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Read more about the article No justice for survivors of ‘Kidapawan massacre’
YELLOW LINE. A yellow rope serves as the division between the protesting farmers and the anti-riot police from the province in Kidapawan City. The farmers are demanding for 15,000 sacks of rice and subsidies from the calamity fund of the provincial government. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

No justice for survivors of ‘Kidapawan massacre’

Two years have passed but justice remained elusive for survivors of the bloody dispersal of protesting farmers who were affected by drought in North Cotabato, known as the Kidapawan Massacre.

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Read more about the article 10 Coca-Cola workers face charges after a protest in Davao City
Members of the Kilusang Manggagawa sa Coca-Cola protest outside the Coca-Cola Plant in Bago Aplaya, Davao City on Monday, April 2, 2018 after they were laid off by their agency, Expert Allied Services.The workers demanded for job security as some of them worked for the company for eight years. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

10 Coca-Cola workers face charges after a protest in Davao City

Workers of giant bottling company Coca-Cola here were protesting their retrenchment from the company when they were violently dispersed, and 10 of them, including their leader were arrested and filed charges of grave coercion.

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Read more about the article Displaced Meranaw folks want to return to Marawi for good, not just visit their homes
Thousands of Meranaw residents in Marawi City stage a symbolic protest to condemn the slow-paced government rehabilitation of their homes ravaged by war on Friday, March 30, 2018. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Displaced Meranaw folks want to return to Marawi for good, not just visit their homes

Displaced Marawi residents have long desired to go back to what remains of their homes, most of which were destroyed in the war-torn city. They don’t want to just briefly visit the communities they left behind when the fighting broke out between extremists and the military last May 23.

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Read more about the article Marawi residents hold Black Friday in Muslim prayer, protest-march

Marawi residents hold Black Friday in Muslim prayer, protest-march

While the rest of the Christian Filipinos celebrated the Holy Week in church festivities, thousands of Meranaw residents in this Islamic city staged a symbolic protest to condemn the slow-paced government rehabilitation of their homes ravaged by war.”

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Read more about the article Archbishop Tagle washes feet of Lumad leaders
Manila Archbishop Luis Cardinal Tagle washes the feet of Lumad chieftains Mintroso Malibato from Kapalong town and Kaylo Bontulan from Talaingod town in Davao del Norte during the Traditional Washing of Feet ritual at the Manila Cathedral in observance of Maundy Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Archbishop Tagle washes feet of Lumad leaders

Lumad leaders from Mindanao were among those who received blessing from Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila and President of Caritas Internationalis in the Maundy Thursdays washing of the feet at the Manila Cathedral.

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