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ANTI-DAM GROUPS TROOP TO NCIP OVER FPIC INCONSISTENCIES, CONDUCT DAM EXPOSURE
TOUR

Filing of petition and complaints at the regional office of the National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples-Cordillera (NCIP-CAR)

Dam-threatened Kalinga tribes along with advocates trooped to the regional
office of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples- Cordillera (NCIP-CAR)
to petition the dams proposed along the Saltan river in Kalinga.
 
Indigenous peoples from the municipalities of Pinukpuk, Balbalan and Tabuk in
Kalinga mark this year's International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers
(IDAAD) with a petition filed against JBD Water Power Incorporated's (JWPI)
hydroelectric power projects at the NCIP regional office in Baguio City today,
March 14, 2023. Said petition seeks the nullification of the result of the Free
Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) among the Limos tribe last February 9, 2023,
whatever the results may be, on basis of inconsistencies in the process.
 

 
According to Elma Tuazon, representative from the Limos tribe and lead convenor
of the Sumkad ti Umili para ti Matagoan, Karbengan, Aglawlaw, Daga ken Dayaw
(SUMKADD), the petition submitted is nullifying "the decision-making
process/meeting for the Limos Ancestral Domain activity on February 9, 2023
related to the Saltan Hydroelectric Power Project", proposed by the JWPI along
the Saltan River in Kalinga. "We have sinced petitioned against these dam
projects along the Saltan River since 2022, we are reiterating our opposition to
these proposed dam projects."
 
Resolutions against the JWPI dams were adopted by several barangays in Balbalan
and the municipality of Pinukpuk as early as February of 2022.
 
A dialogue with NCIP CAR Regional Director Atty. Atanacio Addog was also
conducted, where the demands for NCIP's accountability and strict monitoring of
the FPIC process were floated. Continuing talks between the petitioners and NCIP
will soon determine the outcomes, but petitioners remain wary of NCIP's expected
actions considering that Addog is one of the accused in the administrative
charges including 158 counts of estafa, falsification, and use of falsified
documents filed by the dam-threatened Isnag indigenous peoples of Kabugao on
December 2022 and January 2023.
 

 
Dialogue with NCIP Regional Director Atanacio Addog at the NCIP Regional Office
in Baguio City.
 
Dams Learning Exchange
 
Prior to the petition filing, the petitioners from Kalinga were accompanied by
delegates coming from dam-threatened communities in Kabugao, Apayao for a
two-days Dam Learning Exchange. The Indigenous peoples delegation conducted an
educational tour at the Ambuklao Dam site in Bokod, Benguet.
 

 
Ocular visit of delegates to the Ambuklao Dam. Ptr. Virgil Aniceto of the
Regional Ecumenical Council of the Cordillera (RECCORD), who spent a long time
of service in Bokod, explained the parts of the dam and the resulting damages at
the time of its construction and beyond.
 
Bokod town Mayor, Honorable Thomas Wales, in his message to the delegates during
their courtesy call said, "Think of the next generation, not only the now.
Consider them when you make your decision regarding those projects. Our decision
should not limit the future generations' options for development as they see fit
for them. This is for the sake of us all."
 
In the community exchange, Ambuklao Barangay Captain Monroe Galasgas related the
experience of their community during the building of the then government-owned
75MW Ambuklao Dam through the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR). "We had to
leave our community. Some of our families were relocated to Nueva Vizcaya and
Palawan however, our families eventually returned to Ambuklao because the
relocation site was undeveloped," he said.
 
The dam was decommissioned in 1999 due to silt accumulation. It resumed
operation in 2011 after it was rehabilitated by SN Aboitiz. It was since then
upgraded to 105MW capacity. SN Aboitiz now owns and manages the facility, but
last January this year, it was reported that Bokod indigenous peoples rejected
the company’s bid to continue the said dam’s operation through a resolution of
non-consent submitted to the provincial office of NCIP Benguet.
 
According to the community, a large portion of the lands covered by the dam
compound are part of their ancestral domain. "We are still reclaiming some of
our lands until now," Galasgas added.
 
"A lot of our questions have been answered regarding the long-term impacts of
dam on the lives and livelihood of people," said Eusebia Luban, an Isnag woman
from Kabugao, Apayao who attended the dam expo and tour.
 
"Balunen me dagitoy nga adal tapno ibingay mi met kadagiti kakailian mi," she
added.
 
#OurRiversOursToDefend
#LetOurRiversFlowFreely
#DefendCordilleraPH

 

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023


UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE

> The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution late last night (Feb 23), calling
> for an end to the war and demanding Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine, in line
> with the UN Charter.
> 
> Coming just hours before the war entered its second year, the resolution was
> adopted under the Uniting for Peace mandate, which provides the possibility
> for the UN General Assembly to take action to address acts of aggression or
> other serious threats to international peace when the Security Council is
> blocked by the veto power of one of the Permanent Five Members.
> 
> The UNGA resolution, entitled Principles of the Charter of the United Nations
> underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine contains 11 key
> points including;
> 
>  * Deploring the dire human rights and humanitarian consequences of the war;
>  * Expressing deep concern about the adverse impact of the war on global food
>    security, energy, nuclear security and safety and the environment;
>  * Calling for full adherence by the parties to the armed conflict to their
>    obligations under international humanitarian law;
>  * Emphasizing the need to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes
>    under international law committed on the territory of Ukraine through
>    independent investigations and prosecutions at the national or
>    international level, and ensure justice for all victims and the prevention
>    of future crimes;
>  * Underscoring the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just
>    and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the Charter of
>    the United Nations;
>  * Reaffirming that no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or
>    use of force shall be recognized as legal;
>  * Demanding that the Russian Federation withdraw all of its military forces
>    from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized border;
>  * Calling for a cessation of hostilities.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> TIME FOR RUSSIA TO END THE CONTINUING WAR AGAINST UKRAINE
> INDEPTHNEWS, FEBRUARY 23
> 
> 
> "Russia should end its invasion of Ukraine, withdraw its troops from Ukrainian
> territory and enter into negotiations with Ukraine to resolve historical
> disputes and establish a lasting and just peace that guarantees the security
> of both nations," says the World Future Council in an article Time for Russia
> to End Continuing War Against Ukraine published in InDepthNews yesterday.
> 
> “Regardless of any grievances and unresolved conflicts that Russia may have
> with Ukraine and the United States/NATO, the use of force to resolve such
> conflicts is prohibited under Article 2 of the UN Charter,” says Alyn Ware,
> Director of the World Future Council Peace and Disarmament program.
> 
> 
> 
> "War has no place in the 21st century when humanity already needs to address
> so many pressing issues such as climate change and implementing the
> Sustainable Development Goals” says Angelina Davydova, in the InDepthNews
> article. Ms Davydova is a Member of the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences
> Work Group and Council Member of World Future Council.
> 
> “We regret that better use is not made of diplomacy, mediation and Common
> Security mechanisms earlier in conflicts to address and resolve historical
> grievances." says international lawyer Neshan Gunasekera, Co-Chair of the
> World Future Council Peace and Disarmament Commission and a Director of the
> International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms. “We call on the
> United Nations and the international community to make better use of these
> common security mechanisms to address unresolved conflicts and prevent war." 
> 
> Such Common Security mechanisms include the UN Security Council, UN General
> Assembly, International Court of Justice, UN mediation services, UN Human
> Rights Council, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and
> others.

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JANUARY 20, 2023


EARTHACTION HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE CORDILLERA PEOPLES ALLIANCE FOR MANY
YEARS AND NOW WE STAND WITH BESTANG

MANIFESTO OF UNITY: STAND WITH SARAH "BESTANG" DEKDEKEN!

We, as peace-loving and rights-upholding people, express our support and
solidarity for indigenous rights defender Sarah ‘Bestang’ Dekdeken as she faces
continuous judicial harassment for her activism and work as the
secretary-general of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance.  

Bestang was convicted of cyber libel after a local court ruled in favor of the
charges made by former Cordillera police chief R’win Pagkalinawan on the
truthful remarks she made regarding the police director’s role on the
dismantling of the Chico Dam Struggle heroes monument in Tinglayan, Kalinga.

We stand that Bestang’s conviction was in error. Her remarks that were subjected
to the court’s ruling were true and backed up by the community, concretized
through resolutions and reports from April 2021. In fact, the Butbut tribe
themselves had put the monument back up after reiterating that the police were
to blame for its destruction.

We believe that the court’s ruling is another manifestation of the weaponization
of the law by powers-that-be. This is not the first time that a government
official in this country has wielded judicial remedies to intimidate—and
silence—critics and truth-tellers.

We stand by Bestang’s credibility and integrity as an activist and development
worker. For the longest time, Bestang’s work for indigenous people’s rights and
human rights has resonated in her homeland—the Cordillera—and beyond. She has
been instrumental in forging solidarities with other struggling peoples for the
defense of the ancestral land and for the right to self-determination.

These precarious times warrant our strengthened unity to guard Philippine
democracy from attacks at all fronts. At a time when truth-telling is
challenged, we vow to defend it by standing by truth-tellers like Bestang and
other human rights defenders and media workers.

Democracy dies in darkness. We shall keep it lit through our continued
solidarity and action.
 
Stand with Bestang!
Fight for judicial independence! Decriminalize Libel!
Stop the political persecution of human rights defenders!
Stop the attacks!

 

 

SIGN THE MANIFESTO OF UNITY

FOLLOW THE STAND WITH BESTANG FACEBOOK PAGE

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