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Read more about the article KMU SMR says ILO findings echo Southern Mindanao labor struggles
NO DELIVERIES. Around 300 Food Panda delivery riders stage a motorcade protest at Roxas Avenue on Thursday, July 15, 2021 against their company due to unfair labor. Among the issues they raise are the sudden termination of work, discrepancies in the computation of percentage per delivery and the call for salary increase.

KMU SMR says ILO findings echo Southern Mindanao labor struggles

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao Region (KMU SMR) said the International Labour Organization's (ILO) recent findings on the Philippines' compliance with Convention 98 mirror the…

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Read more about the article Davao’s legacy photographers: Still capturing, printing memories in a digital age 
This traditional street photographer waits for potential customers at Rizal Park in Davao City. For decades, street photographers have earned a living capturing memories, buy many now face an uphill battle competing against an increasingly digital world.(Photo by Renier Cornelio /MSU Marawi Intern)

Davao’s legacy photographers: Still capturing, printing memories in a digital age 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—In the afternoon heat at Rizal Park, just steps from Davao City Hall, photographers wait for customers by the flagpole, with the “Duaw Davao” 3D letter as backdrop…

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Read more about the article LIFELINE ON WHEELS
LIFELINE ON WHEELS. A pedicab driver raises his arms to hail a passenger for a ride in his vehicle. 1:25 PM( Photo by Shane Angela Banzon,Intern)

LIFELINE ON WHEELS

LIFELINE ON WHEELS. A pedicab driver raises his arms to hail a passenger for a ride in his vehicle.1:25 PM( Photo by Shane Angela Banzon,Intern)

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Read more about the article MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice
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MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Farmers' network MASIPAG warned that the approval to propagate a genetically modified rice enriched with iron and zinc (HIZ039) could pose serious health and environmental risks,…

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Read more about the article THE DAILY SCRAPE
THE DAILY SCRAPE. Scavengers, locally known as "magbobote" and "mambabakal," rummage through piles of junk to make ends meet, hunting for bottles, scrap metal and cardboard that they sell at bargain prices.(Photo by: Shane Angela Banzon, Intern)

THE DAILY SCRAPE

THE DAILY SCRAPE. Scavengers, locally known as "magbobote" and "mambabakal," rummage through piles of junk to make ends meet, hunting for bottles, scrap metal and cardboard that they sell at…

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