Teachers across the country mounted a protest action today dubbed as “Black armband Friday” to demand increase in their salary and to condemn President Benigno Aquino III’s “arrogant defense” of his controversial use of government savings called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
Victims of alleged illegal recruitment seek support from local office of Migrante Davao as they file complaint with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in Davao City. The 27 victims are residents of Lupon, Davao Oriental who claimed they already gave P40,000 to P100,000 to a Korean national and his Filipino to facilitate their job placement to what appeared to be non-existing jobs in South Korea. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
I will not tell you about the ordeal we suffered, but I will tell you about how that did not stop me.
