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Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson in an interview with Lumad tribal leaders. (Screenshot from Mocha Uson's Facebook page)

Datu in Mocha Uson interview is leader of paramilitary group tagged in Lumad killings – IP group

The Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon-Caraga (Kasalo-Caraga), a progressive group in Caraga, said, on Wednesday, that the Lumad tribal leader who appeared in a video interview by Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson to discuss the spate of killings in Mindanao was implicated in the deaths of Lumad leaders in Lianga, Surigao del Sur province back in 2015.

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Read more about the article Agri goods import plan, a ‘band-aid’ solution – Masipag
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Agri goods import plan, a ‘band-aid’ solution – Masipag

A network of farmers and scientists the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG in Mindanao) has expressed concern on the decision of the Department of Agriculture to import more agricultural products amid the rice crisis that the country is facing.

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Importers question transfer of x-ray equipment at Normin port

Concerned that it might be used by some Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) employees in committing illegal acts following the unlawful release of more than a hundred container vans recently, a group of importers have raised an alarm over the decision of BOC-10 officials to put an x-ray machine outside its designated examination area at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

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Read more about the article Makabayan fields Neri Colmenares for Senator
Fellow senatorial candidate Erin Tañada draws some laugh out loud moments with his tales at the Makabayan convention. (Photo by M. Salamat / Bulatlat)

Makabayan fields Neri Colmenares for Senator

‘Senador Neri Colmenares’. That’s how he would be called if the Philippines’ most organized party, with the most number of organizations and members tried and tested in mass campaigns, ably put their acts together as one super broad electoral machinery. Bayan Muna’s Teddy Casiño and Nathaniel Santiago offer some guidelines on how, accompanied by a snappy tune and a hefty dose of humor. In the coming midterm elections, they plan to infuse the discussions on the streets, shops, schools, churches, social media, etc, with “New Politics.”

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