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Defending the Last Frontier
By: kkbacongco
Posted: Feb 10 08
Witnessed: 1247 times
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Personnes déplacées dans leur propre pays, Peuples autochtones
A 7-minute video documentary on the struggle of the T’bolis in Southern Philippines who have been robbed of their rights to develop their ancestral domain. Since 1991, many of the Lumad families have moved to the nearby villages due to the expansion of the coffee plantation, which is owned by the Consunjis.
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