AT LAST, REUNITED. Son, sister, and daughter meet Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa Jr. with a longing embrace upon his release 15 days after being held Prisoner of War (POW) by the New People’s Army, Tuesday, in Mawab, Compostela valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
ON GUARD. A member of the New People’s Army Rhyme Petalcorin Command stands guard during the release of Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa, Jr. Tuesday in Mawab, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
POLICE RELEASED. Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa, Jr (in white shirt), a prisoner of war of the New People’s Army (NPA), was released Tuesday in Mawab, Compostela Valley after 15 days. Welcoming him are acting Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (2nd from left) and UCCP Bishop Modesto Villasanta of the Sowing the Seeds of Peace (right). (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
NO TO EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS. Bai Ali Indayla (first from
right), second nominee of Kabataan Partylist, urges students
to oppose budget cuts on state universities and colleges that
leads to increases in tuition and other fees. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
STUDENTS FIGHT BACK. Students hold a rally on Monday at the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 11 to protest
the “state abandonment” of approving tuition fee increases of
31 universities and colleges in this region.(davaotoday.com
photo by Medel V. Hernani)
LAMPOONED SCHOOL LOGOS. Students protesting tuition fee
increases at the CHED office, Monday bring lampooned logos of
their schools such as this one, which shows “University of
the Privileged” instead of “University of the Philippines,”
to demonstrate their sentiments against the
“commercialization of education” in state-run universities.
(davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
LAST DAY, LAST STAND. Students on Monday picketed the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 11 on the last
day of accepting petitions for tuition fee increases from
colleges and universities. They lambast the “grim state of
the youth and the education system under the neoliberal,
elitist and anti-people policies of Aquino” for worsening the
state of education. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V.
Hernani)
ISKO STAYING ALIVE. The student mascot Isko (colloquial for
Iskolar ng Bayan (Scholars of the Nation) shows a placard
lamenting the death of youth scholars in state universities
with the suicide of UP student Kristel Tejada due to
“commercialization of education.” Students staged a picket in
front of the CHED regional office, Monday. (davaotoday.com
photo by Medel V. Hernani)
CRY OUT. Activists hold a rally outside the Apo View Hotel where members of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Peace Process (OPAPP) met at a close-door meeting, Wednesday morning. They demand the resumption of the peace talks as they slam government for the continuing injustice against community leaders working for social justice. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
