The Lumad challenge

Eight hundred Lumad have traveled from different parts of Mindanao for Manilakbayan 2015, an annual “pilgrimage” so to speak PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

EIGHT hundred Lumad arrived in Manila on Monday, October 26. They have traveled from different parts of Mindanao for Manilakbayan 2015, an annual “pilgrimage” so to speak, during which they bring their stories to Manila, demanding justice for their dead, and peace in their communities.