Post Pablo: banana farmers, growers lament vs union busting, high-interest loans

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today The Freshmax Trading Company has now closed its facilities affecting a total of 200 workers who, mostly, have been working for at least five years.  It just posted a memo that, Roto, another company, would be taking over. 

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Brown-outs strike anew in NoCot

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Ma. Sally Esperitu, proprietor of the eatery Kusina Kabacan in nearby Kabacan town attributes her drop of daily sales to the brownouts. “Sa peak hours pa gid gakabrown-out. Sin-o pa gusto makaon nga wala man kuryente (These brown-outs usually happen during peak hours. Who wants to eat in a place without electricity)?”said Esperitu.

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DANECO’s bid for cooperativization gets a boost from progressive solon, former Senator

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “Ang nakakatakot sa planong pag-take-over ng National Electrification Administration o NEA sa ating kooperatiba ay ang napakalaking posibilidad na mabenta ito sa pribadong korporasyon,” Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy Casiño speaking before Daneco’s second general assembly held in Tagum Sunday.

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