Some 2,000 activists gathered in Manila to greet the Pope by unfurling banners that highlight some of the issues that affect the nation's poor, such as hunger, landlessness, and injustice. 
Kiasi cha wanaharakati 2,000 walikusanyika jijini Manila 'kumsalimia' Papa kwa mabango yaliyokuwa na ujumbe wa masuala kadhaa yanayowaathiri masikini wa taifa hilo, kama vile njaa, ukosefu wa ardhi, na uvunjifu wa haki.