We Call Her Ina Bai

14/08/2024

RELEASE JAY APIAG!

Sabokahan condemns the unjust arrest of former Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Secretary General ang Spokesperson, Jay Apiag. Jay was arrested on trumped-up charges of attempted and frustrated murder in Digos City, Davao del Sur, yesterday, August 13, 2024.

Jay is a staunch human rights defender. He helped document and expose the human rights violations of Mindanaoans, especially of indigenous people. Because of this, the state and its forces have filed trumped-up cases against Jay in 2019 and he had been in sanctuary since then.

We call on fellow human rights advocates and defenders to support of call to free Jay Apiag! Dop all trumped-up charges and free all political prisoners!

12/07/2024

ILPS 7th International Assembly: Defeat Imperialism

Naging matagumpay ang ika-7 pagtitipon ng iba’t ibang sektor at organisasyon na bahagi ng International league of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS). Bitbit ang mga panawagan at isyu sa iba’t ibang bansa upang ilantad ang pagsasamantala sa mamamayan dulot ng imperyalismo.
Sa apat na araw na mga talakayan makikitang walang pinagkaiba ang pamamasista ng sariling estado ng mamamayang Pilipino sa mamamayan ng ibang bansa. Dumaranas ng matinding redtagging, pananakot, pagdukot at pagsampa ng mga gawa-gawang kaso sa mga lider at miyembro ng mass organization at sa mamamayang lumalaban mismo. Magkaugnay ang mga ipinaglalaban para sa trabaho at nakabubuhay na sahod para sa mga manggagawa, lupa para sa mga magsasaka, paggiit ng sariling pagpapasya at pagdepensa sa lupang ninuno para sa mga katutubo.

Malaking bagay din ang masalamuha ang mga matatapang na lider organisasyon. Marinig sa kanila mismo ang mga isyu at pakikibaka at ang kanilang mga natagumpayan sa kolektibong pagkilos.

Bilang ang Sabokahan ay organisasyon ng mga kababaihang Lumad mahalaga na marinig ang kasaysayan, kasalukuyang genocide na nangyayari dulot ng zeonistang Isarael at pakikibaka ng Palestine. Dahil tulad ng mga nararanasang malawakang pagbakwit ng mga Lumad, pamamaslang, makailang ulit na masaker, at pambobomba ng mga paaralan Lumad ay nagpapakita lamang ito na walang pinagkaiba ang pamamasista at panghihimasok ng imperyalistang U.S sa bansa.
Pinupunduhan ng imperyalismong U.S ang zeonistang Israel upang durugin at sapilitang burahin ang mamamayan ng Palestine upang tuluyang maangkin ang bansa. Tulad ng lipunang Pilipino na kung saan ay hawak din ng U.S. Kung kaya makikita na karamihan na nagmamay-ari ng mga malalaking kompanya ng plantasyon, minahan at mega dams sa Mindanao ay pagmamay-ari ng imperyalistang U.S.

Kaya’t mahalaga ang pagtitipon ng mga sektor at organisasyon lokal at internasyunal na kung saan ay lumalaban para sa tunay na kalayaan ng lipunan na may pagkapantay-pantay at hustisya. Mahalaga ang papel ng ILPS para sa kolektibong pagtugon sa mga isyu ng iba’t ibang bansa at kolektibong pakikibaka.

11/07/2024

ILPS 7th International Assembly: Defeat Imperialism

Naging matagumpay ang ika-7 pagtitipon ng iba’t ibang sektor at organisasyon na bahagi ng International league of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS). Bitbit ang mga panawagan at isyu sa iba’t ibang bansa upang ilantad ang pagsasamantala sa mamamayan dulot ng imperyalismo.
Sa apat na araw na mga talakayan makikitang walang pinagkaiba ang pamamasista ng sariling estado ng mamamayang Pilipino sa mamamayan ng ibang bansa. Dumaranas ng matinding redtagging, pananakot, pagdukot at pagsampa ng mga gawa-gawang kaso sa mga lider at miyembro ng mass organization at sa mamamayang lumalaban mismo. Magkaugnay ang mga ipinaglalaban para sa trabaho at nakabubuhay na sahod para sa mga manggagawa, lupa para sa mga magsasaka, paggiit ng sariling pagpapasya at pagdepensa sa lupang ninuno para sa mga katutubo.
Malaking bagay din ang masalamuha ang mga matatapang na lider organisasyon. Marinig sa kanila mismo ang mga isyu at pakikibaka at ang kanilang mga natagumpayan sa kolektibong pagkilos.
Bilang ang Sabokahan ay organisasyon ng mga kababaihang Lumad mahalaga na marinig ang kasaysayan, kasalukuyang genocide na nangyayari dulot ng zeonistang Isarael at pakikibaka ng Palestine. Dahil tulad ng mga nararanasang malawakang pagbakwit ng mga Lumad, pamamaslang, makailang ulit na masaker, at pambobomba ng mga paaralan Lumad ay nagpapakita lamang ito na walang pinagkaiba ang pamamasista at panghihimasok ng imperyalistang U.S sa bansa.
Pinupunduhan ng imperyalismong U.S ang zeonistang Israel upang durugin at sapilitang burahin ang mamamayan ng Palestine upang tuluyang maangkin ang bansa. Tulad ng lipunang Pilipino na kung saan ay hawak din ng U.S. Kung kaya makikita na karamihan na nagmamay-ari ng mga malalaking kompanya ng plantasyon, minahan at mega dams sa Mindanao ay pagmamay-ari ng imperyalistang U.S.

Kaya’t mahalaga ang pagtitipon ng mga sektor at organisasyon lokal at internasyunal na kung saan ay lumalaban para sa tunay na kalayaan ng lipunan na may pagkapantay-pantay at hustisya. Mahalaga ang papel ng ILPS para sa kolektibong pagtugon sa mga isyu ng iba’t ibang bansa at kolektibong pakikibaka.

30/12/2023

14/02/2023

As we commemorate and mobilize for One Billion Rising this year, we resound the call to free Lerma Diagone, a lumad political prisoner since September.

01/02/2023

Free Jen Awingan, an activist from the Cordilleras and hands off Doctor Naty, a health worker in Lumad and marginalized communities! Stop the attacks on women indigenous rights defenders!

25/11/2022

This International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we ask for your support for Lerma Diangone, a Lumad women who is being targeted with state violence. Let’s stand up for our political prisoners who face violence in response to their selfless service.

12/07/2022

Thank you Mt Cloud Bookshop

New on the : We Call Her Ina Bai: How Strong Women Are Made from Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women and IBON Foundation. It is a compelling narrative of the resilience and strength of Indigenous Lumad women and their tribe.

07/07/2022

THE PROCEEDS OF THIS BOOK WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING SABOKAHAN'S ADVOCACY

Two strong women activists, Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay and her great-grandniece, Sharmaine are the protagonists of We Call her Ina Bai: How Strong Women are Made. They are also both members of the intertribal, intergenerational Lumad women’s organization, Sabokahan, through which they organize against the theft and plunder of their ancestral land and the harmful patriarchal practices that persist within Lumad communities.

Sabokahan members and supporters know how to answer the question “How are strong women made?” Alongside, supported by, and supporting other strong women!

Here’s how you can order:

From U.S, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand
Chuffed.org/project/InaBaiBook
Venmo/Paypal - bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

From Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Hongkong
Gcash/Paypal/Bank - bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

03/07/2022

At the heart of SABOKAHAN’s work is the education of Lumad girls and women. In many Lumad communities, women including young girls take up most of the responsibility economically. This prevents girls from going to school. SABOKAHAN campaigns locally, through education and organizing, for the equal access of youth, including LGBTQ+, to education.

To support Sabokahan's work, order your copy of We Call Her Ina Bai: How Strong Women Are Made. This book tells a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity, rights to land and life.

Here’s how you can order:

From U.S, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand
Chuffed.org/project/InaBaiBook
Venmo/Paypal - bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

From Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Hongkong
Gcash/Paypal/Bank -
bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

02/07/2022

HELP US TELL OUR STORIES.

We Call Her Ina Bai is a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity, rights to land and life. This collective strength was told through the point of view of the living woman warrior from the Pantaron Mountain Range of southern Philippines--Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay.

20/04/2022

In celebration of Cordillera People’s Day and in solidarity with our fellow indigenous people in Cordillera, Sabokahan in partnership with Liyang Network will we hold a We Call Her Ina Bai Book Sale at Quezon Memorial Circle on April 23 from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

To know more about the story of Lumad women:
Support the book “We Call Her Ina Bai” which tells a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity rights to land and life.

Grab your own copy of We Call Her Ina Bai. Visit our booth at Quezon Memorial Circle on April 23 or order it through online.

Here’s how you can order:

From U.S, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand
Chuffed.org/project/InaBaiBook
Venmo/Paypal - bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

From Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Hongkong
Gcash/Paypal/Bank -
bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

07/12/2021

Support Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women's newly published novel "We Call Her Ina Bai", a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity, rights to land and life.

How to Order?

∆ From U.S, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand etc.
✓Chuffed.org/project/InaBaiBook

∆ From Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Hongkong etc.
✓Bit.ly/InaBaiOrderForm

01/12/2021

07/11/2021

HOW I MET BAI BIBYAON
By: Kat-Kat
SABOKAHAN YOUTH

"Bai Bibyaon has sacrificed her whole life for us and our next generation. “What would be left for your future and the next generations’ futures if we give up now?” She reminds us of the importance of making progress whenever we feel burnt out. And she reminds us to always stand for what is right. She keeps Pantaron always with her deep in her heart. Her stories are stories of how beautiful Pantaron is; how they achieved victory in their struggle to protect Pantaron. She constantly tells us how our resistance is what will make a peaceful society founded on justice possible. For the next generations, always."

"The book We Call Her Ina Bai manifests just how selfless Ina truly is and how immensely grateful she is to everyone who has helped us. I also saw how willing she is to learn new things. Since she was a child until this day, she’s always thinking about the future of the next generation. That’s how selfless she is. Her love for our ancestral lands is undeniable. One day, she will be able to feel the sweet embrace of Pantaron again. One day, she will be able to set foot on our land again without forceful hands holding her down. She will come home to a land freed from constant threat and the future she has dreamed for her kins."

"Bai Bibyaon, for me, is what genuine love for one’s homeland looks and feels like. Amidst the continuing attacks of the NTF-ELCAC, AFP, and NCIP targeting Bai Bibyaon’s freedom of speech, we need the voices of those who know her to resonate. Stand up and join Bai Bibyaon’s struggle for land rights and self-determination."
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To know more about the story of Lumad women:
Support the book “We Call Her Ina Bai” which tells a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity, rights to land and life.

05/11/2021

HOW I MET BAI BIBYAON
By: Mon Sy
Lumad Bakwit School Teacher

"I first met Bai Bibyaon during a Lakbayan at UP Diliman. She stood amongst the forefront of the Lumads who walked to Quezon Hall, while we were waiting to welcome them during the salubungan. We spent the following days sharing stories and insights with each other, including Bai and other students from the university."

"Bai imparted such valuable knowledge to us: the nuances of their struggle for Talaingod, what her leadership meant as a woman leader to the Manobo, and her experiences being a bakwit. I have kept with me Bai Bibyaon’s courage, strength, and love for the environment and freedom."

"The continuous victories of Bai Bibyaon serve as inspiration to us who work within the Bakwit Schools. The nationalist faculty and educators of UP Diliman stand in solidarity with Bai! Pangiyak ki!
Amidst the continuous attacks of the NTF-ELCAC, AFP, and NCIP targeting Bai Bibyaon’s freedom of speech, we need the voices of those who know her to resonate. Stand up and join Bai Bibyaon’s struggle for land rights and self-determination."
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To know more about the story of Lumad women:
Support the book “We Call Her Ina Bai” which tells a compelling narrative of the extraordinary resilience and strength of indigenous Lumad Manobo women and their tribe as they go through struggles in a world that continually tries to undermine their human dignity, rights to land and life.

Here's how you can order:
🌴Chuffed.org/project/InaBaiBook
🌴bit.ly/inabaiorderform