A military official has ordered the filing of charges against leaders of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) for allegedly ...

Lumad schools were built to answer the needs, reflect the values, and embody the vision of the lumad. The schools adhere to the Department of Education (DepEd) curriculum, but adapt this curriculum ...

“Lumad” who fled their homes in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, for fear of increasing military presence were still afraid to return to their communities even after military officials promised to ...

President Rodrigo Duterte, a year ago, threatened to bomb Lumad schools—volunteer-run schools for indigenous peoples' communities in remote parts of Mindanao—for, he said, indoctrinating ...

Mindanao, with its rich cultural diversity and resilient communities, stands at a pivotal juncture in its quest for social justice and lasting peace” ...

CEBU CITY — A roaring crowd at the Cebu City Sports Center marveled at Lumad Basakanon of Barangay Basak San Nicolas as they ...

The lumad themselves, at a conference held by the lumad datus sometime in 2008. It looks to me, folks, like the lumad are being taken advantage of, and not by the army. They have an age-old culture, ...

When soldiers parked the tank in front of her lumad school in North Cotabato, Kat-kat knew it was time to leave her village. “All I wanted to do was study,” Kat-kat, 15, and now in Grade 10 ...

Mourners in Manila join a protest over Lumad killings on Sept. 11, 2015. Many indigenous peoples have been forced to flee their communities Pacific Press—LightRocket/Getty Images By Lisa Spear ...

Lumad leaders said they were caught in the fighting between government troops and the NPA, and abuses committed by the rebels were forcing them to fight alongside soldiers.

Reacting to the #StopLumadKillings protest, INQUIRER columnist Solita Monsod portrayed the Lumad as both pawns and victims of communists, and the Philippine military as selfless, gallant defenders of ...