Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manila visited the camp of Manilakbayan at Liwasang Bonifacio and expressed his support to the calls of the Lumads for a pull-out of military troops in their communities.
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Amid heavy rains, an estimate of 500 lumads marched from People Power Monument to the national headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to condemn the lumad killings in Mindanao allegedly perpetrated by the state forces.
Kabataan Partylist’s First Nominee, Sarah Elago, tells stories to the children and other delegates of Manilakbayan 2015 during the children’s story reading session, earlier today. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
The fans’ club of the dubsmash phenomenon, Aldub, a love team born out of a national TV station’s segment, give coloring books to Lumad children in the camp in at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on Sunday morning. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
The Lumads from Mindanao who put up camps inside the Liwasang Bonifacio here vowed to stay even during holding of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here on November 18-19, when authorities already warned them that their stay was only up to next week.
Teachers from Alliance of Concerned Teachers for Peace in Metro Manila held an alternative classroom at the Manilakbayan Kampuhan at Liwasan Bonifacio, Thursday morning. They discuss the issues affecting lumad schools in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
On Thursday, Lumads from Mindanao, together with support groups, march out of their camp in Liwasan Bonifacio to the Department of Justice in Manila calling for justice to the victims of the government’s counter-insurgency program, Oplan Bayanihan. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
About 500 lumads and human rights groups marched from Liwasang Bonifacio to the national office of the Department of Justice Thursday morning to seek for immediate action on the cases of human rights violations in Mindanao.
Women Lumad leaders who joined Manilakbayan plead to Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada to extend their stay at Liwasang Bonifacio up to November 22. Erap said it is the national government that prevents them to stay just up to November 12 in preparation for APEC summit here. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
The City Council of Manila on October 27 passed a resolution expressing support to the plight of Lumads or tribes from Mindanao. Resolution No. 423 urges the national government to stop paramilitary attacks against tribal communities in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
