Bai Bibyaon, of the SABOKAHAN Lumad Women Regional Confederation, was raised in the Manobo tribe to become its only woman chieftain. Her understanding of peace includes the right to live and cultivate the ancestral Pantaron mountain lands, and that turned her into a fighter against the logging and mining industries. Because of actions taken by the military and paramilitary, her community was forced to leave their lands. Now she fights them from the evacuation camp she lives in, as she can’t return home due to threats to her life. Photo credit: Global Fund For Women
