TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Clergymen from various denominations have denounced the attacks on migrant landowners in Kalinga province that left at least two of them dead. He said one of the first two cases this year involved a Kalinga migrant who was shot dead days after a court decided a land case in his favor. Kalinga, a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region, has a population of 229,570 (based on 2020 census) composed mainly of about 17 tribal communities. ‘Speak up’According to Aoas, “fear and silence” gripped the migrant community “whenever one of them is murdered, deprived of his land or forced to pay exorbitant “multa” (fees). ADVERTISEMENTIf migrants rally around victims or targeted landowners and speak out, the situation would change, he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 24, 2021 00:18 UTC