Author: Paulo C. Rizal

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Read more about the article ?’Barbaric, un-Islamic?’: Mindanao solons? hit? ?A?bu Sayyaf’s? ?beheading of German hostage 
Rep. Ruby Sahali, chairperson of the Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity during the second round of the formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Oslo, Norway last October 2016. Beside her is House Deputy Speaker Bai Sandra Sema. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

?’Barbaric, un-Islamic?’: Mindanao solons? hit? ?A?bu Sayyaf’s? ?beheading of German hostage 

Moro lawmakers on Wednesday condemned ??as "barbaric" and “un-Islamic" the Abu Sayyaf Group's beheading of 70-year old German national Jurgen Kantner?.

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Read more about the article A ‘failure,’ KMU says on dialogue with Duterte on contractualization
President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with union leaders and officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace on February 27, 2017. (Toto Lozano/Presidential Photo)

A ‘failure,’ KMU says on dialogue with Duterte on contractualization

Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno said its dialogue with President Duterte on Monday failed to break the "deadlock” between the workers and the Department of Labor and Employment on the issue of contractualization.

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Read more about the article Davao PUJ drivers protest modernization plan, fear massive loss of livelihood
STRIKING DRIVERS. Members of the public transportation group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence, and Nationalism, voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City. The group claims that some 500-600,000 drivers will lose their livelihood because of the modernization plan. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao PUJ drivers protest modernization plan, fear massive loss of livelihood

Members of the public transport group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence and Nationalism expressed fears of losing their means of livelihood when the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board implements its Jeepney Modernization Plan.

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Read more about the article DRIVERS IN PROTEST
STRIKING DRIVERS. Members of the public transportation group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence, and Nationalism, voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City. The group claims that some 500-600,000 drivers will lose their livelihood because of the modernization plan. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DRIVERS IN PROTEST

Public utility jeepney drivers voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | Duterte supporters rally vs. corruption, drugs in Davao

IN PHOTOS | Duterte supporters rally vs. corruption, drugs in Davao

Thousands gather in Rizal Park, Davao City on Saturday, Feb. 25 for the "Freedom Rally Against Corruption and Drugs," an event organized by Kilusang Pagbabago and Hugpong Federal, groups known for supporting President Rodrigo Duterte.

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