On its second assembly, Sandugo takes stock of the past year under President Duterte.
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The specter of a dictatorship
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Too many things have been happening lately that may be a portent of worse things to come. First is the cold-blooded murder of a 17-year old student Kian Delos Santos. People were enraged at the brazenness, brutality, and inhumanity of it all. The murder of young Kian could have been…
Indigenous peoples from all over the country hold Salubungan vs. Martial Law, attacks on peoples
“All of Duterte’s wars are really against the people.”
Lakbayan 2017 | Marawi evacuees join protest caravan to Manila
The Maranaos from Marawi have brought to the capitol their stories of suffering and their demand for justice.
Lakbayan 2017 | For the third time, UP Diliman hosts national minorities ‘kampuhan’
The University of the Philippines-Diliman serves as the base camp for some 3,000 national minorities up to Sept. 22.
Welcoming committee
By DEE AYROSO
2nd Lakbayan of national minorities to protest killings, other attacks
Dubbed as Pambansang Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya, the members of national minorities under the flag of Sandugo are returning to Metro Manila on Thursday, August 31. They will camp out in UP Diliman, their main camp, and in two other satellite camps near other universities. They have scheduled mass meetings and delegations to various government offices until September 21, but they invite the public to meet with them in their camps or in their scheduled mass actions.
Mindanao’s Sandugo delegates to Lakbayan welcomed in Masbate
‘Masbate has no national minorities but its people share with them the same problems of landlessness, militarization, and harsh impact of mining operations.’
Lumad evacuees, progressives call to lift Mindanao martial law
“There’s no safe place under Duterte’s fascist dictatorship, especially for children.”
Lumad leaders, students to join SONA protest
The first group of Lakbayanis who will join the SONA rally arrive in UP Diliman.
Comprehensive rehab, military pullout needed for Lumad evacuees’ homecoming
In returning for another Lakbayan and camping out in the capital, the Lumad hope to thresh out with the DSWD a workable and acceptable rehabilitation program that would allow them to get back on their feet.