Mining companies opposed by local gov’t can file cases in court under new EO

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today As Section 12 of EO 79 relegates to the courts what is supposed to be within the local government unit’s power to exercise authority, the Bayan leader asked, “Where will LGUs turn to if foreign and big mining corporations file cases against them?”

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Children used as “guides” recount experience with the military

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today In a recent psycho-social activity facilitated by the children’s rights advocacy group Children’s Rehabilitation Center, the two boys narrated their experience during their four-hour walk with soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 57th Infantry Battalion.

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