Local activists held a rally on the 49th commemoration of Martial Law on September 21 in Freedom Park as they dissent against Duterte government’s atrocities to human right that they say is similar to the late dictator.
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Agustin ‘ Don’ Pagusara, a Palanca awardee for stories, poems and plays in Cebuano, said survivors need to speak up of the horrors they experienced to let the young generation know of what happened in the past.
Condemnation and grief poured after the death of another human rights lawyer, Juan Macababad, who was killed by unidentified assailants outside his home in Surallah, South Cotabato, on September 14 Wednesday afternoon.
DAVAO CITY- A month after staging a protest against the management of Foodpanda Philippines Davao, members of the Davao United…
Manobo leaders plant a tree as a marker of their plight as evacuees in Haran, where they have sought refuge since 2014. On August 8, the remaining families in Haran went back to their communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
DAVAO CITY – The Manobo evacuees, the last batch of 21 families remaining in UCCP Haran, return to Talaingod after…
They confess to be avid supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte whom they admire when he was city mayor. But as…
Police personnel confront protesters for staging a rally despite the ban of social gatherings in the city due to the pandemic on Monday, July 26 – the day of President Rodrigo Duterte’s final state of the nation address. Progressive groups conducted a short program in various areas of the city to condemn the failures of the Duterte administration in the last five years
A night before Foodpanda delivery riders started their three-day rest from their delivery schedule to air their grievances, Beni got…
Around 300 Food Panda delivery riders stage a motorcade protest at Roxas Avenue on Thursday, July 15, 2021 against their company due to unfair labor. Among the issues they raise are the sudden termination of work, discrepancies in the computation of percentage per delivery and the call for salary increase.
