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Edgar Matobato at the Dambana ng Paghilom, a memorial to extrajudicial killings at the La Loma Catholic Cemetery. Before he fled the Philippines, he met with families of EJK victims and promised to help give them closure. Photo by Vincent Go

The Making of Edgar Matobato

A confessed assassin for the Davao Death Squad, he was the first to go public about the killings allegedly ordered by former President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Read more about the article P38 daily wage increase “not enough” for Davao workers
SAFETY. Unsecured without any harness, a worker manages to climb one of the posts of a three-story building that is under construction along San Pedro Street in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

P38 daily wage increase “not enough” for Davao workers

Daily wage earners in Davao City are not satisfied with the new salary increase of only P38 daily in Region 11 announced by the Department of Labor and Employment XI.

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Read more about the article Fighting over Bibyaon’s remains and legacy
Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay and fellow tribeswomen urge government and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to pull out the soldiers troops from their communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Fighting over Bibyaon’s remains and legacy

Even after her death, discussions about Talaingod chieftain Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay raise the issue of ancestral rights and red tagging that continue to hound and divide her tribe.

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