Author: MARA S. GENOTIVA

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Read more about the article Families hope for conviction of suspects in Maguindanao massacre
Families of the victims of Maguindanao massacre, along with the members of Mindanao-based media light candles in General Santos City on Tuesday, April 23, to commemorate the killing of the 32 journalists in Ampatuan, Maguindanao almost nine years ago, known as the infamous Ampatuan Massacre. Every 23rd of the month, journalists and families hold an activity as the massacre marks its 10th year anniversary this November. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Families hope for conviction of suspects in Maguindanao massacre

The families of the victims of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre have called on the government to hasten the delivery of justice, saying more than enough time has passed to rest the case.

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GRIEF. A Manobo woman wails on the last night of Datu Kaylo Bontulan's wake at the evacuation center inside the UCCP Haran Compound on Monday. Bontulan was among the leaders of the Lumad communities from Talaingod, Davao del Norte who fled their homes since 2015 due to militarization. He died on April 7 during a military operation in Kitaotao, Bukidnon. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

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A Manobo woman wails on the last night of Datu Kaylo Bontulan's wake at the evacuation center inside the UCCP Haran Compound on Monday. Bontulan was among the leaders of the Lumad communities from Talaingod, Davao del Norte who fled their homes since 2015 due to militarization. He died on April 7 during a military operation in Kitaotao, Bukidnon. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article INFOGRAPHICS: 13 things to consider for a ‘greener’ Holy Week
PALM SUNDAY. Crowds hold their crosses made of palm fronds as a Catholic priest blesses them with holy water on Palm Sunday, April 9 at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Mintal, Davao City. Palm Sunday marks the first day of the Holy Week, with the palm crosses representing the palm leaves scattered by the crowd on the roads of Jerusalem as Jesus Christ rode into the city. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

INFOGRAPHICS: 13 things to consider for a ‘greener’ Holy Week

The environmentalist group EcoWaste Coalition has called on the public to observe a "greener, trash-free" Holy Week.

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Read more about the article A creeping disaster lurks as El Niño hits victims of ‘Kidapawan Massacre’ anew
YELLOW LINE. A yellow rope serves as the division between the protesting farmers and the anti-riot police from the province in Kidapawan City. The farmers are demanding for 15,000 sacks of rice and subsidies from the calamity fund of the provincial government. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

A creeping disaster lurks as El Niño hits victims of ‘Kidapawan Massacre’ anew

Drought is again sweeping the farmlands in North Cotabato and devastating the lives of the same farmers who were once dispersed violently by those in power.

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