Read more about the article Lascañas?:? Duterte?’s son? ‘took care’ of person involved in illegal drugs
Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte presid?es? over the 18th ?City C?ouncil session for the first time on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Lascañas?:? Duterte?’s son? ‘took care’ of person involved in illegal drugs

A retired police officer and self-confessed hit man of the alleged Davao Death Squad tagged the Presidential son and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte in “protecting” a suspected man involved in drugs.

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Read more about the article PRIVILEGE SPEECH: Support the women’s cry for genuine change, social justice and peace.
MOTHERLAND IN CHAINS. A young activist dramatizes the hardships of women and the country during the 102nd International Women's Day commemoration Friday in Davao City. Gabriela women’s group has called for justice for all victims of extrajudicial killings including Cristina Jose, one of the leaders of the movement of Pablo victims, who was killed March 4 in Baganga town, Davao Oriental. (davaotoday.com photo by Jandy Ken C. Lisondra)

PRIVILEGE SPEECH: Support the women’s cry for genuine change, social justice and peace.

One of four Filipinos are considered poor. Nine of ten Filipino farmer families do not till their own land and are subjected to steep land rents, unfair agricultural trading prices and usury. Almost three million Filipinos are unemployed.

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Read more about the article STANDPOINT | Cause for worry and grief
Badjao_Taken on August 21, 2016. Photo by Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano

STANDPOINT | Cause for worry and grief

Instead of setting up industries that benefit the nation, adding income to public coffers, and ensuring the creation of jobs for millions of Filipino workers, the President instead continues to implement neoliberal economic policies that fatten only the purses of large-scale foreign companies.

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