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Read more about the article BBM’s agrarian programs tokenistic, fails to address landlessness — KMP
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lamented that local rice farmers will be the first to feel the brunt of the effects of massive rice importation.FILE PHOTO.

BBM’s agrarian programs tokenistic, fails to address landlessness — KMP

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -Three years into President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s administration, landlessness remains a pressing concern for Filipino farmers despite its agrarian reform initiatives. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas…

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Read more about the article Davao’s elderly street sweepers wish for better wages, retirement benefits
A city street sweeper along Recto Street (Claveria) still her rounds to keep the city clean.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s elderly street sweepers wish for better wages, retirement benefits

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Weak knees, aching back, and working under the heat of the sun are among the many things Norberta Zeta, 64-years old, has to endure in her…

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WET ROADS: Barangay Bucana residents navigate through wet roads, where floods are often caused by high tides, heavy rain, and poor drainage systems.(Fayzah Inshirah Cosna A.Ala/davaotoday.com)

WET ROADS

WET ROADS: Barangay Bucana residents navigate through wet roads, where floods are often caused by high tides, heavy rain, and poor drainage systems.(Fayzah Inshirah Cosna A.Ala/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Bucana residents struggle for survival along Davao’s Coastal Road 
In Bucana, fisherfolk are raising concern over the low elevation of the newly built Bucana Bridge that connects to the Coastal Road, as it hinders their fishing boats to pass under it during high tide. Such inconvenience prevents them from going out to fish -- their main source of income. (Christine Bustamante,intern/davaotoday.com)

Bucana residents struggle for survival along Davao’s Coastal Road 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -Nonoy Teves let out a deep sigh as he looked at the plot of land where his house once stood.  At 78-year old and still working as…

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