Surigao del Sur gov renews call to disband paramilitary troops

Governor Johnny Pimentel of Surigao del Sur renews his calls to disband paramilitary forces who are allegedly responsible for the killing of officers of a tribal school and the evacuation of thousands of residents now camped at Tandag City provincial sports complex.

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SENATOR Teofisto Guingona, III visits the Lumad evacuees in Tandag City provincial sports center Thursday morning before the start of the Senate inquiry on the Lumad killings in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

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Teofisto Guingona, III visits the Lumad evacuees in Tandag City provincial sports center Thursday morning before the start of the Senate inquiry on the Lumad killings in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

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Hundreds of indigenous peoples from five different regions in Mindanao march from the regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau to Freedom Park to protest against large scale mining inside ancestral domain. The activity commemorates the celebration of Earth Day. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Senate holds inquiry on Lumad killings in Surigao

The Senate began Thursday its inquiry into the killings of Lumad leaders in Surigao del Sur.

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