MINDANAO Situation Mindanao Min Land Danao Lake Mindanao

MINDANAO Situation

Mindanao “Min” = Land “Danao”= Lake “Mindanao” means “Land of the Lakes”

Geography • 2 nd largest island in the Philippines • 19 th biggest island in the world (101, 998 sq. km) • Just above equator, part of the Pacific Rim of Fire

Population l 18 million – 13 million non- indigenous groups – 3. 6 million indigenous peoples (18 ethnolinguistic tribes or lumad) – 1. 4 million Moro (13 tribes)

A Land of Contradictions Abundant resources l agriculture l sea products l Minerals l Liguasan Marsh l Philippine Deep

A Land of Contradictions But people living in extreme poverty l 1. 4 million families hungry l 60% live below poverty threshold

Mindanao Regions among the Highest in Poverty Incidence 1. ARMM (55. 3%) 2. Caraga (45. 5) 3. MIMAROPA (43. 7) 4. Bicol Region (41. 8) 5. Eastern Visayas (40. 7) 6. Zamboanga (40. 2) 7. Northern Mindanao (36. 1) 8. SOCCSKSARGEN (33. 8) 9. Western Visayas (31. 1) 10. Davao Region (30. 6) 2006 National Statistical Coordination Board

Widespread Hunger in Mindanao Hunger Incidence 4 th Qtr. 2008 Mindanao 33. 7 % (1. 4 M families) Metro Manila 23. 3 % (570, 000 families) Luzon 20 %(1. 6 M families) Visayas 20 % (1. 6 M families) 2008 Social Weather Station

Pineapple plantations in Northern Mindanao Kompanya Ektarya Lugar Dole Philippines 36, 204 Dangcagan ug Kibawe, Bukidnon Del Monte Philippines 4, 019. 28 Malaybalay, Impasugong, Sumilao DAVCO 1, 500 Don Carlos Southern Fresh Products 1, 500 Don Carlos Dole-STANFILCO 1, 300 Malaybalay, Impasugong, Kitaotao, Baungon Lapanday Diversified Products 900 Manolo Fortich, Malaybalay TOTAL 45, 423. 28

BANANA plantations Kompanya Ektarya Lugar Dole-Stanfilco 11, 904 Malaybalay, Valencia, Impasug-ong, Kiataotao, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Baungon, Lantapan, Maramag, Sumilao Agrinana Development Corporation 6, 167 Baungon, Libona Southern Fresh Products 3, 200 Mt. Kitanglad Agriventures 2000 Lapanday Diversified Products 1, 435 TOTAL 24, 706 Lantapan

Palm oil q 170, 000 ektarya sa Shannnalyne Environmental and Technological Park, Esperanza-Lorenzo, Agusan del Sur. q 15, 391 ektarya sa Tambuli Mining Company, San Luis, Agusan del Sur.

Bukidnon Ø 51 ka kompanya ang ga-apply ug exploration permit sa sidlakang bahin sa probinsya. Lugar Minahan Ektarya Malaybalay Nickeloadeon Mines, Inc. 4, 698 Ophiolite Mining Inc. 13, 142. 25 Garnierite Mining Inc. 6, 804 Goenerite Mining Corp. Impasug-ong Nickeloadeon Mines Inc. 1, 863 Orex Mindanao Inc. 14, 483 Manolo Fortich Nickeloreon Mining Inc. 899 Malitbog Nickeloreon Mining Inc. 1, 539

Lugar Agusan del Norte Minahan Ektarya Las Nieves Greater Asia Magnetic Sand Open Pit Mining 4, 000 Cabadbaran and Tubay SEMCO Exploration and Mining Corp 1, 603. 90 Santiago Basiana Mining Exploration Corp 1, 603. 5295 Jabonga, Tubay, Santiago Minimax Mineral Exploration Corp 7, 679 Jabonga-Santiago Concordia R. Llave 253. 1375 Tubay SR Metals Inc. 572. 64 Total 15, 712. 20

Agusan del Sur Lugar Minahan Ektarya Esperanza - Loreto Shannalyne Environmental and Technological Park 170, 000 San Luis, Esperanza Tambuli Mining Company Inc. 15, 391. 80 La Paz Malampay Mining Inc. 15, 309. 59 Pacific Maunlad Mining Corp 8, 039. 9011 Bunawan Philsaga Mining Corp 3, 132. 31 Prosperidad- Bayugan Oceanagold (Phils) Res. Corp 1, 920 Total 213, 793. 70

Pulangui V Hydro Electric Dam -FIBECO -Greenergy Development Corp Mokabat ngadto sa 3, 300 ektarya ang yutang apektado l 3 ka barangay ang siguradong malubog sa tubig l Momugna ug 300 MW nga koryenteng mamahimong mosuplay sa tibuok Mindanao l

KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao

KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao and ancestral domain areas IP Ancestral domain areas

KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao, ancestral domain areas and mono-crop plantations Rubber plantations Oil palm plantations Pineapple plantations Banana plantations

KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao, ancestral domain areas, mono-crop plantations, and bio-fuels plantations

Mining Taganito mining Tenements in Lake Mainit KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao, Tubay mining ancestral domain areas, mono-crop plantations, Claver mining Mi biofuels, and mining ds TV I ali p mi nin g ten em ent s Bunawan mining Pantaron tenements S MI Xt rat a Di Omega Gold wa lw Ph al ilc PMo Ma DCSi. Mi sar e a rni mirng ni a B ngm i n g HP Bil lit on

8 th. IBPA Mining Taganito mining Tenements in Lake Mainit KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS in Mindanao, 402 nd. IBde 58 th. IBPA Tubay mining ancestral domain areas mono-crop plantations, Claver mining 29 th. IBPA 4 th. ID Mi biofuels, and mining, 30 th. IBPA ds ali 5 th. IBPA 403 rd. IBPA 51 st. IBPA military deployment p Bunawan mining 44 th. IBPA TV I 55 th. IBPA mi nin g 4 th. IBPA ten em 33 rd. IBPA 101 st ent. IBde s 102 IBde 1 st Inf Div Pantaron tenements Di Omega Gold wa 67 th. IBPA 36 th. IBPA lw Ph al ilc 40 th. IBPA PMo 66 th. IBPA 3 rd. SF Ma DCSi. Mi sar 6 th. ID 38 th. IBPA e a rni mirng 76 th. IBPA 602 nd. IBde 28 th. IBPA ni a m. B 72 nd. IBPA ngi 39 th. IBPA 64 th. IBPA 73 rd. IBPA S MI Xt rat a 601 st. IBde 25 th. IBPA 75 th. IBPA n i n g HP Bil lit on

Implications Islamophobia l The irrational fear of Islam, Muslim or Islamic culture l Encompasses the belief that all or most Muslims are religious fanatics

Implications Ethnocide l The sum effect of policies and programs that erode cultural integrity and identity of indigenous populations

Implications Culture of impunity l Summary killings l Human rights violations

Militarisasyon ug Paglapas sa Tawhanong Katungod Lugar Kaso Bukidnon Threat, Harassment, Intimidation 19 Illegal Arrest and Detention 3 Coercion (Pagpasurender, Pagpabakwit) 4 Paggamit sa sibilyan isip guide/shield sa mil op 4 Agusan del Sur Ihap Pagbakwit Threat, harassment, Intimidation EJK 4

People’s responses l Strengthening movement against the US Empire

People’s responses l Exposing human rights violations and militarism

People’s responses Resisting Imperialist plunder at the communities l

People’s responses l Fighting Islamophobia through antiimperialist Muslim -Christian Solidarity

People’s responses l Promoting alternatives to globalization and plunder

Solidarity with the People of Mindanao 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Be an Advocate for a Just Peace in Mindanao Resist Islamophobia Fight Ethnocide Defend the Patrimony of the Filipino people/Resist imperialist plunder of Mindanao’s resources Support indigenous people’s rights to selfdetermination

Solidarity with the People of Mindanao Support our Dreams & Struggle for Liberation & Self-Determination