SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Hindî Ako Si Joe! (My Name Isnt Joe)
Dr. Zoltán Grossman, Member of the Faculty,
Geography/ Native American and World Indigenous
Peoples Studies, The Evergreen State College,
Olympia WA http//academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossma
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Luzon
Visayas
Mindanao
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Philippine Ethnic/Religious Groups

• Pink Lowland Catholics
• on Luzon (north),
• Visayas Is. (central)
• Green Lowland Muslims
• (Moros) on Mindanao (south)
• Yellow Highland tribal peoples
• (sometimes used against rebels)

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Bataan Export Processing Zone
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Fishing community relocated
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Workers boxcar housing
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Labor strikes forbetter working conditions
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Morong nuclear plant Westinghouse plant on
volcano, quake fault would power EPZ, U.S.
military bases
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Bataan fishing community of Morong
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Fishermen opposenuclear plant,educate nuclear
workers
Shootings, disappearances
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Sweatshop workersplan anti-nuclear strike
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Workers, fishers, farmersblockade roads
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Peoples strike barricades
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Military brings in soldiers
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Standoff of soldiers, protesters
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Stalemate
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Military prepares for attack
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Military attacks with light tank
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Aftermathof attack
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Protesters dont budge
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Strikers win, nuclear plant canceled
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The Cordillera, Northern Luzon
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Igorot rice terraces in Cordillera, N. Luzon
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Bontoc tribal rice culture
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Ancient rice terraces
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Chico River dam proposal
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Rice terraces near Chico River
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Belwang village
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Militarization of Chico River
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Tribute to slain tribal leader
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On the way to the rebel zone
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New Peoples Army tribal rebels
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Tribal rebel priest
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Women in rebel army