Multisectoral Ocular Visit in Surigao del Sur August 24, 2016 Summary Report 11 Lumad communities in the municipalities of Lianga and San Agustin in Surigao del Sur were visited on August 24 by representatives of different government agencies from the Surigao del Sur local government unit, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH/PHO), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), members of civil

PASAK NU KABILIN, HAWI-ON TAD! Take Back Our Ancestral Lands! Today, September 1, 2016, the indigenous peoples (Lumad) of Caraga, especially those who continue to struggle for the achievement of their comprehensive rights, has declared as the first commemoration of the Eydow Tu Pakigsantuya Tu Tumindok Kane't Caraga (Day of Struggle of the Indigenous Peoples of Caraga). This declaration is a recognition of the inexhaustible contribution of all Lumad that genuinely stand for t

01 September 2016 http://justpeace.ph/ 24 years after The Hague Joint Declaration, the struggle for just peace continues Hopes are high for just peace in the Philippines as local and global activists commemorate the signing of The Hague Joint Declaration with renewed calls for asserting the Filipino people's demands. On September 1, 1992, The Hague Joint Declaration, a framework agreement, was signed by the emissaries of the Government of the Republic of the Philippine