Members of the Compostela Farmers’ Association and other support groups staged an indignation rally in front of the Eastern Mindanao Command in Panacan on Tuesday, Oct. 18 to demand justice for the killing of CFA leader and anti-mining advocate, Jimmy Saypan. Saypan’s body was also brought to the protest site before heading to his hometown in Montevista, Compostela Valley Province. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina “Gina” Lopez visited today the wake of Jimmy Saipan, a farmer and anti-mining activist, who was gunned down by unknown assailants last Oct. 10 at Barangay New Visayas in Montevista town, Compostela Valley.
A group that opposed the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) lauded Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that it would “respect the Supreme Court’s decision.”
The leader of a local farmers’ organization in Compostela Valley who was in critical condition after he was shot by two unidentified motorcycle gunmen died in the hospital earlier today, Oct. 11.
A public forum about Mindanao issues and Federalism will be held on October 15, Saturday at the University of the Philippines Mindanao, Mintal, Davao City.
A leader of a farmers’ group based in Compostela Valley, province was shot by an unknown assailant on Monday, Oct. 10.
Hundreds of Moro and Lumad delegations coming from Mindanao will mount a national caravan leading to National Capital Region to air their issues, specifically on their right to self-determination and the call for just peace.
Two partylist representatives from Mindanao welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent pronouncement to review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
A community school for the indigenous peoples here in Mindanao will commemorate its 12th founding anniversary despite the threats it faces since its establishment.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) urged President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the conduct of US-PH joint military exercises, describing it as “provocative”.
