Senator Pia Cayetano invites women and young girls to join the Bike for Hope from Davao City to Tagum City on January 20-22 in a press conference on Friday, Jan.20, 2017 in Davao City. (Jaycel Villacorte davaotoday.com)
In line with the recently opened talks on socio-economic reforms between the government and the National Democratic Front, Universidad Nacional de Colombia researcher Francisco Gutierrez Sanin said implementation of reforms that would be agreed by both parties cannot be done without social movement?.
Peace panels from the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines during the opening ceremonies of the third round of peace talks in Rome, Italy on Thusday, Jan. 19, 2017. From left: NDFP chief consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Forner, NDFP chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili, GRP peace panel chair Silvestre Bello III, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Jr., Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and Norwegian Special Envoy Elisabeth Slattum. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Meeting the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines is listed on the bucket list of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. Yasay said he admires Sison's dedication for the welfare of the Filipino people. The two met during the opening of the third round of the GRP-NDF peace talks in Rome, Italy on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Human rights activists led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan welcome the opening of the third round of peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front in Rome, Italy by staging a protest rally along San Pedro street in Davao City to demand the release of the remaining 395 political prisoners on Thursday, Jan. 19. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)