Author: KATH M. CORTEZ

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Read more about the article Impunity directed anew at leaders of Left
Members of the Makabayan Bloc together with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and Movement against Tyranny held a press conference last June 27 and denounced the issuance of arrest warrant and the filing of murder charges against former partylist representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casi?o of Bayan Muna, NAPC chair Liza Maza and former DAR Secretary Rafael Mariano.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Impunity directed anew at leaders of Left

Progressive organizations have criticized anew the resurrecting of old and highly-believed to be trumped-up charges against the high-profile activist leaders Liza Maza, Satur Ocampo, Rafael Mariano, and Teddy Casiño.

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Read more about the article Lumad evacuees scoff at military for calling evacuation “orchestrated”
Lumad evacuees in Surigao del Sur urge President Rodrigo Duterte ahead his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July23, to pull-out soldiers from their communities and lift martial law declaration. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Lumad evacuees scoff at military for calling evacuation “orchestrated”

Lumad leaders in Surigao del Sur scoffed at the military for their “outright lies and cover-up.”

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Read more about the article P44 million budget set for 2018 Kadayawan fest
YOUNG PERFORMER. A student from Matiao National High School from Mati, Davao Oriental smiles while performing a Sambuokan Festival-themed performance on Saturday's (August 19) Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan. (Paulo C. Rizal / davaotoday.com)

P44 million budget set for 2018 Kadayawan fest

Organizers of this year's Kadayawan Festival eyes "biggest Kadayawan Festival ever" with its budget of up to P44 million.

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Read more about the article Contractualization, low wages, harassments plague workers in Southern Mindanao
Workers stage a piket rally in front of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment region XI denouncing the Duterte administration's failure to fulfill its promise to end labor-only contracting in the country. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Contractualization, low wages, harassments plague workers in Southern Mindanao

Workers led by Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao (KMU-SMR) kicked off the pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) protests saying that workers rights and welfare has never been a priority of the current administration.

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