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Former president Rodrigo Duterte during a 'prayer pally' against Charter Change in Davao City on January 28, 2024. (Screenshot from Rody Duterte Facebook livestream)

Dutertes’ “overkill” statements draw criticisms

DAVAO CITY,Philippines - Quiet on other issues except for Quiboloy.  This is the criticism raised by various sectoral leaders on the statements of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter…

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Read more about the article Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging
LABOR DAY. Members of the union Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) joined the International Labor Day rally led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao on May 1 at Freedom Park as they call for an increase in living wage amid inflation and an end to attacks on union organizing. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Groups debunk BBM’s position on NTF-ELCAC and red-tagging

Journalists, NGO workers, and union organizers are disputing the position of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he will not dissolve the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), which has been known for red-tagging individuals and groups since its formation in 2018. 

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Read more about the article Fr. Picardal, priest who fought Duterte’s war on drugs, passes away
Fr. Amado Picardal (Photo courtesy of CBCP News)

Fr. Picardal, priest who fought Duterte’s war on drugs, passes away

The Catholic community and human rights advocates mourn the loss of Redemptorist priest Fr. Amado Picardal, CSsR, who passed away from cardiac arrest at age 69 on Wednesday, May 29.

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Read more about the article Davao activists hail Supreme Court decision vs red-tagging
Activists in Davao City continue to raise the call to stop red-tagging and harassment of activists and community workers. Two Lumad students and two teachers were recently cleared from trumped up charges filed by the military. (Sean Jhayzeith Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao activists hail Supreme Court decision vs red-tagging

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -The Supreme Court this week ruled that red-tagging – the act of labeling activists and others as communist members or sympathizers – is a threat to the…

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Read more about the article Solons support transfer of Quiboloy’s cases to Manila
Photo from Apollo Quiboloy's Facebook page

Solons support transfer of Quiboloy’s cases to Manila

Lawmakers express frustration on fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy for his “disrespect of law and due process” to face legal charges filed against him and are supporting plans from the justice department to transfer the cases from Davao to Manila.

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