Goodbye to a ‘true revolutionary’
Thousands of peasants from Southern Mindanao, including old acquaintances, bid farewell to New People's Army leader Valerio "Ka Richard" Mante Jr. as he is laid down to his final rest, September 30, in Forest Lake memorial park in Davao City. A former secretary-general of the progressive group Bayan before he joined the NPA, Mante is remembered well as a teacher, a cultural artist and a true soldier of the people. MORE PHOTOS HERE. (davaotoday.com photos by Barry Ohaylan and Jonald Mahinay)
Photo Essay: A call for a stop to human rights violations in Compostela Valley
Photos By JONALD MAHINAY and BARRY OHAYLAN | Davao Today
According to Karapatan, human-rights violations in Southern Mindanao have increased as Oplan Bantay Laya, aimed at crushing the communist rebellion, is nearing its deadline in 2010. Click here for more pictures
SHANTIES. A giant billboard stands obtrusively against the shanties along the riverbank of Davao River. About one third of Filipinos are living below the poverty line, their condition worsened by rising inflation, which registered a 17-year high last month. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported in its latest poverty survey released in May that the number of " poor" Filipinos grew from 23.8 million in 2003 to 27.6 million in 2006. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)
Photos: Stop state terrorism!
STOP STATE TERRORISM! Members of the militant organization Bayan Muna stage a picket outside Lispher Inn in Juna Subdivision on Tuesday, August 26, during the second-day of the Congressional inquiry…
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