Anakbayan hails filing of formal complaint vs. Akbayan, ‘snowballing of voices’ against ‘sham partylist’

Press Release 24 October  2012 Anakbayan hails filing of formal complaint vs. Akbayan, ‘snowballing of voices’ against ‘sham partylist’ The youth group Anakbayan hailed the filing of a formal disqualification…

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Peasants to Aquino: stop militarization, pass genuine agrarian reform

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “Human sa tulo ka adlaw namong panagtigum sa mokabat 73 ka mga lider mag-uuma sa tibuok rehiyon nakita ang daghang kasong natala nga nakapasamot sa kalisud sa mga mag-uuma (After three days of gathering by 73 leaders from the region we found out a number of cases recorded that push farmers to severe poverty),” Arnado said during an interview with davaotoday.com.

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Blaan anti-mining leader’s wife, kids “shot while sleeping”

By JOHN RIZLE SALIGUMBA Davao Today Dialang said her sister-in-law, Melanie Capion, came to the place of incident first and took Vicky who was wounded in the ear, and Risa. “Tiwasan pa gyud unta sa mga sundalo daw ang duha ka bata. Nagpakiluoy pa si Melanie sa ilaha (The soldiers even wanted to finish off the two other children (Vicky and Risa) but Melanie pleaded.)”

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A woman’s place in the Blaan’s struggle for land

By KENETTE JEAN I. MILLONDAGA Davao Today She was not simply the wife of an indigenous anti-mining activist. Juvy Capion, the woman killed in what is now called the Tampakan massacre, was a farmer, mother of four, and leader of the Blaan community.

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