Pro-labor church groups hail Cardinal Tagle

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today "He is the only bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who gave a statement supporting workers last May 1, the Labor Day. You cannot say something you did not see for yourself. I believe that (he) being the shepherd will encourage his fellow priests and the members of the church to be defenders of workers’ rights," said Sr. Noemi Degala, Society of Missionary Sisters of Mary. 

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Is Aquino’s ‘superbody’ worth USD 13M and aid from the international community? — Karapatan

Press release 28 November 2012 “Would the Aquino government finally pull off the USD 13 million and other foreign aid, which means money from the international community, with the creation…

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Partylist groups brace for more ‘red-tagging’

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Zarate also noted that since 2001, of the more than a thousand victims of extrajudicial killings especially during the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, “majority of those killed were either leaders or members or supporters of Bayan Muna.”

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