Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin
Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin
Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay (File photo by Arkibong Bayan)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Supporters of woman Lumad leader Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay came to her defense after Save Our Schools (SOS) Network received reports that her relatives in Talaingod, Davao del Norte were being coerced by the military to sign papers supposedly demanding her “rescue.”
In a press conference on Monday, Sept. 27, Bibyaon stressed that she was not kidnapped or being held against her will here in the capital. Bibyaon is staying at the Lumad Bakwit school at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
“I am okay here. I am just fighting for what is right and to defend Pantaron,” said Bibyaon in their local dialect. She said the military should be pulled out from their community so that their youth can continue learning through the Lumad schools.
She also demanded to let her relatives go back to their communities so they can continue to till their land.
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