Lumads and human rights activists passed by Leyte province in the Visayas as participants of the Manilakbayan 2015 (Journey to Manila) prepares to head for Luzon on Thursday night.
Over 700 Mindanaoans are now travelling to Metro Manila to raise human rights issues in Mindanao.
An official of the Commission on Elections admitted that their hands are tied over the premature campaigning of some candidates due to an existing ruling of the Supreme Court.
Joint forces of the Army and police on Wednesday apprehended Ka Simon Santiago, the spokesman of the New People’s Army in Davao Region.
Twelve members of Sitio 117 Bago Oshiro Farmers’ Association were arrested on Monday morning after violence erupted between residents and the forces of Davao City Police Office (DCPO) at UP Mindanao-Manambulan Road during the construction of the DPWH road project.