Cause-oriented groups welcomed the findings and recommendations of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change Ian Fry, which include the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the repeal of the Anti-Terrorism law (ATL). However, Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said Fry was…
Twenty-six years after the implementation of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 or Republic Act 8371, Indigenous Peoples (IP) in the Philippines remain under attack, the Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples Rights (TFIPR) said. The group is blaming the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for allegedly failing to promote IP rights sometimes
“She dedicated her life to helping and serving women who are victims of abuse. She also actively led in the 80's the cases of women victims of sex trafficking. She became active in campaigns against giant mining companies, and ran for council in her hometown in Mindanao."
Activists arrested in Quezon City are humanitarian workers - group bulatlat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bulatlat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.