Datu Mentroso Malibato holds a plate containing the blood of a chicken that was earlier sacrificed in a ritual called the pamaas to ask for the safety of the delegates of the Salupongan: An International Humanitarian and Solidarity Mission. Some 30 activists from Europe, Latin America, USA, Hong Kong will be immersing with the different Lumad communities in Mindanao from July 16 to 21. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
