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Read more about the article KMU SMR says ILO findings echo Southern Mindanao labor struggles
NO DELIVERIES. Around 300 Food Panda delivery riders stage a motorcade protest at Roxas Avenue on Thursday, July 15, 2021 against their company due to unfair labor. Among the issues they raise are the sudden termination of work, discrepancies in the computation of percentage per delivery and the call for salary increase.

KMU SMR says ILO findings echo Southern Mindanao labor struggles

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao Region (KMU SMR) said the International Labour Organization's (ILO) recent findings on the Philippines' compliance with Convention 98 mirror the…

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Read more about the article Davao’s legacy photographers: Still capturing, printing memories in a digital age 
This traditional street photographer waits for potential customers at Rizal Park in Davao City. For decades, street photographers have earned a living capturing memories, buy many now face an uphill battle competing against an increasingly digital world.(Photo by Renier Cornelio /MSU Marawi Intern)

Davao’s legacy photographers: Still capturing, printing memories in a digital age 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—In the afternoon heat at Rizal Park, just steps from Davao City Hall, photographers wait for customers by the flagpole, with the “Duaw Davao” 3D letter as backdrop…

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Read more about the article MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice
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MASIPAG flags biosafety concerns over approval of iron-zinc enriched rice

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Farmers' network MASIPAG warned that the approval to propagate a genetically modified rice enriched with iron and zinc (HIZ039) could pose serious health and environmental risks,…

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Read more about the article Former staff harassed following terror designation of environmental group
Activists in Davao City continue to raise the call to stop red-tagging and harassment of activists and community workers. Two Lumad students and two teachers were recently cleared from trumped up charges filed by the military. (Sean Jhayzeith Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Former staff harassed following terror designation of environmental group

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Human rights and progressive groups raised alarms over the alleged harassment of a former staff member of the Kalasan People’s Center for Environmental Concerns, Inc. (KALASAN…

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Read more about the article DENR-EMB XI orders closure of old Davao City sanitary landfill
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DENR-EMB XI orders closure of old Davao City sanitary landfill

Davao City, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region XI ordered the permanent closure of the Davao City Sanitary Landfill in Barangay New Carmen,…

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