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Tribal leader prefers medicine-making over mining as livelihood means
By Walter I. Balane on September 25 2012 9:52 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 September)—Harnessing the potentials of indigenous peoples to produce medicines from plants and herbs as a livelihood opportunity is better than allowing mining in their ancestral domains, a… »
Political, economic rights on top of Malaybalay Lumads’ 8-point agenda
By Walter I. Balane on September 20 2012 6:26 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 Sept) – Political and economic rights are on top of the eight-point legislative agenda of the indigenous peoples in Malaybalay City, according to a lumad leader. Umayamnon… »
Bukidnon Lumad leaders on SONA: Silent again on indigenous peoples
By Walter I. Balane on July 24 2012 8:17 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNew/23 July) — “Silent again on indigenous peoples.” This was the reaction of Lumad (indigenous peoples) leaders here to President Aquino’s nearly 90-minute State of the Nation Address… »
Lumads appeal for release of logs; Greens cry foul
By Erwin Mascariñas on June 10 2012 1:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/09 June) – Tribal chieftains from Agusan del Sur and a town in Agusan del Norte have come out to claim ownership of some 2,400 confiscated Lauan logs… »
Mamanwas want mining firm out of Surigao
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 12 2012 7:57 am
CAGDIANAO, Claver, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews/11 May) – Mamanwas vowed to continue barricading the mining site of Shen Zhou Mining Group Corporation here until the company shuts down and leaves… »
IP support group on tension at Balabag mines: “cease provocations and de-escalate the situation”
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on April 22 2012 1:10 pm
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur (MindaNews/21 April) – A support group for indigenous peoples (IPs) is calling for support to “multi-stakeholder action and calls to cease provocations and de-escalate the situation”… »
Dialogue tempers rift between military, tribe
By Bong S. Sarmiento on March 24 2012 11:59 am
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/23 March)—A brewing rift between the military and a tribal community in the coal-rich town of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato was averted after the parties patched things up… »
Tribal river ritual celebrated to help spare Cagayan from another tragedy
By Erwin Mascariñas on March 11 2012 1:52 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/10 March 2012) — Indigenous People (IP) of the Higaonon tribe from the 13 barangays here and tribal leaders of Bukidnon together with the Manobo tribe… »
Lumad, Moro leaders reaffirm kinship, sign covenant
By Walter I. Balane on March 10 2012 8:03 am
SONGCO, Lantapan, Bukidnon (MindaNews/09 March) – Representatives of eight Moro tribes and most of the Lumad or non-Islamized tribes in Mindanao yesterday signed a five-point kinship covenant in a gathering… »
Bukidnon-Tagoloan tribe reclaims riverside sacred site
By Walter I. Balane on January 15 2012 8:13 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/14 January) – Members of the Bukidnon-Tagoloan tribe today held a ritual symbolizing their recovery of a spring along the Sawaga River bank, which their ancestors had used… »
Mamanwas rue ‘substandard’ housing units donated by mining firms
By Roel Catoto on December 7 2011 11:21 pm
CLAVER, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews/07 December) — Who wouldn’t want to live around rolling hills set against the backdrop of a scenic coastline? Definitely not the Mamanwa tribe residing in… »
Surigao Mamanwas push for IP council representation
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 28 2011 8:31 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/27 Nov) – Members of the Mamanwa tribe in Agusan del Norte and some parts of Surigao del Norte appealed to the city government to implement the law… »
Impasugong proposed as Bukidnon’s tribal capital
By Walter I. Balane on September 26 2011 7:40 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 September) – Impasugong, Bukidnon’s 134-year old town has been proposed to be declared as the tribal capital of the province. Provincial Board member Nemesio Beltran Jr. said… »
Bukdinon Lumad farmers decry killing of Higaonon farmer
By Keith Bacongco on September 4 2011 7:36 am
Early in the morning of Thursday, September 1, residents near the regional office of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) along the corner of Tiano and Del Pilar Streets… »
Lumads decry killing of leaders
By Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan on May 11 2011 6:48 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 May) – The Lumad communities have express alarm over the consecutive killing of three tribal leaders in Monkayo, Compostela Valley these past few years. The latest killing… »
Bagobo-K'latas in Kahusayan protest alleged encroachment of their land
By Germelina Lacorte on April 29 2011 12:53 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Apr) – On the second day of their march for justice and land, at least 300 Bagobo K’lata lumads and farmers from sitio Kahusayan in barangay Guianga… »
Lumads wonder what land to give the next generation
By BenCyrus G. Ellorin on April 15 2011 6:37 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/14 Apr) – The location of the early morning “Pamalas” ritual to ward off evil spirits from the “yutang kabilin” was perfect. The even this morning… »
Tempest sinking in at Tampakan project’
By Bong S. Sarmiento on March 29 2011 12:20 am
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/28 March) – One of the worst fears expressed years back by the local Catholic Church over the massive Tampakan copper-gold project of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc –… »
Sagittarius Mines halts work as tribal chief, wife killed
By Bong S. Sarmiento on February 24 2011 6:53 am
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/23 February) — A tribal chieftain who staunchly supported the Tampakan copper-gold project of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc was killed Tuesday night by still unidentified gunmen, prompting the… »
Lumad group opposes move to ban open-pit mine in Zambo Norte
By Mindanews on February 12 2011 7:17 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/11 February) – A group of Subanens in Zamboanga del Norte has expressed opposition to a proposed ordinance filed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) that would, among others,… »
‘Respect our traditions,’ Lumads elders tell Pulangi hydro plant opposition
By Walter I. Balane on February 9 2011 7:17 am
MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon (MindaNews/8 Feb) – A stakeholders’ forum on the proposed Pulangi 5 hydro electric power project in Kibawe town with about a thousand participants turned into a stage for… »
House to probe irregularities in royalty payments to Mamanwa tribe
By Rico Biliran on February 3 2011 5:24 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) – The House of Representatives will conduct an inquiry on the alleged irregularities concerning the multimillion-peso royalty payments made by a mining company to the Mamanwa… »
Lumads ask Bayog officials to name mining firms with conflicting claims
By Violeta M. Gloria on January 29 2011 7:53 am
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur (MindaNews/28 January) — Indigenous communities here have asked the local government to reveal the identities of companies that have conflicting mining claims in this town. Timuay Lucenio Manda, barangay chairperson of Conacon, raised the question after municipal officials said that aside from failing to comply with legal requirements, some companies have conflicting mining claims that cover portions of the Lumads’ 30,000-hectare ancestral domain.
CA declares as null and void CMU titles over 3,000-hectare land; Lumads hail decision
By Walter I. Balane on January 27 2011 12:06 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 January) — “A landmark victory for indigenous peoples in Mindanao,” Bae Alma Binayao of the Manobo-Talaandig tribe, said of the Court of Appeals Mindanao decision declaring “null… »
DARAB says Bukidnon sugar mill, not tribe, is owner of 230-hectare land
By Walter I. Balane on December 14 2010 8:09 am
BUTONG, Quezon, Bukidnon (MindaNews/13 December) — The Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) has reversed a decision it made in 1998 that favored a tribe’s claim that the 230-hectare… »
Tribal leaders spurn caroling by Lumads
By Germelina Lacorte on December 8 2010 7:42 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 December) — Tribal leaders have disapproved of what has become the practice of Lumads to come down from the mountains for Christmas and do some caroling in… »
Talaandigs celebrate life; dance to the beat of the drums
By Froilan Gallardo on October 21 2010 9:27 am
The tribe’s art is everywhere in the Talaandig village in Songco. It is in their music, paintings, inside their houses and even on their doors. Children learn to beat the drums as soon as their hands can reach thecowhide canvases and Talaandig grandmothers see to it that this tradition is passed on by teaching the children how to dance to the beat of the drums.
Surigao Norte reps want inquiry on issuance of CADTs to alleged fake IPs
By Roel Catoto on October 3 2010 9:17 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/02 October) – The congressional representatives of Surigao del Norte are seeking an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the issuance of Certificates of Ancestral Domain (CADT) to… »
Group builds micro-hydropower plant in T’boli village
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on September 17 2010 11:30 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/17 September) – Some 300 mostly T’boli households in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato are seen to benefit from a clean energy source once the construction of… »
Cotabato gov, NGO head named Manobo bais
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on September 1 2010 12:05 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/31 August) – In a ceremony that some leaders of indigenous peoples may frown upon, Cotabato Governor Lala Talinio-Mendoza and the head of a Manila-based non-government organization were… »
GenSan LGU vs NCIP on ancestral land claim of part of airport
By Allen V. Estabillo on August 20 2010 2:01 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 Aug) – The city government here has filed administrative and criminal charges against top officials of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Register… »
Rep. Catamco seeks inclusion of subjects on IP cultures in school curricula
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on August 18 2010 12:04 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/17 August) – Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Nancy Catamco is set to propose the integration in elementary and high school curricula the study of cultures and traditions of… »
Opposition to privatization of Mindanao’s hydropower complexes growing
By Walter I. Balane on August 16 2010 12:01 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/15 August) – Opposition to the privatization of Mindanao’s Agus and Pulangi hydropower complexes as provided for in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) is… »
Save Talaingod Network holds medical mission, calls for unity amidst “alarming health situation”
By Contributor on August 8 2010 10:35 am
DAVAO CITY (STN/08 August) — Insisting on the urgency to mitigate the poor health situation in the indigenous community, the Save Talaingod Network (STN) pushed through with its major medical… »
Mining firm pays P72.5 million to IPs from 2006 to 2008; Mamanwa to go into “pizza and pasta” business
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on August 4 2010 9:09 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/03 August) – Taganito Mining Corporation, now under the Nickel Asia Corporation Group of Companies, has paid a total of P72.5 million to the Mamanwa, the indigenous peoples… »
Lumads to form body to deal with peace panels
By Violeta M. Gloria on August 3 2010 12:02 am
SONGCO, Lantapan, Bukidnon (MindaNews/02 August) — Some 90 Lumad leaders from various parts of Mindanao and Luzon capped their gathering here last week with an agreement to form a body… »
P-Noy urged to include Lumad in Mindanao peace process
By Walter I. Balane on July 27 2010 9:49 pm
SONGCO, Lantapan, Bukidnon (MindaNews/27 July) – President Benigno Aquino III must fulfill his commitment in his first State of the Nation Address to include the lumads in the Mindanao peace… »
SONA silent on program for indigenous people, Lumad leaders say
By Walter I. Balane on July 27 2010 9:49 pm
SONGCO, Lantapan, Bukidnon (MindaNews/27 July) – President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address was silent on his program for the indigenous peoples, Lumad leaders said. “Where… »
Lumads meet in Kitanglad for 4th State of the Indigenous Peoples’ Address (SIPA)
By Keith Bacongco on July 24 2010 8:01 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 July) – An estimated 100 Lumads (indigenous peoples) from various parts of the country will gather at the foot for Mt. Kitanglad in Bukidnon for the fourth… »
Creation of tribal town in Cotabato eyed
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on July 20 2010 12:09 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/19 July) — Cotabato 2nd district Congresswoman Nancy Catamco will file a bill seeking the creation of a tribal municipality in her legislative district once Congress opens on… »
CBCP to Aquino: review all ‘anomalous and controversial’ mining deals
By H. Marcos C. Mordeno on July 20 2010 12:07 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 July) – The influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) recently called on President Benigno Aquino III to review all “anomalous and controversial” mining contracts and… »
Tribal leader to PEF: Secure FPIC before eagle releases
By Walter I. Balane on July 18 2010 12:01 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 July) – Manobo tribal leader Datu Ampuan Jeodoro Sulda has a word of advice to the people at the Philippine Eagle Foundation — secure a free and… »
Lumads protesting FPIC grant to Kibawe rancher shave heads
By BenCyrus G. Ellorin on July 14 2010 12:03 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/13 July) – A datu and two women who are among the Lumads from Kibawe town in Bukidnon who have picketed since Monday the regional office… »
Lumads want NCIP to revoke FPIC for ranch in Kibawe
By Mindanews on July 13 2010 11:11 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/13 July) — A group of lumads from Bukidnon yesterday picketed the regional office of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples here to demand the revocation of a Free and Prior Informed Consent granted to a ranch developer. The contested land is a 480-hectare property in Barangays Panalsalan and Dagumbaan , Kibawe town in Bukidnon.
Lumads hit ‘deception’ in carbon trading, demand ‘climate justice’
By Keith Bacongco on July 13 2010 12:10 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 July) – Lumads or indigenous peoples belonging to 12 tribes in Mindanao’s southern provinces have declared their opposition to what they call the deceptive nature of treaty-based… »
IP rights activist from Davao detained in Indonesia freed
By Keith Bacongco on July 8 2010 12:16 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 July) — Indonesian authorities last night released an official of an indigenous peoples’ rights advocacy group here along with 12 other foreign activists who were arrested Monday… »
Davaoeña among detained activists in Indonesia
By Keith Bacongco on July 7 2010 12:43 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/6 July) — The Davao team leader of an indigenous peoples rights advocacy group, along with other activists of different nationalities, has been detained by Indonesian police in… »
Pay royalty to lumads, solon tells Surigao mining firms
By Roel Catoto on July 3 2010 8:22 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/2 July) – Surigao del Norte Rep. Guillermo Romarate Jr. (2nd Dist.) has warned mining firms operating on ancestral lands to pay their royalty share to the Mamanwas… »
Lumad leader urges Noynoy to give scholarship to indigenous youth
By Gandhi C. Kinjiyo on July 2 2010 12:54 am
MALALAG, Davao del Sur (MindaNews/1 July) — As President Benigno S. Aquino III conveyed his plans and promises to the Filipino people during his inaugural speech at Quirino Grandstand Wednesday,… »
New Bukidnon gov favors new Pulangi dam project, small-scale mining
By Walter I. Balane on June 30 2010 8:35 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/29 June) – Bukidnon’s new governor has underscored his support to environmental protection by pledging to increase the allocation for the Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Kalatungan natural parks… »
