Thousands of indigenous peoples and human rights activists from Davao region prepared for their travel by land going to Manila via Surigao City as early as 5:00 am on Tuesday.
Despite lacking in school facilities, students studying in MISFI School are taught not only to read and write, but also to administer basic health services.Here, a student determines the blood pressure of one of the delegates of the International Solidarity Mission in Barangay Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
These boys are no strangers to farming as they plow the open field with a carabao at the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation School (MISFI) compound in Barangay Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
As part of a curriculum that is tailored to the community's needs, these students of the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation School in Barangay Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato are also taught how to maintain a vegetable garden. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A young boy exhibits his agility by climbing the coconut tree with ease at the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Incorporated School (MISFI) compound in Barangay Kisante, Makilala, North Cotabato. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)