Date | Every year, October–November |
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Location | Metro Manila, other major cities |
Participants | Lumad, Moro, Mangyan, Igorot, Aeta, other minority groups of the Philippines |
The Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya (transl. Journey of the National Minorities) is an annual march, rally, and camp-out (kampuhan) by minority peoples of the Philippines, including Lumad, Aeta, Mangyan, Moro, and Igorot, coming from their respective homelands. It is held in Manila and other major cities from October–November, to protest against human rights violations, lack of self-determination, exploitation of ancestral lands,[1] and lack of basic social services[2] within communities of indigenous peoples. The yearly event, which started in 2012 (as Manilakbayan, a combination of words Manila and Lakbayan),[1] is organized by SANDUGO, with the backing of various militant, progressive, and other allied groups. The participants have been termed as Lakbayani[3] (combination of words lakbay and bayani, meaning hero).