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Read more about the article Davao activists outsmart police, stage Martial Law protest on streets
Jeepney drivers hold a picket at Jones Circle Davao in the 48th anniversary of Marcos' Martial Law, as they assail the repression of human rights amid the pandemic and demand more economic aid for the drivers and the poor. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

Davao activists outsmart police, stage Martial Law protest on streets

In the commemoration of the September 21 Martial Law, progressive groups forego holding their rally at Freedom Park where police awaited them to force them again to sit on plastic chairs.

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Read more about the article Haran, displaced Manobos slam NTF-ELCAC for trumped-up charges
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Haran, displaced Manobos slam NTF-ELCAC for trumped-up charges

The displaced Manobo Lumad from Talaingod and Kapalong and the UCCP Haran are once again charged with trafficking persons and child abuse, charges they say is orchestrated by the lies of the government’s anti-insurgency task force.

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Read more about the article Jun Pala, Alsa Masa figures in award-winning documentary of post-EDSA Philippines

Jun Pala, Alsa Masa figures in award-winning documentary of post-EDSA Philippines

He was the voice that evoked fear from the people of Davao City in the 1980s, the voice booming over the radio, calling out “Redemp-terrorists”, names of union activists and tag them as communists.

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Read more about the article Four new Covid-19 test facilities underway in Davao Region
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)

Four new Covid-19 test facilities underway in Davao Region

The Department of Health Davao Region encourages provincial government units to set up Covid-19 testing facilities as Davao de Oro province began construction of their own facility.

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