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Tribal leader Reynaldo Ayuman (right) helps build structures at the De Lara Park, a part of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol grounds along Velez St., Cagayan de Oro, Monday, June 17. The evacuees have been living at the park since last year after they fled their homes due to the fighting between the military and the Communist rebels in Sitio Camansi, Barangay Banglay, Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Misor evacuees’ refusal to go back home due to LGU’s ‘unfulfilled promises’

Unfulfilled promises of assistance and clearing of their village of soldiers and insurgents were the reasons displaced villagers Lagonglong town of Misamis Oriental rejected their planned transfer to a new location following the provincial government’s move to remove them from the De Lara Park on Tuesday.

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Read more about the article OCD-10 official urges LGUs to be equipped to deal with disasters
Responders tend to those injured in a simulation during the National Synchronized Earthquake Drill held in Mambajao, Camiguin, on Thursday afternoon, June 20. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

OCD-10 official urges LGUs to be equipped to deal with disasters

To ensure the safety of residents during earthquakes, the local government units must see to it that they are prepared for any disaster that might occur in their area, the Office of Civil Defense-10 (OCD-10) said.

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Read more about the article Labor union urges Japanese consumers to boycott Sumifru bananas
Around 900 workers of Sumifru Philippines Corp., a banana-export plantation in Compostela Valley province, launch a strike on Monday, October 1, to demand the company to engage them in collective bargaining and regularization of their tenure. (Mara S. Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Labor union urges Japanese consumers to boycott Sumifru bananas

A local labor union of a banana-export plantation run by Sumifru Philippines Corp. in Compostela Valley sought the support of the Japanese consumers to boycott the company's banana brand.

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