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Indigenous women commemorate Women’s Day with vow to assert rights

In commemoration of International Women's Month this March, a Lumad women's organization in Southern Mindanao Region vowed to remain at the forefront in defending their ancestral lands and asserting their basic rights.

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Read more about the article BOC-10 to file charges vs SoKor gov’t over imported trash
A payloader unloads a pile of South Korean trash into a steel funnel before a tonner bag catches it at Sitio Buguac, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Tuesday (March 3). The Bureau of Customs said there are at least 2,000 metric tons of imported wastes that have yet to be reshipped to its country of origin as the coronavirus disease delayed the transportation. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

BOC-10 to file charges vs SoKor gov’t over imported trash

As the last batch of imported trash is expected to be transported back to its country of origin, an official of the regional Bureau of Customs (BOC-10) revealed they are planning to file a complaint against the South Korean government before an international body for the alleged damage that the waste inflicted to the environment.

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Read more about the article Irregularities hound PCL elections
'PPP'. Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang criticizes fellow councilors and lawmakers who do not do their job effectively. He called these type of officials PPP, or "Pungko, Paminaw, Pauli", who only sit down, listen, and then go home without actively participating in the council session. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Irregularities hound PCL elections

The Philippine Councilors' League (PCL) has yet to elect its new set of national officers after its national board declared a failure of elections on February 27.

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Read more about the article 95 Manobo families flee as military operations heighten in Surigao Sur
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95 Manobo families flee as military operations heighten in Surigao Sur

Ninety-five families of two Manobo villages in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga town, Surigao del Sur province reportedly fled their homes on Friday (Feb 29) amid reported gun battles between government soldiers and the New People's Army (NPA) near their communities.

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