MANILA, Philippines — Several groups on Friday called for an independent investigation into the anti-insurgency operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, that left 19 people dead, including a University of the Philippines (UP) student, a journalist and peasant advocates. On the sidelines of a protest outside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Human rights group Karapatan condemned

PAGADIAN CITY — After two decades of struggle, the Subanen tribe in Bayog town, Zamboanga del Sur, finally received their certificate of ancestral domain title (CADT) covering 25,549 hectares, a milestone hailed by tribal leaders as a victory for indigenous peoples’ rights. Gukom Lucenio Manda, tribal chieftain and head claimant of the Bayog ancestral domain,

ILOILO CITY — For 22-year-old John Leadro Malojo, the road to the Philippine National Team is being paved — not with asphalt, but with mahogany and marine plywood. A first-year Physical Education student at Central Philippine University (CPU), Malojo is a marathoner who refuses to let rainy weather disrupt his training. When faced with the