Mindanao groups challenge Marcos on rights, environmental issues

QUEZON CITY — Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), a broad coalition of clergy, Indigenous Peoples (IP), Moro leaders, and rights advocates convened at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman on Wednesday to present a “people’s assessment” of Mindanao, demanding an end to systemic displacement and justice