BREAKING NEWS | Six people were killed during landslides triggered by heavy rains near Mount Diwalwal in Maco, Compostela Valley province, officials said on Monday. A Reuters report quoted an official as also saying that one of the victims was a toddler and that three more people are believed to be still alive and trapped in the mud.
DAVAO CITY — A small and medium enterprise (SME) in Davao Oriental outwitted the other participants of the 2nd Yamang Mindanao as it bagged the Best Dressed Booth award for the Individual Category.
The Davao Oriental Coco Husk Social Enterprise, Inc. (DOCHSEI), producer of coco coir-based products in the Municipality of San Isidro, has been given the citation due to the simplicity and uniqueness of its booth design.
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Alex Tuazon, president of NAMAFIL-NAFLU-KMU, said their victory was a testament to the workers' discontent over the two "yellow unions" or management unions. "The landslide victory was also a statement to the management that we are ready to strengthen our ranks to protect our economic and democratic rights."
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has proven again how she would take extra miles to perpetuate her regime in power. The midnight railroading of the Human Security Act (HSA) will give further license to her regime’s fascist armed forces, paramilitary, and police to violate human rights with impunity. The Arroyo regime is so devoid of legitimacy that it has to legalize State terrorism through the HSA for its own survival.
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