Indigenous peoples from various tribes in Region 12 put up a protest camp at the Rizal Park in Koronadal City to condemn mining and logging operations affecting their communities. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
PASAKA Southern Mindanao Lumad Federation Secretary General Jong Monzon said that the criminal cases filed against were "fabricated" and filed only "with the intent to pacify" their resistance.
Lumads rest inside their temporary shelters, as the program is ongoing at the Rizal Park in Koronadal City on Monday, August 22. Their camp will last until August 26 as part of their week-long protest camp out against mining and logging operations in the Region 12. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
While they express their support for the ongoing formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, members of Lumad group Pasaka Confederation of Lumad Organizations condemn the National Commission on the Indigenous Peoples for its inaction on killings and displacements of Lumad people in Southern Mindanao during a protest action on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in front of the NCIP office in Sandawa Plaza, New Matina, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Sama Badjao women with their children sit along C.M. Recto street in Davao City to ask for alms from passersby during the floral float parade on Sunday, August 21, 2016. The Sama Badjao is one of the 11 tribes in the city for whom the Kadayawan celebration is dedicated, however, their plight has yet to be addressed by the government. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)