DAVAO CITY ––The ‘bakwits’ of UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City began to return home after the government blocked all incoming funds and questioned the bank accounts of nongovernment organizations suspected of assisting left-leaning groups. The last batch arrived in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on August 9, 2021. The most recent batch consisted of 97 […]
UCCP Haran
Hunger pushes indigenous peoples of Haran to return home.
TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE — On Monday, August 9, 2021, 95 individuals, mostly children from the Ata-Manobo indigenous peoples, left the UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City after spending six years there. Of the 95, 37 are adults and the huge number are children, says Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib. In 2014, over […]
The rescue that never was
When leaders of the Ata-Manobo from Davao del Norte swooped the compound of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran along Fr Selga Street in Davao City, upon the order of Governor Edwin Jubahib, they thought their relatives will be coming with them and will they come home. The rescue was unplanned, not […]
Bayan Muna slams RPOC over UCCP Haran closure
DAVAO CITY — The Party List Bayan Muna slammed the Regional Peace and Order Council XI (RPOC XI) over its planned closure of the United Church of Christ (UCCP) Haran center, saying closing it will just add problem not a solution to the plight of the evacuess. In a press statement, Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia […]
Peace body wants closure of UCCP Haran
DAVAO CITY — The Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) XI on Wednesday , January 15, 2020, passed a resolution seeking closure of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran Southern Mindanao Center along Fr. Selga St. this city, citing various violations committed by the institution. In passing the resolution for the […]