Lumad teacher refutes accusations of teaching rebel ideas to students

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:50:23 +0000

Lumad teacher refutes accusations of teaching rebel ideas to students

A teacher from one of the closed Lumad schools in Compostela Valley has refuted allegations that they’re teaching children rebel ideologies.

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DepEd heeds Esperon report, suspends 55 ‘lumad’ schools

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:19:50 +0000

DepEd heeds Esperon report, suspends 55 ‘lumad’ schools

DAVAO CITY—At least 55 schools for lumad children have been barred from operating this school year based on a recommendation made by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., former armed forces chief.

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‘Lumad’ takes IP struggle to Congress

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:04:16 +0000

After years of struggling for the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs), Manobo tribeswoman Eufemia Cullamat from Surigao del Sur

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Arrest of leaders of ‘lumad,’ farmers illegal, says rights group

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:18:49 +0000

Arrest of leaders of ‘lumad,’ farmers illegal, says rights group

A human rights group in Mindanao questioned the recent arrest of “lumad” and peasant leaders who were earlier reported missing in Cagayan de Oro City, comparing the actions by police and the military to the tactics used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler against his enemies.

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LOOK: Lumad youths denounce martial law, alleged NPA recruitments

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:30:34 +0000

LOOK: Lumad youths denounce martial law, alleged NPA recruitments

At least 50 members and leaders of Lumad youth groups staged a protest on Monday to condemn the martial law rule in Mindanao and allegations of rampant recruitment of communist rebels in their area.

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No bombs yet, but ‘lumad’ schools suffer Duterte wrath

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:20:25 +0000

No bombs yet, but ‘lumad’ schools suffer Duterte wrath

In July last year, President Rodrigo Duterte said this about “lumad” (indigenous peoples) schools: “Get out of there. I’ll have those bombed, including your structures.”

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Court orders DSWD to give custody of 12 lumad kids back to parents

The court has ordered the release of 12 minors put under DSWD’s custody after the arrest of ex-congressman Satur Ocampo’s group last week.

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