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Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (davaotoday.com file photo by Jigger J. Jerusalem)

CDO mayor maintains sports complex not private

The local government-ran sports facility here can never be considered private property despite the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman upholding the argument of two public officials whose nepotism and graft charges were dismissed by the anti-graft body, according to Mayor Oscar Moreno.

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Read more about the article No signs of softening as Sumifru workers vow to carry on the fight for rights
PROTEST. Militant organizations staged a protest action in front of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 here on Friday, October 12 to denounce the violent dispersal of banana plantation workers who went on strike against Sumifru in Compostela, Compostela Valley province after the banana firm failed to enter in a new collective bargaining agreement with the workers' union NAMASUFA. (Ken E. Cagula/davaotoday.com)

No signs of softening as Sumifru workers vow to carry on the fight for rights

Red flags are still waving high as hundreds of banana workers remained on strike against the giant Japanese banana firm for its unfair labor practices and the company’s push for government’s immediate intervention on different attacks against the striking workers.

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Read more about the article Thousands expected to visit Normin religious sites during Lent
The Divine Mercy Shrine in Barangay Ulaliman, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, features the 50-foot statue of Jesus Christ and is considered as one of the religious and tourist attractions visited by thousands of people, especially during Lent. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Thousands expected to visit Normin religious sites during Lent

More than half a million individuals are expected to visit the various pilgrimage sites in Northern Mindanao, especially in Misamis Oriental, during the Holy Week, a tourism official said.

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Read more about the article PHABS buses will continue to operate despite end of school year
Engr. Froilan Rigor of Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners said that urban railway transit is the solution for the city’s rapidly growing population. (Ray Francis Villarias/davaotoday.com)

PHABS buses will continue to operate despite end of school year

There is no order from the city government to stop the implementation of the Peak Hours Augmentation Bus Services (PHABS) in the city.

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