Read more about the article Militant farmers group rejects Castriciones’ bid as DAR chief
The Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones in its session last March 23. (Photo from DAR's Facebook page)

Militant farmers group rejects Castriciones’ bid as DAR chief

The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said it will not support the current bid of Atty. John Castriciones as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

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Read more about the article Group demands release of list of children vaccinated with Dengvaxia
Photo courtesy of Coalition for People’s Right to Health (CPRH)

Group demands release of list of children vaccinated with Dengvaxia

The children advocacy group Salinlahi on Tuesday hit the Department of Health (DOH) for its refusal to release into public the list of names of children who were vaccinated with Dengvaxia from 2016 until 2017.

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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao spawns atmosphere of fear, intimidation – NDFP
TAKE OVER. More strongholds of ISIS-linked Maute Group were overran by government ground forces on Monday. Joint Task Force Marawi commander Brig. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista said it will just be a matter of time and soldiers will fully liberate Marawi from terrorists and criminal gangs. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Martial Law in Mindanao spawns atmosphere of fear, intimidation – NDFP

It’s been one year since President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law in Mindanao, but for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Mindanao (NDFP-Mindanao) the decree only worsened the situation in the island, largely to the lives of ordinary civilians and their communities.

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Read more about the article Makabayan scores ‘too much’ incentives for the rich in TRAIN 2
Progressive groups on Wednesday, January 17, protest against the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in Bankerohan public market in Davao City. The TRAIN Law is expected to reduce the income taxes of employed Filipinos enabling them to receive higher take-home pay. But the law is feared to affect low-income families as increased excise tax on goods pulls up prices of basic commodities. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

Makabayan scores ‘too much’ incentives for the rich in TRAIN 2

The proposed second package of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law is a “social injustice” and only serves the interests of giant corporations at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), progressive lawmakers lamented on Tuesday.

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