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DUTERTE & OTAZA SETTLE MANOBO DISPLACEMENT

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Post published:August 22, 2013
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Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza (in white shirt) finally showed up in a dialogue Thursday at Men Seng Hotel with the Manobo evacuees and concerned groups including Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte (left) to reach an agreement to pullout military and paramilitary troops in their communities so they can return. The Manobos also demanded seedlings from Otaza to make up for the planting season they lost due to their evacuation. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

FIREFIGHTERS IN SASA

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Post published:August 22, 2013
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Firefighters from 911 had difficulty putting out the fire that razed 200 houses for nearly three hours in a crowded and narrow settlement in Sasa Km 11 last Thursday. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

SALVAGING THE RUINS

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Post published:August 22, 2013
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Only the stilts and burned roofs remained in this scene in Fatima Village, Km 11 in Sasa last Thursday when a fire gutted 200 houses and destroyed properties worth P 1.5 million. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

30 years of Ninoy’s martyrdom lost in corrupt-laden Aquino gov’t

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Post published:August 21, 2013
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Aquino’s assassination by the Marcos dictatorship led millions to march in his funeral and protests that followed nationwide; the first national welgang bayan was staged in Davao in 1984.

Agusanon Manobos battle vs. displacement, aggression [Part 1 in a 3-part series]

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Post published:August 20, 2013
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Part 1 in a 3-part series

While the streets of Davao reverberated with dances and chants during the Kadayawan parade over the weekend, 500 Lumad evacuees saluted their own escape from threats to their lives and safety.

DUTERTE & OTAZA SETTLE MANOBO DISPLACEMENT

FIREFIGHTERS IN SASA

SALVAGING THE RUINS

30 years of Ninoy’s martyrdom lost in corrupt-laden Aquino gov’t

Agusanon Manobos battle vs. displacement, aggression [Part 1 in a 3-part series]

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