Philippines: Mindanao Tribes Oppose Plan to Develop Ancestral Lands

Feb 6, 2018 | Jigger Jerusalem and Cagayan de Oro, Union of Catholic Asian News
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Tribal leaders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao are opposing a government plan to bring in investors to develop indigenous peoples' lands. President Rodrigo Duterte announced the plan last week supposedly to protect indigenous communities from exploitation and being influenced by communist rebels.