 People’s agenda outlines peace, respect for ancestral domain in North Cotabato |
KIDAPAWAN CITY—From the peace process to human rights,
grassroots leaders of Lumad and Moro communities in North Cotabato outlined
their Peace Platforms during the Apu Mamalu-Apu Tambunaway Descendants
Conference held recently in this city.
Around 200 delegates crafted their “Mga Plataporma sa
Kalinaw” in a bid to present their collective agenda before candidates in North
Cotabato which was also attended by those running for vice-governorship,
congressmen, and provincial board members.
Six major platforms were identified by the participants,
namely, ancestral domain, war and displacement, peace process,... |
| Read More | 2010-04-19 23:33:07 | [ 0 comments - 63 reads ] |
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| Mga Plataporma sa Kalinaw |
(Kining Mga Plataporma sa Kalinaw
gimugna sa usa ka konperensya sa mga Kaliwat ni Apu Mamalu ug Apu Tambunaway
nga gitambungan sa mukabat nga 200 nga mga lideres sa katawhang Lumad ug Moro
sa probinsya sa Cotabato. Gi-presentar kini sa mga lokal nga kandidato niadtong
Abril 15-16, 2010 sa Guadalupe Convention Center sa Dakbayan sa Kidapawan)
1.
Yutang Kabilin
a. Undangon ang pagpamaligya ug
pagpamalit og mga kayutaan sulod sa ancestral domain ug sikupon sa gobyerno ang
kinsa mang makalapas niini;... |
| Read More | 2010-04-19 23:24:19 | [ 0 comments - 78 reads ] |
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| Descendants of Tabunaway, Mamalu to reaffirm Bangsamoro, Lumad unity |
DAVAO CITY—Building on the rich customs and traditions of
the Bangsamoro and Lumad peoples of Mindanao, some 200 leaders representing the
28 municipalities of North Cotabato will gather in Kidapawan City to reassert
their unity and present their collective agenda to political candidates in the
upcoming May 10 elections.
Dubbed as “Cotabato Assembly of Tabunaway and Mamalu Descendants,”
the two-day event which will start on April 15 at Guadalupe Convention Center
in Balindog, Kidapawan
City, will tackle issues being faced by the Bangsamoro and Lumad communities in
Cotabato such as war and displacement, civilian
protection, environment,... |
| Read More | 2010-04-11 23:48:52 | [ 0 comments - 102 reads ] |
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| Women to invoke UNSC 1325 in talks between Philippine government and Moro rebel group |
By JUVIE ANN GULTIANO
DAVAO CITY—Women
rights advocates representing various
sectors gathered here Wednesday and
reaffirmed their commitment to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution
1325 in finding a solution to the armed
conflict in Mindanao-- a southern region besieged with two longest running
rebellions in Southeast Asia.
Organized by the Mindanao
Peoples Caucus (MPC) and the Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) of the San
Diego University, California the gathering dubbed as “Beyond 1325:
International Update on Women’s Peacemaking Efforts,” was the first... |
| Read More | 2010-04-11 23:33:58 | [ 0 comments - 95 reads ] |
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| 54 families still displaced in Alamada; demand Army troops’ pullout |
ALAMADA, COTABATO—In response
to the alarming situation of internally displaced persons in three sitios in
this municipality, the Bantay Ceasefire-Sagip Sibilyan (BC-SoS) conducted field
investigative mission to verify reports of civilians’ houses allegedly occupied
by government troops belonging to the 68th Infantry Battalion of the
Philippine Army.
In the BC-SoS report dated
March 30, 2010, it was found out that there are still 54 families from sitios
Manto (20 families), Panang (17 families), and Upper Teren-teren (17 families—all
in Barangay Dado—who have yet to return to their places of origin. These IDPs
are temporarily taking... |
| Read More | 2010-04-04 23:13:19 | [ 0 comments - 76 reads ] |
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