangay Palma Gil sa bayang ito.  Read more »

Duterte warns UP students: I will give your slots to 'bright' Lumad

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 02:16 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned University of the Philippines students that he will give their slots to "bright" Lumad if they keep on missing class to protest against his administration's policies. Read more »