Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article CHR set to finish probe of trafficked Manobo in Pangasinan
HOMECOMING. Members of the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe from Quezon, Bukidnon, ready to go back home after their arrival at the Cagayan de Oro port Monday night. The group escaped from their employer in Pangasinan whom they accused of maltreating them. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CHR set to finish probe of trafficked Manobo in Pangasinan

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office is now finishing its probe on the case of trafficking of 30 Manobo from Bukidnon recruited to work in a fish farm in Pangasinan.

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Read more about the article Hundreds of millions of infra, agri products lost in Lanao del Norte due to TD Falcon

Hundreds of millions of infra, agri products lost in Lanao del Norte due to TD Falcon

Hundreds of millions of pesos worth of agricultural crops, structures, and properties were damaged in at least five towns in Lanao del Norte when Tropical Depression Falcon swept through Northern Mindanao on July 16, reports from the Office of Civil Defense-10 (OCD-10) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRMO) reported Wednesday, July 31.

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Read more about the article BIR RR16: ‘Fake’ candy, cigarette makers to face various tax charges
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BIR RR16: ‘Fake’ candy, cigarette makers to face various tax charges

At least five possible charges will be filed against the operators of the cigarette-making facility that was raided by authorities in Zone 6, Barangay Mohon, Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental, on July 25, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said Friday.

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