

#DefendAetas: STOP THE PROPOSED "NEW CLARK CITY"


#DefendAetas: STOP THE PROPOSED "NEW CLARK CITY"
The Issue
Currently, the PHP 607-billion Clark Green City is one of the key projects under the Philippine Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) which aims to convert former military bases into "premier centers for economic growth" that will result to job generation. However, this project will affect a huge portion of the ancestral lands of the Aetas which will lead to displacement of 20,000 Aeta families.
Our campaign stands against the proposed New Clark City to raise awareness about the different rights that our fellow Filipino indigenous people have. It aims to serve as the voice that will be able to speak for the privileges of the indigenous community. The government should respect the rights of the said community and the people should not be moved out of their own ancestral land. In addition, this will give opportunities and realization to the greater possibilities of life that everyone who sits in our table should be treated fairly and equally.
VISION
We are Filipino individuals who envisions the formation of a country which is filled with equality and camaraderie where everyone experiences integrity, justice, and morality. In the future, we foresee that each Indigenous individual in our community will be able to have a better life where their rights are upheld.
MISSION
Inspired by this vision, we commit ourselves to be the voice of the marginalized and to fight for their rights. We ought to raise awareness to the community about the experiences of the Indigenous People in our society and the necessary privileges that they deserve to have.
The Issue
Currently, the PHP 607-billion Clark Green City is one of the key projects under the Philippine Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) which aims to convert former military bases into "premier centers for economic growth" that will result to job generation. However, this project will affect a huge portion of the ancestral lands of the Aetas which will lead to displacement of 20,000 Aeta families.
Our campaign stands against the proposed New Clark City to raise awareness about the different rights that our fellow Filipino indigenous people have. It aims to serve as the voice that will be able to speak for the privileges of the indigenous community. The government should respect the rights of the said community and the people should not be moved out of their own ancestral land. In addition, this will give opportunities and realization to the greater possibilities of life that everyone who sits in our table should be treated fairly and equally.
VISION
We are Filipino individuals who envisions the formation of a country which is filled with equality and camaraderie where everyone experiences integrity, justice, and morality. In the future, we foresee that each Indigenous individual in our community will be able to have a better life where their rights are upheld.
MISSION
Inspired by this vision, we commit ourselves to be the voice of the marginalized and to fight for their rights. We ought to raise awareness to the community about the experiences of the Indigenous People in our society and the necessary privileges that they deserve to have.
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Petition created on February 14, 2019