President Rodrigo Duterte himself threatened to bomb the Lumad communities. But we had to evacuate to save our lives," the group said. It is clear discrimination when you imply that we are easily deceived, easy to to fool," the Lumad group said. "What do you call controlling the entry of food, is it not a food blockade?" The brigade said it directed the group that wanted to distribute relief goods on December 1 to coordinate with local social welfare officials.

Source: Philippine Star December 15, 2017 00:56 UTC