Suffer the Children
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The children of the striking workers of a banana plantation in Compostela Valley have endured the same hardships and abuse their parents went through. Many stopped going to school and, because nobody would care for them, were forced to join their parents at the picketline. Several were arrested and jailed. Some are no longer optimistic about their future. Davao Today staff writer Marilou M. Aguirre reports.
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People in government should not close their eyes with whats goiung on in the society. The Mayor of compostela knew all thse things and yet never lift a finger to uplift the situation of the poor workers…
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