Darwin Sulang’s coffin is opened on its way to the burial ground so his families and fellow farmers may have a last glance of him. Sulang was killed with a gunshot during the violent dispersal in Kidapawan protest on April 1. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
An independent fact-finding mission concluded that there was an attempt to whitewash and cover-up the violent police dispersal of farmers protest here on April 1, Friday.
Around 4:00 pm on Tuesday, troops outside the Spottswood Methodist Center withdrew and left the protesting farmers and progressive groups which sought refuge at the Church compound after a bloody dispersal last week.
Twelve police investigators who served its search warrant did not find any firearm or ammunition at the seven buildings in Spottswood Methodist Center here where 4,500 protesters sought sanctuary since police opened fire at them Friday, April 1.
As early as 1:00 am Thursday, March 31 police woke up protesters from their sleep with their loud sound system inviting protesters to go home as they brought with them dump trucks provided by the provincial government to ferry them.
Farmers demanding rice subsidy from the government stay in their picket line along Quezon Boulevard in Kidapawan City for two days as of Thursday, March 31. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Police and farmers barricading a road in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato put up their own plastic canvasses (trapal) to cover from the heat of the sun. The stand-off between protesters and the police has been going on for two days as of Thursday, March 31. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Protesting farmers here declined the invitation of North Cotabato provincial governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza to hold the dialogue…
Supporters of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte listen to his speech live from Tondo, Manila through a projected screen mounted at Ponciano Street, Davao City on Tuesday, February 9. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)
Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente from South Central Luzon believed that mining, militarization in Lumad communities and the stalled peace talks between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines are the reasons why the killings of indigenous peoples in Mindanao continue.
