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Nelson Mallari: Hero of the Aetas, champion of people's rights
Ronalyn V. Olea August 5, 2012 Aetas, CLAA, Katribu Partylist, nelson mallari
He was an Aeta who held his head up high while fighting for the rights of Aetas, indigenous peoples, and oppressed sectors of Philippine society. Ka Nelson was a "treasure of the Aeta people."
Aeta Leader Campaigns Against Arroyo in Pampanga
Lyn V. Ramo February 3, 2010 Gloria Arroyo, katribu, nelson mallari
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com QUEZON CITY—For someone who knows full well the track record of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, voting or campaigning for whoever runs against her is as easy as reciting the ABC. "Who else would I vote as representative of Pampanga's 2nd district if given a chance?" Nelson Mallari, Katribu Partylist secretary-general and…
Quarrying Threatens Floridablanca CADT; Aetas Stand Their Ground Vs Quarry Operations
Bulatlat Contributors January 16, 2010 1 Comment Floridablanca, Katribu Partylist, Mining Act of 1995, nelson mallari, Pisumpan, quarrying
By LYN V. RAMO Indigenous Peoples Watch Bulatlat.com QUEZON CITY – A score of Aeta families are holding their ground amid threats of an imminent demolition by virtue of a request from a prospective quarry site operator in a resettlement site in Floridablanca, Pampanga. The said site is in the Aeta territory in Floridablanca town,…
For the Philippines's Tribal Folk, a Constant War Against 'Development Aggression'
Ronalyn V. Olea September 11, 2009 1 Comment aeta, development aggression, eco-tourism, katribu, mining, nelson mallari, zambales
While the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral land is recognized by international agreements and conventions, indigenous peoples in the Philippines are relentlessly being driven away by mining, tourism and other so-called development projects. In Zambales alone, more than 70 mining firms are now operating, with some preventing the Aetas from entering what used to be their land.
3 Anakpawis Members Abducted in Malolos
Web Master September 23, 2006 Anakpawis, Central Luzon Aeta Association, Emmanuel Laceda, Francisco Nicodemus, Karapatan, nelson mallari, Sonny Radante Cabague
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 6:24 p.m. , Sept. 16, 2006 Three members of the progressive partylist group Anakpawis (literally, toiling masses) were abducted anew in Malolos, the city capital of the province of Bulacan, a report from the provincial chapter of the human rights group Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples' Rights) said. At around…