This was the most high-profile case in what activists claim is a systematic campaign of repression against indigenous peoples in Mindanao, including the targeting of their leaders for assassinations, the closing of indigenous schools, and the military occupation of their homelands.
Hili ni moja ya tukio la aina yake ambalo wanaharakati wanaliona kuwa ni kampeni ya kimkakati ya ukandamizaji dhidi ya raia wazawa wa Mindanao, ikies ni pamoja na kuwalenga viongozi wao na kuwaua, ufungaji wa shule za raia wazawa, pamoja na ardhi yao kukaliwa na wanajeshi.