Detained Higaonon leader among petitioners vs Anti-Terror Law

One of the petitioners to the Supreme Court to declare the Anti-Terrorism Act is a lumad leader in Bukidnon who is detained and facing trumped-up charges and was previously charged with committing “acts of terrorism” under the Human Security Act.

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Read more about the article Police takes Echanis’ remains from funeral for DNA test
Activists during an indignation rally condemn the brutal killing of peasant leader and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Randall Echanis at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) grounds in Quezon City on Tuesday morning, August 11. Echanis, 72, was killed inside his rented apartment in Novaliches, Quezon City in the wee hours of August 10. (Photo from Anakpawis)

Police takes Echanis’ remains from funeral for DNA test

Quezon City Police seized the body of murdered Anakpawis national chairperson Randall Echanis from his grieving family on Monday evening August 10 and said they need to get a DNA test to prove the identity of the victim.

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In Duterte’s Mindanao, journalists get threats and terror tag

“To be a committed journalist means you also have to survive the risks presented by a corrupt and intolerant government and its agencies, and other enemies of press freedom,” says Espina to journalists who want to strive in this field.

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Read more about the article Kadayawan 35 goes digital and retrospective
One of the contingents during the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (street dance) shows the festive mood of the this year's Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Kadayawan 35 goes digital and retrospective

Davao City’s 35th anniversary of the Kadayawan Festival will go digital and retrospective this year as events are cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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