LOOK: Lumad youths denounce martial law, alleged NPA recruitments

MANILA, Philippines --- At least 50 members and leaders of Lumad youth groups staged a protest on Monday to condemn the martial law rule in Mindanao and allegations of rampant recruitment of communist rebels in their area.   The protesters, who were from different cause-oriented groups, brought placards outside the south gate of the House of Representatives and demanded the government to respect their rights to ancestral lands and stop attacks against Lumads.   Members of the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network also disputed claims of rampant recruitment by the New People's Army (NPA) in their areas.   Meggie Nolasco, the Community Executive Director in one ...

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