Mangyan folk caught in crossfire as clashes erupt in Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY — At least 782 individuals belonging to 191 families from the indigenous group Iraya Mangyan have fled their mountain communities and sought temporary shelter following clashes between government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members in Abra de Ilog town, Occidental Mindoro, local officials said. According to Sally Lamoca, Provincial Social Welfare