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Carlos Conde, the editor of Davao Today, has started blogging on Philippine politics, culture and current events. The blog is called Promdi. He also has a blog, called PinoyPress, on…
Murder of Peasant Leader Elicits Condemnation of Gov?t, CARP
DAVAO CITY ? The assassination on Monday of a peasant leader in Panabo demonstrates once again the campaign of repression against agrarian-reform activists and reformists, cause-oriented and human-rights groups said on Wednesday.
Enrico Cabanit, secretary-general of the Pambansang Ugnayan ng mga Nagsasariling Lokal na Organisasyon sa Kanayunan (Unorka), a peasant organization that has been campaigning for agrarian-reform in Davao del Norte, was gunned down on April 24 at a public market.
His daughter, Daffodil, was in critical condition after she, too, was shot by the bonnet-wearing assassin.
His Warrant Recalled, Luque Vows to ?Face this Battle?
?I will make use of the increasingly tapered space in the judicial system, to expose the incredulity of the accusations hurled against me, and to defend my name and the people?s movement of which I come from” — Alvin Luque
DAVAO CITY ? A local court has recalled the warrant of arrest it issued against Alvin Luque, the former secretary-general here of the progressive Bayan, his lawyer said Tuesday night.
The order by Judge Marivic Daray of the Regional Trial Court Branch 14, will allow the prosecution to file within 10 days its comment or opposition to the motion for reconsideration earlier filed by Luque questioning the warrant, Isagani Zarate, Luque?s lawyer, told davaotoday.com.
Farmers Seek Ban on Aerial Spraying of Pesticides
Related story: In Many Davao Villages, Poison Pours from the Sky
DAVAO CITY — Coconut farmers from seven villages of Baguio and Calinan Districts are demanding the banning of aerial spraying of pesticides on banana plantations in their villages, blaming this method for the decrease in their yield.
Jun Alcomendras, a councilor in barangay Wangan, said at least 60 percent of the coconut farmers in the village have suffered economic loss after their crop rhino beetles attacked their coconut trees.
?I am ready to face this battle?
(Below is the statement released on Tuesday by Alvin Luque, secretary-general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Northern Mindanao) The case leveled against me by the Armed Forces of the…