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A woman participant to the opening of the Women's Peace Table lays a the traditional cloth to signify the unity of women in Mindanao to actively participate in the peace process. The opening was held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 28. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Survivors of Martial Law march together with other Dabawenyos as they tag Marcos as a fascist and not a hero. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Jhoanna Cruz (right), a professor from the University of the Philippines Mindanao, carries a placard criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte as a "lapdog" over the issue of the hero's burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Cruz is among those who protested in Davao City against Marcos burial. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Peace advocates here officially launch the Mindanao Week of Peace on Thursday, Nov. 24 at the Ateneo the Davao De University along Roxas St., Davao City. The event calls for a collective Filipino spirit to support the peace talks between the communist NDFP and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)