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A man stands before the Commission on Human Rights office in Davao City, calling the agency to probe into killings of slain and detained farmers from Compostela Valley. (File photo / davaotoda.com)

Kin, colleague of rights victims lodge complaints in CHR 11

Relatives of slain and detained farmers from Compostela Valle trooped to the Commission of Human Rights Region 11 Office here to file formal complaints against the military for alleged human rights violations.

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FARMER'S PICKET. Tony Salubre, spokesperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Southern Mindanao Region speaks at a picket rally on Wednesday, July 19, outside the office of the Commission on Human Rights Region 11 to condemn the spate of human rights violations allegedly committed since the imposition of martial law in Mindanao. Relatives and representatives of the detained and slain farmers from Compostela Valley filed formal complaints against the military. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

FARMER’S PICKET

Tony Salubre, spokesperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Southern Mindanao Region speaks at a picket rally on Wednesday, July 19, outside the office of the Commission on Human Rights Region 11 to condemn the spate of human rights violations allegedly committed since the imposition of martial law in Mindanao. (More...) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy
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)

PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy

A jeepney drivers and operators group here hit the government's Jeepney Modernization Plan anew, which if implemented, would replace the traditional rides to those compliant with the Euro-4 standards, or those powered with electricity.

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REVIVAL. Responders demonstrate how to revive an unconscious victim in the field with a dummy equipped various sensors during the citywide Earthquake and Tsunami Drill on Friday, July 14. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

REVIVAL

Responders demonstrate how to revive an unconscious victim in the field with a dummy equipped various sensors during the citywide Earthquake and Tsunami Drill on Friday, July 14. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article SHAKEUP: Citywide earthquake, tsunami drill held in Davao City
RESCUE. Responders use a stretcher to transport a wounded victim from the field to a nearby rescue site, where they will be transported to the nearest hospital via ambulance. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

SHAKEUP: Citywide earthquake, tsunami drill held in Davao City

To better prepare residents and emergency responders in handling calamities, the city conducted a citywide earthquake and tsunami drill Friday.

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