Author: KEN E. CAGULA

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'DU-DIRTY BIN'. Protesters clean up their picket line and throw litter in a waste bin with an image of President Rodrigo Duterte covered in parasites, depicting the "rotten Duterte administration" after holding a protest at the Freedom Park in Davao City in time for the President's fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

‘DU-DIRTY BIN’

Protesters clean up their picket line and throw litter in a waste bin with an image of President Rodrigo Duterte covered in parasites, depicting the "rotten Duterte administration" after holding a protest at the Freedom Park in Davao City in time for the President's fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in a statement on Thursday, July 18, 2019, raised concern over the Department of Education's (DepEd) suspension order against against 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI). The CHR said that the allegations thrown against Salugpongan schools “still require substantial pieces of evidence and due process.” (davaotoday.com)

CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to reconsider its suspension order against the 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI) and seek a dialogue with them.

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Read more about the article TEACHER’S PLEA
TEACHER’S PLEA. Lumad school volunteer teacher Leah Mae Serra gets emotional in a press conference at the UCCP Haran evacuation center on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Thinking about the hardship of Lumad children, Serra slammed the DepEd for suspending the operations of Salugpongan schools “on baseless accusations." (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

TEACHER’S PLEA

Lumad school volunteer teacher Leah Mae Serra gets emotional in a press conference on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the UCCP Haran evacuation center in Davao City. Thinking about the hardship of Lumad children, Serra slammed the DepEd for suspending the operations of Salugpongan schools “on baseless accusations." (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Salugpungan schools to appeal against DepEd closure order
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Salugpungan schools to appeal against DepEd closure order

The Salugpungan schools that provide education to different IP communities in Mindanao will appeal the recent Department of Education (DepEd) order suspending its permit to operate and its recognition based on accusations of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.

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Read more about the article KMU calls on Mayor Sara to lobby for the end of martial law in Mindanao
NO TO MARTIAL LAW. Progressive groups in Davao City hold a protest along Roxas Avenue to condemn the extension of martial law in Mindanao for one more year. In a joint session on Wednesday, December 13, the Congress approved the request of the Palace to extend the implementation of martial law until December 31, 2018. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/ davaotoday.com)

KMU calls on Mayor Sara to lobby for the end of martial law in Mindanao

City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should urge her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, to lift the martial law in the entire Mindanao, instead of only calling to exempt the City from its declaration, said militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).

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