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The UP Pep squad held an exclusive pep rally for the UP community as thanks for the support they have received in light of their decision to opt out of this year's UAAP cheerdance competition (CDC).
Opting out of the CDC, however, will not stop the team's pursuit of excellence. The pep rally also served as a send-off for the Pep as they will represent the Philippines in the Asian Cheerdance Competition in Indonesia.
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Photos by Luisa Morales and Gabriel Sante
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Marcos burial protest
Martial law victims and members of the UP community unite in an indignation rally, condemning the Supreme Court ruling on the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, November 8 at UP Diliman Quezon Hall. Nine of 15 justices voted against petitons filed by martial law victims and human rights groups.
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Photos by Maegan Gaspar
A look back on the #Lakbayan2016
With the conclusion of the National Indigenous Peoples Month, The Insight looks back on the historic Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya 2016, which gathered around 3,500 members of national minority groups.
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#Lakbayan2016 Lumad demand El Niño aid
EARLIER: The Lumad gathered in front of the Department of Agriculture to demand El Niño aid.
At least 28,000 Lumad families in Northern Mindanao were reportedly malnourished due to severe heat affecting their crops. Government aid is supposed to be given to communities severely hit by El Niño.
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Photos by Mark Kevin Reginio
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#LAKBAYAN2016 CANDLE LIGHTING
The UP community, together with the national minorities, staged an indignation rally at the Palma Hall steps yesterday, to express their dissent on the violent and fascist treatment in the recent attacks against national minorities by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
National minority groups marched to the US embassy earlier to protest the presence of US troops in Mindanao and to fight against militarization.
At least 50 were injured after the violent dispersal.
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Photos by Gabriel Sante
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#LAKBAYAN2016 US EMBASSY MOBILIZATION
National minorities gathered in front of the US Embassy to condemn US imperialism and militarization in the Philippines.
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Photos by Luisa Morales
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#LAKBAYAN2016 WELCOME PROGRAM
EARLIER TODAY: National minorities attended the Kampuhan 2016 Welcome Program of Palma Hall, UP Diliman. The 3,500 strong contingent from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are taking part in a two-week integration camp in UP as part of Lakbayan 2016, which aims to forward the calls of national minorities to government.
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Photos by Bei Zamora
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#LAKBAYAN2016 SUNRISE RITUAL
​The sun rises and sets, for everyone and for no one at all. It is a symbol of strength, rebirth, and ultimately, of the equality the national minorities have always been fighting for.
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Photos by Maegan Gaspar