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HOLD THE LINE. 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)

HOLD THE LINE

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)

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COOL DOWN. Police and farmers barricading a road in Kidapawan, 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)

COOL DOWN

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)

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Read more about the article No deal: Farmers decline North Cot Gov. Mendoza’s invitation to hold dialogue outside the barricade
WHERE'S THE RICE? Around 5,000 farmers protest along Davao-Cotabato national highway in Kidapawan City on Wednesday, March 30 to demand for rice assistance as they suffer the impact of prolonged drought in the province. (Danilda Fusilero/davaotoday.com)

No deal: Farmers decline North Cot Gov. Mendoza’s invitation to hold dialogue outside the barricade

KIDAPAWAN CITY --- Protesting farmers here declined the invitation of North Cotabato provincial governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza to hold the dialogue at the city hall on Wednesday night, March 30. Pedro…

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Bishops decry militarization, mining; push gov’t peace talks with NDF

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.

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