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Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lamented that local rice farmers will be the first to feel the brunt of the effects of massive rice importation.FILE PHOTO.

Farmers remind Duterte’s land reform promise

Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is now reminding president-elect Rodrigo Duterte of his promise to push for land reform.

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Barangays under state of calamity to use quick response fund

Barangays that declared state of calamity here can already use their quick response fund (QRF) even if the city have not declared a state of calamity yet, the ?Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DCDRRMO) said.

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Read more about the article Labor groups remind Duterte to scrap contractualization
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Labor groups remind Duterte to scrap contractualization

A year after the fire incident that killed over 72 workers in a slipper factory in Valenzuela City, labor a?ctivists reminded President-elect Rodrigo Duterte of ?his pronouncement on ?scrapping ?contractualization and voluntary labor law compliance of companies.

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Pre?s?c??y Senoc, health education and promotion officer of Davao City AIDS ?C?ouncil (davaotoday.com file photo)

HIV/AIDS cases balloon in Q1 recorded

The City Health Office (CHO) reported a rapid increase in cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?, which lead to the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the city as of the first quarter of this year.

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