Asserting rights to ancestral land and self-determination are not acts of terrorism April 6, 2018 We, members of LOYUKAN – a formation of indigenous peoples organizations and IP rights advocates – are alarmed with the inclusion of indigenous peoples in a list of 600 names submitted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Manila Regional Trial Court to be declared as “terrorists”. This wreckless move of the DOJ makes the persons on the list easy military targets, regardless

MARCH 2, 2016 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Philippine Daily Inquirer This is in reference to the news article that came out in your paper (March 2, 2016) entitled “Tribal militiamen gather, vow to fight NPA,” with the byline of Williamor Magbanua, Inquirer Mindanao. In his article, Mr. Magbanua heavily quoted a certain Datu Alim Bandara, whom he identified as a “top leader of one of the militias that calls itself Alamara” and is based in North Cotabato. We would like to clarify that