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Communist guerillas sing the Internationale during the NPA anniversary celebration last March in Compostela Valley province. (davaotoday.com file photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Army says 5 soldiers are now NPA captives

By DAVAO TODAY
Davao Today

Captain Raul Villegas, public affairs officer of the 10th ID, said that Corporal Emmanuel Quezon; Privates First Class Ronald Gura, Bernie Padilla and Donato Estandia; and Private Marteniano Pasiagas Jr. were allegedly taken by the New People’s Army (NPA) under Leoncio ‘Ka Parago’ Pitao on Monday afternoon in Sitio Lubas, Paquibato Proper village in Paquibato District.

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Future of city’s 10,000 workers to be decided

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Chibo Tan of the National Federation of Labor Unions said the situation of the city government’s job order and contract of service workers only reflect the system of the current dispensation which implements contractualization, a scheme that does not protect their right to security of tenure.

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Read more about the article Today’s View: This Land is Mine

Today’s View: This Land is Mine

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

The political gods and landlords and other would-be gods of this society that subject the vast majority of the Filipino people to penury to be third class citizens of this country are the ones privileged to sing to the high heavens their hearts bursting with greed and profiteering schemes This land is mine, God gave this land to me.

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Read more about the article Mindanao cacao stakeholders push for price control, increased production

Mindanao cacao stakeholders push for price control, increased production

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

The players in the cacao industry have targeted to produce one Million metric tons of cacao by 2014.  Currently, the target falls short with the country producing only 20,000 MT out of the 130,000 to 150,000 MT target.  The country needs to plant cacao to about 130,000 hectares to reach the target.

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