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17 years ago

UP Mindanao students hound Neri

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SPEAK THE TRUTH! Angry students from the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao) shout their demand at Romulo Neri, the chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), during Neri’s visit here Friday to meet with the UP Board of Regents. Neri hurriedly sneaked out of the campus to avoid the protesting students. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

17 years ago

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High school seniors from the Assumption College of Davao City open Friday’s Interfaith rally with an invocation. With a statement…

17 years ago

Will Lozada’s expos� lead to another People Power?

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In Davao, the rest of Mindanao and the country, mobilizations find thousands of people in the streets. Will Lozada’s testimony be enough of a spark to ignite a change in leadership?

Students light up candles during the interfaith prayer rally in Davao City on Friday. “We are protecting our future,” one of them says. MORE PHOTOS. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)

17 years ago

Mandaya farmers call for a stop to military operations in Davao Oriental

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PHOTO ESSAY From the towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston in Davao Oriental, more than 200 Mandaya farmers walked the five-kilometer distance from the downtown area of Mati, the province’s capital, to Barangay Dahikan, the seat of legislative power, to criticize the military for the alleged human rights abuses in their villages.

17 years ago

Tell the Truth, Now!

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TELL THE TRUTH, NOW! Barugan ta ang Kamatuoran The Scandal of Corruption Our country today is in a very deep…

17 years ago

Ateneans demand the truth about ZTE

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Students, faculty, administration and staff of the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) light a candle on Friday, February 22, demanding public accountability and declaring their unity with the Filipino people in the fight against corruption. The Ateneo appeals for the transformation of various groups into “prophetic communities and communal whistleblowers” in the midst of the $330 million NBN deal. Click here for more pictures. Read the story. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)