Read more about the article ‘Please let us go home and rebuild Marawi’
Jalilah Hadji Sapiin, a youth leader from Marawi City, believes that even without the financial assistance from the government, the displaced residents can still rebuild their homes on their own. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

‘Please let us go home and rebuild Marawi’

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Aid or without aid, allow us to go home. This was the appeal of the Marawi residents to the Duterte administration whose homes were…

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Read more about the article Sara leads HNP political bets in COC filing
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Sara leads HNP political bets in COC filing

Presidential daughter and Davao city mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio led the filing of the certificate of candidacy of the official candidates running under the Hugpong ng Pagbabag-Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HNP-HTP) Alliance on Monday, October 15.

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Read more about the article NIA-10 official: Water firm not the cause of low rice yield in Bukidnon town
The Rio Verde Water Consortium Inc. treatment facility in Barangay Pualas, Baungon, Bukidnon. (davaotoday.com/Jigger J. Jerusalem)

NIA-10 official: Water firm not the cause of low rice yield in Bukidnon town

Despite the claim that rice production in the municipality of Baungon, Bukidnon has decreased due to the siphoning of water of the town’s irrigation canal by a bulk water supplier, there was actually an increase in land converted to rice farm, a National Irrigation Administration-10 (NIA-10) official said.

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Read more about the article Striking Sumifru workers seek sanctuary in Compostela church
Striking workers are now seeking refuge in a Catholic church here after hundreds of unidentified men dispersed their strike camp in seven Sumifru packing plants early morning of October 11. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Striking Sumifru workers seek sanctuary in Compostela church

String workers are now seeking refuge in a Catholic church here after hundreds of unidentified men dispersed their strike camp in seven Sumifru packing plants early morning of October 11.

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Read more about the article Militant solon blames DOLE for ‘bloody dispersal’ against striking Sumifru workers in ComVal
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)

Militant solon blames DOLE for ‘bloody dispersal’ against striking Sumifru workers in ComVal

A militant lawmaker hit out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 for the violent dispersal of workers of Japanese-owned banana firm Sumitomo Fruit Corp. (Sumifru) who went on strike in Compostela Valley Province.

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