Citing the documented negative effects of mining operations on indigenous communities, Ifugao Congressman Teddy Brawner Baguilat is pushing for a new mining law that respects and protects the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
See the article from Human Rights Online Philippines here:
See Congressman Teddy Brawner Baguilat’s personal message here:
See the original Cultural Survival campaign materials in support of an Indigenous movement against mining in Didipio, Philippines.
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