ROUGHLY a
week after their long journey against militarization and plunder, the
Manilakbayanis or delegates of Manilakbayan from Mindanao
composed mainly of lumads, peasants and victims of human rights violations,
along with delegates from Southern Tagalog will finally set foot in the
country’s National Capital Region tomorrow, October 25.
“We join our brothers & sisters in their journey from Mindanao to let the people in the national capital know
about their sufferings and struggles and to demand Noynoy Aquino to immediately
take action. Their struggles are not different from what we are experiencing
due to massive militarization and human right violations in the region,” said
Diana de Chavez, Spokesperson of BIGKISAN-Southern Tagalog.
Echoing the cries of the people of Mindanao, the group
underlined the prevailing militarization and extrajudicial killings currently
happening in Mindanao particular on lumad
communities that resulted to massive evaluation.
Straight from their journey in Quezon and Laguna
provinces, an estimated 2000 ‘Manilakbayanis’ will travel onward to Muntinlupa
City where they are expected to be received by various NCR sectors in Alabang.
Consistent with their calls, the Lakbayanis will proceed
to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig where scores of political prisoners are currently
detained illegally on false charges.
“People from all walks of life have been waiting for the
people of Mindanao in uniting to call for
justice and plunder in their respective lands. We will be standing side by side
with our Manilakbayanis from Mindanao as we
assert our rights in Malacanang,” said de Chavez.
The delegates will spend the night in Baclaran Church
PROGRAM
OF ACTIVITIES FOR OCTOBER 25:
0600 Ecumenical Prayer @ UPLB
0800 Program @ Crossing Calamba0830 Caravan to Tunasan, Muntinlupa & March to Alabang
1200 Grand Salubungan with NCR Sectors
1300 Caravan to
1500 Program with Political Prisoners @
1700 March to