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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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Read more about the article In 2019, attacks vs journalists continue
Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in Davao City light candles for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in a candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The activity is held to commemorate the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao seven years ago which claimed the lives of 58 people, including 32 media workers. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

In 2019, attacks vs journalists continue

Fifteen media practitioners have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte rose to power in 2016 -- a revelation that despite his promise of change, this sector of society can’t and won’t be spared from vicious attacks.

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Read more about the article NPA slams AFP for “ceasefire violation”
Young New People’s Army (NPA) rebels stand in formation during the recent anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a town in Misamis Oriental province on Dec. 26, 2016. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

NPA slams AFP for “ceasefire violation”

The New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday (Dec. 29) slammed the military for an attack in the Caraga region last Dec. 23, when the unilateral and reciprocal holiday ceasefire declared by the Duterte administration and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) took effect.

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Read more about the article Mindanao bishop calls for calm as gov’t, CPP observe ceasefire
Filipina Independiente Bishop Felixberto Calang along with more than a dozen persons and four groups were included in a list being distributed in Cagayan de Oro City red-tagging them as communists and supporters of the New People's Army. (Photo from Bishop Felixberto Calang's Facebook Account)

Mindanao bishop calls for calm as gov’t, CPP observe ceasefire

A leader of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) has asked the Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to remain calm amid reports of ceasefire violations allegedly perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA), the CPP’s armed wing.

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