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Read more about the article Sara thumbs down Davao teachers’ plea for subsidy
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Davao Region mounted a lobby at the city council for a P2000 monthly local allowance and additional quarterly rice subsidy of P2500 that they say “ will provide help in meeting with their daily expenses. “(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Sara thumbs down Davao teachers’ plea for subsidy

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, on Monday, said she could not grant the P4500 subsidy being asked by public school teachers here, saying there is no existing law that would warrant such request.

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Read more about the article Datu in Mocha Uson interview is leader of paramilitary group tagged in Lumad killings – IP group
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson in an interview with Lumad tribal leaders. (Screenshot from Mocha Uson's Facebook page)

Datu in Mocha Uson interview is leader of paramilitary group tagged in Lumad killings – IP group

The Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon-Caraga (Kasalo-Caraga), a progressive group in Caraga, said, on Wednesday, that the Lumad tribal leader who appeared in a video interview by Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson to discuss the spate of killings in Mindanao was implicated in the deaths of Lumad leaders in Lianga, Surigao del Sur province back in 2015.

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Read more about the article Agri goods import plan, a ‘band-aid’ solution – Masipag
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Agri goods import plan, a ‘band-aid’ solution – Masipag

A network of farmers and scientists the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG in Mindanao) has expressed concern on the decision of the Department of Agriculture to import more agricultural products amid the rice crisis that the country is facing.

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Read more about the article Moro group enraged by Duterte honoring soldiers involved in Patikul massacre
President Rodrigo Duterte visits and gives recognition to 14 soldiers who were wounded at Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital in Jolo, Sulu on September 24, 2018. (Malacañang Photo)

Moro group enraged by Duterte honoring soldiers involved in Patikul massacre

A progressive Moro group, on Tuesday, was enraged when President Rodrigo Duterte visited and honored the 14 soldiers involved in the killing of seven Tausug youth in Patikul, Sulu, saying it insults and adds to the emotional injury suffered by the families of the slain civilians.

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