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Read more about the article The ‘Assumption zeal’ starts 25th year countdown
SISTER ACT Missionaries of the Assumption entertain friends, faculty and students with a song to celebrate their 25th founding anniversary. The congregation is known for its thrust in transformative education and evangelization for the poor by joining rallies and social causes. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

The ‘Assumption zeal’ starts 25th year countdown

By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY-- A congregation of women known for its “active Church work of evangelization” and transformative education by joining rallies and strike camps celebrated…

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Read more about the article ACT Davao now a union, calls for negotiations
ACT Davao Region's Elenito Escalante shows the union's certification. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

ACT Davao now a union, calls for negotiations

by TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today Escalante said fellow teachers received this news warmly as many have longed for an association to ask for benefits and reforms due them as mandated by the law.

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Read more about the article Losing my re(li)gion: Agri-exporters pessimistic with ASEAN regional integration
WHILE THEY WERE WAITING. Coconut and banana vendors take a rest while they wait for customers in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Losing my re(li)gion: Agri-exporters pessimistic with ASEAN regional integration

By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today Davao City - Businessmen attending the 1st Mindanao Exporters Congress (MEC) said they are not ready to compete with cheap fruit imports once tariffs…

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Read more about the article Mindanao business want specifics from Aquino in MinBizCon
SPECIFICS WANTED John Gaisano, Jr, director for the Mindanao Business Conference this August 8 to 10, says the event will ask specifics from President Aquino on key economic issues and concerns on Mindanao's economy. (davaotoday.com photo by ACE R. MORANDANTE)

Mindanao business want specifics from Aquino in MinBizCon

by TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today (MinBizCon Director John) Gaisano Jr. said Mindanao’s business leaders want to hear specifics from the Aquino government for Mindanao’s growth. “For a time, Mindanaoans feel like third class citizens. Yet we produce 40% of the country’s food requirements and more than 30% to the national food trade.”

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