Read more about the article Mindanao lawmakers urge gov’t action on OFW deaths in Kuwait, Singapore
Overseas Filipino Worker Jeanelyn Villavende died after allegedly beaten to death by her employer in Kuwait in December 2019. (Photo taken from Jeanelyn Villavende's Facebook account)

Mindanao lawmakers urge gov’t action on OFW deaths in Kuwait, Singapore

Two lawmakers from Mindanao raised their concerns over the death of Filipino overseas workers in Kuwait and Singapore.

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Read more about the article Washed-out dream: A fisherman’s daughter’s tale of survival in Bantayan Island
Children in Bantayan Island also do knitting and inspection to earn money for their school and home needs. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Washed-out dream: A fisherman’s daughter’s tale of survival in Bantayan Island

She was only eight when she started helping her father make ends meet for the family. Now 12, she still works alongside adults in Bantayan Island.

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Read more about the article Coops, water firm ink agreement to provide water to CDO rural villages
Isagani Daba (left), treasurer of the Mindanao Cooperatives Water Service Federation (MCWSF), discusses with reporters during a press conference at the First Community Cooperative board room Thursday. With him is Kyogojo president Engr. Neil Bryan Oraiz. The MCWSF and Kyogojo Engineering Service Cooperative signed a joint venture agreement on Jan. 2 which aims to serve the consumers in several hinterland villages of Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Coops, water firm ink agreement to provide water to CDO rural villages

Amid the controversy surrounding the Maynilad Water Services and Manila Water, a group of cooperatives here pooled together their resources to put their own water company and serve mainly the city’s rural folk.

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Read more about the article Under TRAIN Law: More excise taxes, price hikes in 2020
Progressive groups on Wednesday, January 17, protest against the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in Bankerohan public market in Davao City. The TRAIN Law is expected to reduce the income taxes of employed Filipinos enabling them to receive higher take-home pay. But the law is feared to affect low-income families as increased excise tax on goods pulls up prices of basic commodities. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

Under TRAIN Law: More excise taxes, price hikes in 2020

Bayan Muna Party-list reiterated its call to scrap the “regressive provisions” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) as the third tranche of additional excise taxes will be implemented this 2020.

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