Read more about the article Amid transport crisis and pandemic, groups suggest what the gov’t should do
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Amid transport crisis and pandemic, groups suggest what the gov’t should do

Advocacy groups here have suggested solutions to the country’s ongoing transport crisis, which was made worse by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Davao Today columnist Margarita Valle. (Photo courtesy of Kodao Productions)

Journalist recalls abduction over ‘mistaken identity’ one year ago

“Justice delayed, justice denied,” says Fidelina Margarita Valle, columnist for Davao Today, remembering her experience a year ago being taken by police agents at an airport.

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Read more about the article Lawyers across the globe join Filipino lawyers in opposing anti-terror bill
Students, activists, and progressive groups hold an indignation rally on Thursday, June 4 at UP Diliman, Quezon City following the Lower House’s approval of the anti-terror bill on third reading. Protesters wanted the bill junked as they feared it will be used as a weapon against critics of the Duterte administration if passed into law. (Maro B. Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

Lawyers across the globe join Filipino lawyers in opposing anti-terror bill

A statement signed by 700 lawyers and law students worldwide showed the international community’s concern over the passage of the Anti-Terror Act of 2020.

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Read more about the article DA-10: Worm infestation in Normin corn fields, not yet alarming
Pepe Yecyec (left), municipal agricultural staff, shows Ismael Tion, a corn farmer, the extent of damage caused by the fall armyworm to corn plants in Barangay Ane-i, Claveria town, Misamis Oriental on Saturday, June 6. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

DA-10: Worm infestation in Normin corn fields, not yet alarming

The Department of Agriculture in the region (DA-10) assured the public that the reported fall armyworm (FAW) infestation on corn plantations in some areas in Northern Mindanao has not yet reached an alarming level.

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Read more about the article NorMin solons, groups oppose anti-terror bill
Students, activists, and progressive groups hold an indignation rally on Thursday, June 4 at UP Diliman, Quezon City following the Lower House’s approval of the anti-terror bill on third reading. Protesters wanted the bill junked as they feared it will be used as a weapon against critics of the Duterte administration if passed into law. (Maro B. Enriquez/davaotoday.com)

NorMin solons, groups oppose anti-terror bill

Two lawmakers from Northern Mindanao have joined the call against the anti-terror bill (ATB) which was passed on third and final reading at the House of Representatives.

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