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Read more about the article Salaries up by P23-P29, workers call wage hike ‘loose change’
Workers call for peace based on justice and an end to human rights abuses against workers during a protest action coinciding with the 153rd Bonifacio Day at the Freedom Park in Davao City on Wednesday, Nov. 30. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

Salaries up by P23-P29, workers call wage hike ‘loose change’

Two years after the last adjustment in the minimum wage in the region, workers will get a P23 to P29 minimum wage increase depending on the sector and industry effective December 16.

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Read more about the article CTTMO: PWD, pregnant, elderly exempted from anti-jaywalking law
PRIORITY LANE. A traffic enforcer aids an elderly as she crosses along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City in a special lane allotted only for persons with disability, senior citizens, and pregnant women. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

CTTMO: PWD, pregnant, elderly exempted from anti-jaywalking law

To avoid being caught by traffic enforcers, 70-year-old Rosmar Alfonso took the stairs of the overpass in a ?shopping mall along JP Laurel avenue on Friday morning.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation
SITIO TIBUCAG, TALAINGOD. Manobo residents of Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte gathering for an early morning ritual on Nov. 30, Wednesday. Many of the residents ?are evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Davao City who fled the community because of militarization and threats from paramilitary group Alamara. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation

A few months after returning to their communities from evacuation the Ata-Manobos who have returned to their communities in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte province are rebuilding their homes and way of life.

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