Some 125 Bangsamoro civil society organizations signed a unity board calling for the unity of the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, two Moro revolutionary organizations currently negotiating peace with the Philippine government during the three day Bangsamoro Multi-sectoral Leaders’ Summit on Unity and Solidarity held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City from Dec. 6-8. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A member of Bayan Muna Partylist shaves his hair to support the call for the immediate release of political prisoners during a protest action in Mendiola Bridge in Manila on Thursday, Dec. 8. (Contributed photo)
In preparation for their Christmas party this Dec. 10, Lumad students practice singing Christmas songs after their regular class at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound where Lumad evacuees are currently staying. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao Region holds a protest rally Thursday at the Department of Labor and Employment region XI office to reiterate their call to end the contractualization of workers. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
A personnel at the Archbishop Nutrition Center records the weight and height of the children as part of nutritional status monitoring. The center, located Pag-Asa Street, Fatima, Davao City provides free lunch to malnourished children.(Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)
Two trisikad drivers, a local term for a cycle rickshaw, take their nap while waiting for passengers along Fatima Street in Davao City on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)
Dr. Crispin Maslog (2nd from left), lecturer at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Marco Mezzera (4th from left), senior advisor of the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution hand copies of the report, The Political Economy of the News Media in the Philippines and the Framing of News Stories on the GPH-CNN Peace Process to the representatives of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig City. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
One of the participants to the 4th Asian Freestyle Football Championship performs a freestyle exhibition during a press conference on Monday, Dec. 5. The World Freestyle Football Federation (WFFF) will hold the two-day event on Dec.9-10 at the SM Lanang Premier in Davao City. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)
Political prisoners detained in Compostela Valley Provincial Rehabilitation Center start their week-long hunger strike on Saturday, December 3 to demand the release of 400 political prisoners in the country. (Contributed photo)
Fine Arts student Clye Laudato says he chose to draw the Lumad in his mural to create a sense of Davao. Laudato’s work along with some 60 others will be unveiled on Dec. 12 as part of the mural painting activity of the Inter Agency Council Against Trafficking in Davao Region. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
