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Read more about the article STATEMENT| 2-day transport strike to demand junking of Duterte’s jeepney phaseout program
STRIKING DRIVERS. Members of the public transportation group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence, and Nationalism, voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City. The group claims that some 500-600,000 drivers will lose their livelihood because of the modernization plan. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT| 2-day transport strike to demand junking of Duterte’s jeepney phaseout program

We, public utility jeepney drivers, operators and commuters are united in holding the 2-day nationwide transport strike and people’s protest on October 16-17 to demand the junking of the Duterte administration’s Jeepney Phaseout Program.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT | Duterte’s ‘revolutionary government’ is nothing but dictatorship
ARRIVAL HONORS. President Rodrigo Duterte walks by members of the Philippine Navy during their 119th anniversary celebration held at the Sasa Wharf in Davao City on Wednesday, May 31. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT | Duterte’s ‘revolutionary government’ is nothing but dictatorship

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s idea of a “revolutionary government” is nothing else but the one-man dictatorship that he has been repeatedly dreaming of since last year.

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GRIDLOCK. Matina Aplaya portion of Davao City's Mac Arthur Highway (CCTV image from Davao City Public Safety Security Command Center)

GRIDLOCK

Matina Aplaya portion of Davao City's Mac Arthur Highway (CCTV image from Davao City Public Safety Security Command Center)

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Read more about the article OPEN LETTER| Wife writes UNHRC to release Mindanao bishop, PH political prisoners
Bishop Carlo Morales (Photo from National Council of Churches in the Philippines)

OPEN LETTER| Wife writes UNHRC to release Mindanao bishop, PH political prisoners

An Open Letter written by Maria Teofilina Morales, wife of retired IFI bishop, Carlo Morales to the 39 Member States of the UN Human Rights Council* on Monday, October 2

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