For the Philippines’ Mangyans, COVID-19 extends a long history of discrimination

MINDORO, Philippines — On May 12, the Philippine island of  Mindoro reported its first confirmed case of a tribal resident being infected with COVID-19. The patient, a 4-year-old Indigenous Mangyan child with no travel history, was taken to a government hospital in the city of Calapan. The child had difficulty breathing. In addition to tuberculosis […]

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