Marine-oriented Sama-Bajao people and their search for human rights
2017
Roxas-Lim, A.
This research focuses on the sea-oriented Sama-Bajao whose sad plight caught the attention of the government authorities due to the outbreak of violent hostilities between the armed Bangsa Moro rebels and the Armed Forces of the Philippine in the 1970s. Among hundreds of refugees who were resettled on land, the Sama-Bajao, who avoid conflicts and do not engage in battles, were displaced and driven further out to sea. Many sought refuge in the neighboring islands mainly to Sabah, Borneo, where they have relatives, trading partners, and allies. Massive displacements of the civilian population in Mindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi that spilled over to outlying Malaysia and Indonesia forced the central government to take action. This research is an offshoot of the author's findings as a volunteer field researcher of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to monitor the implementation of the Indigenous People's Rights to their Ancestral Domain (IPRA Law RA 837L of 1997).
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