๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌโ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐-๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ.
We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Abra in their just and courageous resistance against the destructive FCFโs Yamang Mineral Corporation (YMC) large-scale mining project. Your fight is just and a testament to the collective will of Indigenous communities to protect their ancestral lands, rights, and future generations.
The recent Sumikad Abra forum demonstrated the growing strength of the Abra Indigenous communities. They exposed and spoke against YMCโs blatant violations, including the disregard for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes and the militarization of their lands to secure corporate interests. These injustices will not be met with silence.
KATRIBU condemns YMCโs attempts to exploit and plunder the ancestral lands of Sallapadan, Lacub, Malibcong, and Licuan-Baay under Exploration Permit Application (EXPA) 129. Their unauthorized mineral sampling, aerial surveys, and forced entry into Indigenous communities are clear violations of both domestic laws and the Indigenous Peoplesโ inherent rights, as well as international human rights standards.
These attacks on ancestral lands are further compounded by the looming threats of so-called renewable energy and hydropower projects in Abra, such as the Abra-Kalinga Wind Farm, Beyond Renewable Energy Corporationโs wind initiative, and the proposed Palsuguan Dam. These projectsโmasked as โdevelopmentโโprioritize corporate greed over the lives, rights, and heritage of Indigenous Peoples, further endangering their communities and environment.
We call on all Indigenous Peoples, environmental defenders, and advocates to stand with Abra communities in this fight against large-scale mining, destructive energy projects, and other forms of corporate plunder. Together, let us uphold Indigenous Peoplesโ right to self-determination and defend our ancestral lands from destruction and exploitation.
Read the statement of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/share/18FomRgsic/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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