MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 March) — Protests over the death of Lumad leader Jimmy Liguyon took a breather on March 21 when his daughter Jasmin delivered a baby boy in the family’s makeshift tent at the Capitol grounds.
To remind the family and their supporters of the demand for justice for the slain leader, the boy was named “Justice Jimmy.”
Liguyon, barangay chair of Dao in San Fernando, Bukidnon, near the reported center of illegal gold mining operations in Bukidnon, was gunned down inside his house evening of March 5.
Twenty three families from Liguyon’s clan had pitched tents at the Capitol grounds since March 14 to demand justice.
Justice Jimmy was delivered with the help of a hilot (midwife).
His mother, Jasmin, 14, told reporters she had mixed feelings about the birth of her son: happy that the child is born and sad that he arrived in the midst of chaos and discomfort.[]
Jasmin married at the age of 13, according to traditional tribal practice.[]
