Duterte, like Marcos, needs to be accounted for abuses, says activists

Local activists held a rally on the 49th commemoration of Martial Law on September 21 in Freedom Park as they dissent against Duterte government's atrocities to human right that they say is similar to the late dictator.

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EPIC. Multi-awarded author Don Pagusara reads lines from his epic poem Magindala, Mutya sa Daranawan at the Martial Law Commemoration in Davao, September 21. The allegory, which he wrote during detention, tells about Marcos’ fascism and the people’s struggle for truth and freedom. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Real narrative of Martial Law comes from detainees, says writer

Agustin ' Don' Pagusara, a Palanca awardee for stories, poems and plays in Cebuano, said survivors need to speak up of the horrors they experienced to let the young generation know of what happened in the past.

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Read more about the article Bukidnon lumad group to re-occupy domain sans CADT
DETERMINED. Florencio Peratir, also known as Datu Maalamon, says they are ready to re-occupy the land they claimed as their ancestral domain in Butong, Quezon town, Bukidnon, even if they die in the process. About a thousand families belonging to the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe were driven out of their land by a corporation forcing them to live on the side of the road. (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Bukidnon lumad group to re-occupy domain sans CADT

Tired of living like squatters and getting empty promises from government agencies, a group of indigenous people (IP) belonging to the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe are now ready to take back their ancestral land in Barangay Butong, Quezon town, Bukidnon even if it will cost them their lives.

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Read more about the article Davao City requests booster shots for health frontliners
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

Davao City requests booster shots for health frontliners

Mayor Sara Duterte said on Monday over Davao City Disaster Radio "there is a severe shortage because of the outbreak in hospitals." She did not disclose how many frontliners have been downed by the coronavirus.

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Photo taken from Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) Facebook page

Church leaders call for peace talks, Covid response on International Day of Peace

In observance of the International Day of Peace Tuesday, September 21, a group of Christian leaders appealed to the administration to revive the stalled peace negotiations with the communist groups.

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