Chad Errol Ramirez Booc (April 17, 1994 — February 24, 2022) was a Filipino volunteer Lumad teacher. He was known as an activist vocal on-ground and in social media.

Feb 28, 2022 · The body of Chad Booc when it was recovered after an encounter with troops of the 1001st Infantry Brigade in New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Feb. 24, 2022. Booc’s former student Rurelyn Bay-ao said Booc was not just a teacher, but a …

Oct 7, 2022 · Chad Booc was an Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defender, and a volunteer teacher for ALCADEV. In February of 2022, Chad along with 4 others was brutally murdered by the military.

Feb 24, 2025 · Chad was a man of brilliance, kind of student whose achievements could have secured him a comfortable life far from the margins. Valedictorian in high school and a cum laude graduate of Computer Science from UP Diliman, he had the skills to design a future filled with prestige, profit, and security.

Chad Booc, born on April 17, 1995, was a volunteer teacher and environmental advocate from Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV), an alternative school for Lumad children.

Feb 24, 2024 · Kat Dalon, a Lumad student now studying in UP, first met Chad when she was still in a bakwit (Tagalog for evacuate) school in 2017. It was only later in 2019 when she began spending more time with him as part of the Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (Alcadev).

May 4, 2022 · Chad Booc was an exemplary student, having graduated cum laude from the College of Engineering in 2016. Yet, instead of using his credentials to attain a life of material comfort, he answered the call to serve the Lumad as a teacher, recognizing their plight as one of the most marginalized and exploited groups in the country.

Feb 27, 2022 · MANILA – Chad Booc, the slain activist, teacher, and student recruiter, wrongly believed that armed struggle will bring peace and development. In a letter posted on Facebook on Friday, former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) cadre Ariane Jane Ramos wrote that she…

Chad Booc was a staunch activist, teacher, and advocate for the Lumad’s right to education, and their ancestral lands, and to self determination. A well-known activist during his college days at the University of the Philippines Diliman, went on to graduate with honors (cum laude) from a Computer Science course.

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 March) – Chad Booc, the activist who was slain with four others in an alleged encounter in Davao de Oro, was an “extraordinary man” who consistently excelled in school but chose to devote his life serving the Lumad and laborers after graduation.