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Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) priest Fr. Rolando Abejo, regional chairman of Movement Against Tyranny, speaks before the protesters as they demand from the government to life martial law and act on the cases of human rights abuses during the commemoration of the 70th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, Dec. 10. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

HR abuses piling up in Normin as Martial law extension looms

Reports of human rights abuses continues to pile up as mass actions were held to commemorate the 70th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Monday, Dec. 10 while the extension of martial law in Mindanao looms.

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Read more about the article CDO mayor Moreno welcomes arraignment at Sandiganbayan
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (right) talks to reporters during a press briefing on the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to the decision of the Court of Appeals on some of the criminal and administrative cases filed against him by several individuals, inside his office on Monday, Sept. 11. Looking on is the chief of his legal counsel, lawyer Dale Bryan Mordeno. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CDO mayor Moreno welcomes arraignment at Sandiganbayan

Embattled Mayor Oscar Moreno said his arraignment at the Sandiganbayan for graft cases is a welcome development as this will give him the chance to answer all charges filed against him in court.

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Read more about the article 700 activists slapped with trumped-up charges, a crackdown on dissenters – Barug Katungod Mindanao
Aglipayan Bishop Antonio Ablon (Photo courtesy of Amirah Lidasan)

700 activists slapped with trumped-up charges, a crackdown on dissenters – Barug Katungod Mindanao

Around 700 community leaders and activists are now slapped with trumped-up charges, an "indicative of a sweeping crackdown on political dissenters," according to human rights group Barug Katungod Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Davao region cacao industry players meet
Carlos Barsicula, manager of Chocolate de San Isidro (CSI) shows the organization's Cacao drier. (Fides Avellanosa/davaotoday.com)

Davao region cacao industry players meet

Known to have the biggest chunk of cacao production in the country, Davao region naturally boast of active cacao stakeholders, some of whom gathered in a Cacao Learning Exchange in Davao City.

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