Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue

Friends of the Earth International denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven others in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, by the Philippine military. The statement links these killings to the struggle of the T’boli–Manubo Sdaf Claimants Organization (TAMASCO) against land encroachment by Consunji-owned companies for coffee plantations and coal operations, noting that a plantation permit was extended without free prior and informed consent. The organization calls on the Duterte government to cancel these permits and hold the perpetrators accountable.

• On December 3, 2017, the Philippine armed forces murdered Datu Victor Danyan, two of his sons, his son-in-law, and four other community members in their ancestral territory in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
• The T’boli–Manubo Sdaf Claimants Organization (TAMASCO) has faced human rights violations and land encroachment by Consunji-owned companies for coal operations and coffee plantations, with the latter receiving a permit extension after 2016 through legal manipulation and without free prior and informed consent.
• The killings occurred shortly after the Duterte government suspended peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines and initiated a crackdown on suspected rebels; the document rejects the military's attempt to label Datu Victor as a communist rebel, noting his peaceful legal struggle since 1991.

APA

Nansin, K. (2017). Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/murder-of-indigenous-peoples-in-philippines-as-blatant-human-rights-abuses-continue/

Chicago

Nansin, Karin. Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/murder-of-indigenous-peoples-in-philippines-as-blatant-human-rights-abuses-continue/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Nansin |first1=Karin |title=Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=14 December 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/murder-of-indigenous-peoples-in-philippines-as-blatant-human-rights-abuses-continue/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{nansin2017murder, author = {Nansin, Karin}, title = {{Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/murder-of-indigenous-peoples-in-philippines-as-blatant-human-rights-abuses-continue/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }