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At the opening of the 17th Congress last year, we joined the Majority consistent with our stand to support the promise of change of Pres. Duterte. Back then, we were encouraged by his reformist and populist actions and pronouncements on a range of issues, including: resuming the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), releasing political prisoners, ending neocolonial ties with the US and pursuing an independent foreign policy, addressing the roots of the Moro rebellion, ending labor contractualization, increasing government support to farmers, putting a stop to destructive mining practices, reducing income taxes of rank and file employees, and increasing social pensions, and prioritizing basic social services over infrastructure.

Lumad and Moro delegates to this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities condemned on Thursday, September 14 in a rally held at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila the killing of Obillo Bay-ao, the 19-year old lumad student from Talaingod in Davao del Norte killed by the paramilitary group in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

A ​​one-thousand ​peso ​budget ​for the Commission on Human Rights will never be passed and if it is passed, the matter will be brought to the Supreme Court, a law firm said Wednesday, September 13.

An aging, and sick political prisoner died at ​the ​Kalinga Provincial Hospital on Wednesday night as a human rights group blamed the Duterte administration for continuously denying the release of all political prisoners across the country.

​President Rodrigo Duterte expressed doubt Wednesday about the neutrality of the Commission on Human Rights in handling human rights cases and tagged ​its head​,​ Chito Gascon​,​ ​”pro-Aquino​”​.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front ​on Wednesday ​expressed interest in assisting the rehabilitation of the war-torn Marawi City​ soon after the government military would declare the area secured from the presence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-linked Maute Group​.

Activists march in protest of the death of Lumad student Obello Bay-ao on Wednesday, September 13. Bay-ao’s relatives said Obello was able to identify his attackers as members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Outgoing DAR Secretary Rafael Mariano share light moments with incoming DAR Officer-in-Charge Secretary Rosalina Bistoyong during the turn-over ceremony on Wednesday, September 13 at the DAR central office in Quezon City. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Out of the 266 entries, 22 contestants emerged as winner in this year’s Hulagway sa Kadayawan photo competition.

More than a thousand Lumad and Moro delegates to this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities stormed the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City on Monday, September 11 to protest and condemn what they perceive as deliberate moves of the Duterte administration in glorifying the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.