Labor group decries slay try on another unionist in Japanese banana plantaton

The labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) condemned the latest incident of attempted murder against NAMASUFA workers of Sumifru in Compostela Valley, as unidentified individuals opened fire at the union president’s house on November 30 and tried to burn it.

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ACT Teachers party list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao)

On the road to Talaingod

The delegation of the National Solidarity Mission headed by former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Saturnino Ocampo and Act Teachers PartyList Representative France Castro remains in detention as 19 of them were charged with kidnapping and trafficking.

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President Rodrigo Duterte lead the groundbreaking ceremony of P7.3-billion Panguil Bay Bridge project on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Once completed, the bridge will be the longest bridge in the country connecting the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte. (Photo from Department of Public Works and Highways' Secretary Mark Villar's Facebook page)

Panguil Bay bridge to open ‘door of investment’ in Northern Mindanao

The bridge that will connect Lanao del Norte to Misamis Occidental will open new opportunities not just to the two provinces but to the region and other areas in Mindanao, said Gov. Imelda Dimaporo.

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LISTEN TO US. Jong Monzon (left), secretary general of PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern Mindanao appealed to President Duterte in a press conference at the “Kampuhan” in Mendiola Bridge on Tuesday to listen to the accounts of the real situation of the lumads in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lope/davaotoday.com)

Lumad death squads facilitate economic plunder – Pasaka

Lumad group Pasaka said that Duterte’s cancelation of the peace talks and the all-out militarist solution and warmongering with the establishment of death squads is expected after he sought the help of paramilitary tribal leader Joel Unad.

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Read more about the article Solidarity mission team blocked in Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Delegates of the National Solidarity Mission to Talaingod, Davao del Norte in a military checkpoint in Sitio Igang, Brgy Palma Gil, Talaingod Wednesday night, November 28. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Solidarity mission team blocked in Talaingod, Davao del Norte

A team of the National Solidarity Mission in Talaingod Davao del Norte were stranded on Wednesday night after government troopers from the 56thInfantry Battalion blocked the team’s convoy heading to Sitio Igang, Barangay Palma Gil in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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