Author: CHERYLL D. FIEL

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Leader of farmers’ group shot dead in Davao City

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

BREAKING NEWS | Celso Pojas was the secretary-general of the Farmers' Association of Davao City and spokesman of the KMP in Southern Mindanao. He was the first militant leader assassinated in Davao city, according to Karapatan-Southern Mindanao.

Slain farmers' leader Celso Pojas during the peasant month press conference in October last year. The words on his hat reads "Land, not bullet." (davaotoday.com file photo by Barry Ohaylan)


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On Earth Day, environmentalists denounce Tudaya power plants

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

Environmentalists are saying that altering the natural conditions of these important bodies of water in Mt. Apo would mean loss of biodiversity and, eventually, the death of the mountain. This could spell disaster for the Davao region, whose lands are nourished by its natural topography, which, in turn, ensures the year-round bounty of fruits and produce.

Members of Panalipdan hold an Earth Day protest in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office in Lanang, Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

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Mindanao farmers can learn a lesson from Oton

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

Growing plants in the summer could be very difficult, especially for farmers in Mindanao more prone to the risks of temperature increase. But farmers in a Panay town can help Mindanao farmers cope with harsh weather.

Some of Nepthalie Betito's home-made organic fertilizers. (Photo by Cheryll D. Fiel)

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Media asked to improve coverage during disasters

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

For a country in the tropics surrounded by a belt of the world's most active volcanoes and regularly visited by typhoons, the need for stories that deal with disasters - how to avoid them and manage the risks - becomes more compelling. Unfortunately, in a country so prone to disasters and yet so lacking in mechanisms to prevent its adverse effects, there is a dearth of such stories.

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Goodbye, Batman

Known to Davao media as "Batman," short for "Batang Mandaya," (Mandaya child) Fernando Lintuan was laid to his grave on Sunday. Lintuan is the 5th journalist murdered in the country this year. He was shot dead on Christmas eve as he was leaving his radio station, DXGO, right after his radio program, "Ligas Paka" (one slip and you are dead). He left behind four children, aged 21, 18, 14 and 10. (davaotoday.com photos by Cheryll D. Fiel)

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