Diwalwal Lures World’s 5th Largest Gold Miner
The Inquirer reports today that Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., reputedly the world's fifth largest gold mining company and the largest in South Africa, is setting its eyes on Diwalwal,…
MILF Decries Government ‘Insincerity’ in Talks
Contrary to the Arroyo administration?s claims that the peace process between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is progressing, the Moro group today lambasted the government for ?offering…
Banana Plantation Workers Struggle to Save Jobs
One of the biggest banana companies in Mindanao recently fired 196 workers. The welfare of their families on the line, the aggrieved workers decided to take to the streets. They?re still there.
By Alberto P. Egot Jr.
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — “Trabaho ipadayon, dili separation pay!” At daytime, the red flag bearing these words is waved high, to call attention and action. But when evening comes, this piece of cloth keeps the weary backs of workers from the cold and damp.
Just outside the offices of the AMS Group of Companies along F. Torres Street, on a strip of a roadside dirtpath, workers of a banana plantation in Compostela town, Compostela Valley, have been staying 24 hours a day for more than a week now.
Davao’s Guardian of Memory
Killing of AnakPawis Official in Comval Condemned
DAVAO CITY ? The human rights group Karapatan has condemned the murder of an AnakPawis coordinator and pinned the blame on the state. In a statement, the group also noted what it said was an ?alarming increase? in human-rights violations in Southern Mindanao.
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