Is Aquino’s ‘superbody’ worth USD 13M and aid from the international community? — Karapatan

Press release 28 November 2012 “Would the Aquino government finally pull off the USD 13 million and other foreign aid, which means money from the international community, with the creation…

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Partylist groups brace for more ‘red-tagging’

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Zarate also noted that since 2001, of the more than a thousand victims of extrajudicial killings especially during the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, “majority of those killed were either leaders or members or supporters of Bayan Muna.”

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Davao women continue to battle against ‘7 deadly sins’

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today The Women Studies and Resource Center (WSRC)-Southern Mindanao noted that the Davao Region has the highest incidence of VAW cases accounting 34 percent of the total national incidence.  In the last 10 months this year, it said, the Davao City police recorded 1,391 cases of domestic violence or an average of five cases per day.  The top three forms of gender violence among women are domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape.

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