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Read more about the article Union slams red-tagging by vice mayor during labor settlement
Around 900 workers of Sumifru Philippines Corp., a banana-export plantation in Compostela Valley province, launch a strike on Monday, October 1, to demand the company to engage them in collective bargaining and regularization of their tenure. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Union slams red-tagging by vice mayor during labor settlement

A union of banana plantation workers in Davao de Oro province expressed alarm over they were red-tagged by a vice mayor and military in a news report.

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Mayor Sara on ‘tuob’ issue: always follow doctors

The controversial memo of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia to practice steam inhalation or “tuob” to prevent Covid-19 infection has garnered reactions, including one from Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

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Read more about the article Lumad congresswoman questions closure of another Lumad school in Mindanao
GUEST OF HONOR. University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, leads the awarding of diploma during the graduation ceremony of the Lumad school, Community Technical College of Southern Mindanao (CTCSM), in Maco, Compostela Valley on Monday, April 2, 2018. Tan is known for hosting thousands of Lumad joining a protest caravan from Mindanao to Manila against militarization of Lumad communities and schools. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Lumad congresswoman questions closure of another Lumad school in Mindanao

The closure of another Lumad school in Davao Region prompted a Lumad leader in Congress to question the Department of Education if they are acting on the interests of the Lumad children who are now denied of another community school.

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Read more about the article Lumad School files appeal vs. DepEd closure order
Community Technical College of Southeastern Mindanao (CTCSM) campus. (Photo from CTCSM's Facebook page)

Lumad School files appeal vs. DepEd closure order

The Community Technical College of Southeastern Mindanao (CTCSM), a community college serving Lumad and farmer scholars in Maco, Davao de Oro province has filed an appeal on the order of closure issued by the Department of Education Region 11.

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Read more about the article Karapatan urges DOJ to reject Anti-Terror Bill
Members of progressive groups and various organizations troop to the University of the Philippines-Diliman campus on June 12, the Philippines' 122nd Independence Day, to hold the 'grand mañanita' where they called for the junking of the Anti-Terrorism Bill despite a government ban on mass gatherings. The birthday-themed protest was also a criticism against the National Capital Region Police Office for holding an early morning “extravagant” party for its chief, Brigadier General Debold Sinas, last May 8 where partygoers violated physical distancing and liquor ban during the enhanced community quarantine. (Maro Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

Karapatan urges DOJ to reject Anti-Terror Bill

Human Rights group Karapatan urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to recommend the veto of the Anti-Terrorism Bill which it is set to review before the president decides on the bill.

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