NCCA asserts mandate to protect lumad

By The Manila Times

Sep 17, 2015 9:47 pm

The National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has condemned the recent killing of three tribal leaders in Lianga town in Surigao del Sur.

The NCCA called on government agencies to protect the lumad or indigenous people (IP) from mining and logging activities that are encroaching into their tribal lands.

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