Educating ‘lumad’ the ‘lumad’ way
By Germelina Lacorte
Reflecting on his upcoming graduation, a teenage Dibabawun student recalls going to class with an empty stomach as his most difficult time in school.
Reflecting on his upcoming graduation, a teenage Dibabawun student recalls going to class with an empty stomach as his most difficult time in school.
The haunting melody of the kudlong echoed through the former site of Barangay Andap as people, mostly lumad from five ancestral clusters of the town, marked the 40th day of Typhoon “Pablo,” seeking to reconcile with nature.
A lumad leader based in Opol, Misamis Oriental, who survived an assassination attempt in December last year, was killed by unidentified assailants here, police said.
My students, who went on a literary journey in search of “lumad” lore, songs and dances, were told to experience what it’s like in the communities of indigenous peoples (IPs or lumad) and to take home memories of our recent visit to three of Mindanao’s IPs.
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte offered a P50,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the killer or killers of a lumad woman who was chopped up after she was killed and her body parts dumped in various parts of Tugbok District here. The body parts were found last Wednesday and Thursday. The [...]
In Sunday’s Inquirer, columnist Randy David recalled the “Mang Pandoy” tragedy. On a 1992 TV show with 11 squabbling presidential contenders, this dirt-poor gardener offered a startling swap: his life for cash. His kids could then finish studies and break free of poverty that sapped his own life.
In a virtual challenge to President Benigno Aquino III, Moro rebels have asked whether he is willing to sacrifice his popularity for the sake of ending the armed conflict in Mindanao. Michael Mastura, a senior member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), spelled out the choices for Mr. Aquino—popularity or peace —in an interview [...]
COTABATO CITY—A senior Moro rebel leader on Monday demanded a genuine Muslim autonomous state not subservient to Manila, and President Benigno Aquino III indicated Christians and Lumad would be given a choice of whether they would want to join a new autonomy setup. Civil society groups warned against a military-civilian “third force” which, they said, [...]
A top Moro rebel leader on Sunday said the Tokyo talks between President Aquino and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Murad Ebrahim had given the insurgents “new hope” for an end to a decades-old war that had claimed tens of thousands of lives. MILF vice chair Ghadzali Jaafar said the rebel leadership believed in [...]
The continued presence of armed security men hired by a mining firm that was ordered shut down for illegal operations, has been sowing fear among members of a tribal community in Zamboanga del Sur, the province’s governor said yesterday.
BUTUAN CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formed a team to look into reported abuses committed by multinational mining companies operating in the twin provinces of Surigao. Human Rights chair Loretta Ann Rosales said among the alleged abuses the team will look into are irregularities in the acquisition of mine permits, displacements of the [...]
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines—A tribal chieftain here accused former military officials of using Subanen folk as dummies in operating a mining company. Engr. Abdul Puengan, of the National Commission on the Indigenous Peoples in Western Mindanao, also issued a similar statement. Puengan said despite having Subanen leaders on its list of officials, Lupa Pigigetawan [...]
