SOS was formed to help lumad schools being tagged by the military as communist rebel facilities. Attacks continueEven as Pond was freed, lumad activists said military attacks on lumad schools and teachers continued to escalate. Valle said lumad schools had been vilified and branded as NPA fronts and their teachers and students harassed and attacked. ADVERTISEMENTValle warned that the extension of martial law in Mindanao and President Duterte’s threats and accusations against lumad schools continued to pose real threats to the schools and their advocates. The military had denied allegations it was behind the attacks on lumad schools.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 17, 2017 21:22 UTC