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Envisioning a Chocolate Haven in Davao del Norte

The inviting sweet aroma of ‘sikwate’ or chocolate drink looks deliciously irresistible as it is slowly poured through a ‘batirol’ (a traditional wooden tool to make a chocolate drink), still steaming hot and mouth-watering greeted the visiting PEF team to the cacao processing and development center of Chocolate de San Isidro (CSI). Without doubt, Sikwate speaks for itself, even if one has little background how this local product has been touted to have built the town of San Isidro.

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Read more about the article ‘Talaingod 18’ still trying to raise P1.440m bail for their liberty – lawyer
ACT Teachers party list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao)

‘Talaingod 18’ still trying to raise P1.440m bail for their liberty – lawyer

After the Philippine National Police (PNP) filed cases of kidnapping and human trafficking for illegally holding minors in Davao del Norte, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, and 16 others were still trying to raise P1,440,000 for their temporary liberty, the group’s lawyer said on Saturday.

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Read more about the article Labor group decries slay try on another unionist in Japanese banana plantaton

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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Read more about the article On the road to Talaingod
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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Read more about the article Panguil Bay bridge to open ‘door of investment’ in Northern Mindanao
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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