Author Archives: DAVAO TODAY

17 years ago

More Troops Won’t Solve Mining Woes in Tampakan

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Philippine green groups today cautioned the Environment Secretary against supporting larger deployments of military and police personnel to protect the operations of foreign mining firms such as Xstrata in South Cotabato, warning that this would give rise to even more conflict and human rights violations against mining-affected communities.

17 years ago

Death threat vs bishop denounced

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Last December 31, at around 2:50 in the afternoon, 45-year-old human-rights defender Bishop Delfin Callao Jr. and his family received a text message from 09206012624 saying Mag-ingat ka, Bilang na ang Oras mo.

17 years ago

Call for justice

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National Union of Journalists Davao City Chapter prepare armbands for broadcaster Ferdie Lintuan’s burial tomorrow. Lintuan was murdered on the eve of Christmas Day near his radio station dxGO. He is the 5th journalist killed in the Philippines in 2007. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)