Indigenous People Alarmed With P-Noy Sona, Vow To Assert Their Own Agenda

Indigenous People Alarmed With P-Noy Sona, Vow To Assert Their Own Agenda   A hundred Indigenous Peoples representatives from Luzon and Mindanao gathered at the Apu Agbibilin Community Center in Brgy. Songco listened to President Benigno Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) and found it wanting.   “Just as in past SONAs by previous presidents, indigenous people were hardly mentioned,” said Robina Poblador, a B’laan from Saranggani province. “The biggest threats we face in our...

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