Misereor says Bulacan needs help

Let us lend a hand to our friends in Bulacan

PMPI is raising funds to respond through a relief delivery operation to the flooded families in Brgy. Iba O’este, Calumpit, Bulacan. Last October 23, PMPI NCR-Urban Cluster DQRT conducted field assessment including Northville 9, a government relocation area in Barangay Iba O’este, Calumpit, Bulacan. All the households (100%) in the community were affected by the heavy flooding reaching 0.5m to 1.2 m high, coming from neighboring provinces. At least 550 families in Northville 9 alone have evacuated to one (1) barangay multi-purpose hall, and Northville 9 Elementary School in the area. The school grounds were also flooded. The number of evacuees includes 312 women, 24 infants 294 children and youth, 21 Senior Citizen, 9 persons with disabilities 12 pregnant women. Let's take actions now. Download the full appeal from this link.

Manilakbayan of Mindanao to Set Foot in Metro Manila

Heighten Call vs. Militarization, Demand Release of Political Prisoners

ROUGHLY a week after their long journey against militarization and plunder, the Manilakbayanis or delegates of Manilakbayan from Mindanao composed mainly of lumads, peasants and victims of human rights violations, along with delegates from Southern Tagalog will finally set foot in the country’s National Capital Region tomorrow, October 25.

“We join our brothers & sisters in their journey from Mindanao to let the people in the national capital know about their sufferings and struggles and to demand Noynoy Aquino to immediately take action. Their struggles are not different from what we are experiencing due to massive militarization and human right violations in the region,” said Diana de Chavez, Spokesperson of BIGKISAN-Southern Tagalog.

Echoing the cries of the people of Mindanao, the group underlined the prevailing militarization and extrajudicial killings currently happening in Mindanao particular on lumad communities that resulted to massive evaluation.

Straight from their journey in Quezon and Laguna provinces, an estimated 2000 ‘Manilakbayanis’ will travel onward to Muntinlupa City where they are expected to be received by various NCR sectors in Alabang.

Consistent with their calls, the Lakbayanis will proceed to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig where scores of political prisoners are currently detained illegally on false charges.

“People from all walks of life have been waiting for the people of Mindanao in uniting to call for justice and plunder in their respective lands. We will be standing side by side with our Manilakbayanis from Mindanao as we assert our rights in Malacanang,” said de Chavez.

The delegates will spend the night in Baclaran Church as they prepare for a week-long camp out in UP Diliman. #

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR OCTOBER 25:

0600   Ecumenical Prayer @ UPLB

0800   Program @ Crossing Calamba
0830   Caravan to Tunasan, Muntinlupa & March to Alabang
1200   Grand Salubungan with NCR Sectors
1300   Caravan to Camp Bagong Diwa
1500   Program with Political Prisoners @ Camp Bagong Diwa
1700   March to Baclaran Church

Massacre victims’ kins in caravan to Manila

Kins of massacre victims lead kickoff

of NorthMin rights caravan to Manila

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, 21 October 2015—Kins of Bugna and the Pangantucan Massacres fatalities led the kickoff program of the Manilakbayan ng Mindanao 2015 in Northern Mindanao.