Peace advocates lawyer Mary Ann Arnado and Jun Aparece of Mindanao People's Caucus announced on Wednesday's Club 888 press forum that next month's round of peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will include members of civil society. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
The Agusan Manobos return to Loreto, Agusan del Sur and received these relief package from cause oriented groups and LGUs from Davao. Their trip back Saturday from Davao was met by various checkpoints in Comval and Agusan del Sur that delayed their trip for hours. (contributed photo by Johnny Urbina)
Students from Ateneo de Davao University gathered at Freedom Park as they joined the Million People March Davao to Rizal Park. The AdDU Samahan Central Board led the call to students to wear black to protest the stealing of people’s money (davaotoday.com photo by Mart Sambalud)
Nuns from the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao joined the zumba dance sequence to shake off the pork during the Million People March Davao. Some 3,000 people joined the ‘festive’ protests marked with songs, speeches and dance. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
A real pig gets locked up during Monday’s Million People March to symbolize the people’s rage against the pork barrel system or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Congress which has been exposed to cases of corruption. (davaotoday.com photo by Jandy Ken Lizondra)