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Chairs remain empty inside the cordoned area of the Freedom Park where protesters cancelled their event here, as authorities insisted they should sit to observe social distancing while having their protest action. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Progressives slam ‘sudden rules’ from police on SONA rally

The supposed first street protest of progressive groups in Davao City since the lockdown during the President's fifth state of the nation address on Monday, July 27, was marred when Davao City Police suddenly put up barriers and requirements for rallyists at Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue.

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Read more about the article Rallies held in Duterte’s hometown vs SONA
Progressive groups push through with a protest program at the Kilusang Mayo Uno office for their SONAgKAISA rally, after being frustrated by police imposition of quarantine rules that forced them off from their supposed rally at Freedom Park. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

Rallies held in Duterte’s hometown vs SONA

Progressive groups held separate protests here on President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, as they highlight the government’s failure to address people’s problems amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Read more about the article Church’s wish list for SONA includes revival of peace talks
SUCCESSFUL ROUND. The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Negotiators of the government and the NDFP raises their arms with the third party facilitator from the Royal Norwegian Government. L-R: NDFP peace panel Chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and GRP Chief Negotiator Silvestre Bello III. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Church’s wish list for SONA includes revival of peace talks

A peace group’s wish for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 27, is for the revival of the peace negotiations between the government and Communist rebels.

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Read more about the article Activists to CHR, police: probe spread of terror-tagging posters
The human rights group Karapatan files a complaint on Monday, July 27, at the San Pedro Police station on the spread of posters in Davao City tagging activist leaders as 'terrorist recruiter'. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Activists to CHR, police: probe spread of terror-tagging posters

Leaders of progressive groups filed complaints to the police and to the Commission on Human Rights over the spread of posters tagging them as “terrorist recruiters."

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