Lumads trooped to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police on November 9 to protest human rights violations under the Aquino government’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bayanihan.
The protest is part of Manilakbayan ng Mindanao 2015, a caravan initiated by various Mindanao-based people’s organizations which seeks to raise public awareness on issues faced by the Lumads.
Lumads and their supporters converge at the People Power monument along EDSA before proceeding to Camp AguinaldoAFP troopers are on alert for the arrival of the LumadsActivists cover the image of Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza with another tarp demanding an end to Oplan Bayanihan. The New People’s Army has owned up to the killing, stating that Dario Otaza and son Daryl committed crimes against the people.
Michelle Campos, daughter of slain Lumad leader Dionel Campos demands justiceAFP personell left bottled water and snacks on the window of Camp Aguinaldo. They were left untouched.
A Lumad leader thrusts a bamboo spear at the AFP seal
The Lumads and their supporters protest at police headquarters Camp Crame.At Camp Crame, a police officer seeks to pacify the LumadThe PNP is tasked to arrest the killers of Emerito Samarca, Dionel Campos and Datu Bello Sinzo upon the issuance of warrants of arrest by the Regional Trial Court in Lianga, Surigao del Sur last September. The suspects remain at large two months after the killing.
