The 3,000 strong Lumad and Moro leaders alliance called Sandugo demanded for the abolition of the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples for its failure to address the issues of the national minorities.
National Democratic Front consultant Maria Loida Magpatoc reads a poem by Amado V. Hernandez “Kung Ang Luha Mo Ay Natutuyo Aking Inang Bayan” (If Your Tears Run Dry, My Motherland) during the second day of assembly of Sandugo, the national alliance of Moro and Lumad on Saturday, Oct. 15 in the GT-Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Leaders of various Lumad groups performed a ritual to denounce the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples during Monday’s protest rally in Quezon City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Around 1,000 Lumad and Moro activists trooped in front of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples office in Quezon City to call for the agency's abolition. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao delivers a solidarity message during the protest rally led by the newly-formed national minority alliance Sandugo held in front of the Department of Justice office in Padre Faura street, Manila on Monday. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)