Read more about the article Oil palm company rehires ‘unjustly’ axed 293 union workers
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Oil palm company rehires ‘unjustly’ axed 293 union workers

The country’s largest oil palm plantation based in Agusan del Sur rehired its 293 workers who were ‘unjustly’ terminated last year after a 62-day strike, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) reported.

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AGAINST POWER PRIVATIZATION. Over a thousand protesters against the privatization of power utilities march around Kidapawan City, Thursday. The protest led by Makabayan-North Cotabato has prevented, for hours, the entry of vehicles utilized by employees of the Lopez-owned Energy Development Corporation to the geothermal site. (davaotoday.com photo)

North Cot brown-outs anger councilors

Councilors are calling for an investigation over the continuing brownouts in many parts of North Cotabato.

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Read more about the article Davao folks rant Aquino’s ‘red carpet’ treatment of Napoles
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Davao folks rant Aquino’s ‘red carpet’ treatment of Napoles

Davao City residents interviewed by Davao Today did not hide their dismay over the perceived special treatment on Janet Lim Napoles, the principal figure in the multibillion pork barrel scam, as she walked escorted to Malacañang on Wednesday to surrender to the President after several days of being fugitive of the law.

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