Read more about the article Youth solon slams ‘cover-up’ on brutal death of Genesis Argoncillo
Genesis 'Tisoy' Argoncillo (Photo from Marilou Argoncillo's Facebook page)

Youth solon slams ‘cover-up’ on brutal death of Genesis Argoncillo

Kabataan party list vehemently condemned the attempts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Duterte administration to cover up the brutal death of Genesis “Tisoy” Argoncillo and to categorically deny the verbal order to have vagrants arrested.

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Read more about the article PDEA proposal to subject Grade 4 students to mandatory drug testing ‘ridiculous’ – Gabriela
INQUIRY. Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas sa?ys? she along with tother members of Makabayan Coalition in ?C?ongress will be filing a resolution calling for an inquiry on the alleged human rights violations committed by the military in Baranggay Dominga, Calinan in Davao City. Brosas made the pronouncement in a press conference at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Davao City on Monday, May 21. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PDEA proposal to subject Grade 4 students to mandatory drug testing ‘ridiculous’ – Gabriela

The women party list opposed the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to bring “Toktok-Hangyo” meaning “knock and plead (make a polite request to surrender or stop using drugs),” or TOKHANG to schools.

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Read more about the article Group voices alarm as military turns lumad schools into barracks
Lumad students, teachers, and support groups led by Save Our Schools rally at the Department of Education’s central office in Pasig City. They ask Education Secretary Leonor Briones to condemn alleged military attacks on their schools spread across Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Group voices alarm as military turns lumad schools into barracks

A group has called on the government to recognize the law that prohibits the military and all its instrumentalities of utilizing schools as garrisons.

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Read more about the article IP leaders advocate IP inclusion in peace talks
AMENDING THE BBL. The Lumad are seeking for a 'peaceful' way of negotiating with the Moros in amending the Bangsamoro Basic Law, to which they say does not include any provisions on their right to ancestral domain. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

IP leaders advocate IP inclusion in peace talks

Indigenous People (IP) leaders from three major Mindanao IP networks convened to launch Lumad Husay Mindanaw (LHM), an intertribal solidarity designed to promote IP inclusion in the ongoing peace process between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

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