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Hundreds of Lumad evacuees and their support groups witness the launching of the latest music video entitled Salupongan (unity) created for the indigenous peoples and their struggles defending their ancestral lands. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Music video for Lumads features Filipino veteran actors

Various Filipino veteran actors and artists collaborated to perform for a music video that campaigns for the Lumads of Mindanao.

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Read more about the article 5 soldiers, Cafgu hurt, as NPA offensives soar
GUN SALUTE. Members of the New People’s Army offer a gun salute while singing the Internationale Wednesday during the closing of the 44th anniversary celebration of the re-establishment of the Communist Party of the Philippines somewhere in Compostela Valley province. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

5 soldiers, Cafgu hurt, as NPA offensives soar

Five soldiers were reportedly hurt and a guerrilla fighter was killed in separate clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the New People’s Army in Compostela Valley Province on Saturday, March 5.

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Read more about the article MGB sees lapses in occupational standard causing death of miners in Mt. Diwata
LAPSES? Joel Catulong, Engineer IV of Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region XI, said they will wait for the assessment report if there are lapses on the safety rules and regulation for small scale miners. But he said some small scale miners compromise it as they only focus on productions. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)

MGB sees lapses in occupational standard causing death of miners in Mt. Diwata

Engineers of regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said there could be lapses in the implementation of occupational safety standards that caused the mines tunnel tragedy in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley.

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Read more about the article Daughter of slain IP leader meets with UN official in Geneva  
FRONTLINE. Michelle Campos, daughter of slain Lumad leader in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, together with other women Lumad leaders took the front line of the protest in Camp Aguinaldo as they face the military barricade.(Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Daughter of slain IP leader meets with UN official in Geneva  

The daughter of the slain leader of the Manobo tribe in Lianga, Surigao del Sur met with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Michel Forst during the 31st UN Human Rights Council sessions held in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, March 2.

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