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Addressing some 300 chief local executives from Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte asked for help to address the problems of terrorism and the proliferation of illegal drugs in Mindanao, or else he will have to declare Martial Law. Duterte met the local chief executives on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Duterte to bring home pardoned OFWs in Middle East visit

President Rodrigo Duterte left Francisco Bangoy International Airport here Monday afternoon to meet his counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Qatar up to April 16.

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Read more about the article Korean plantation workers stop work, protest vs. illegal dismissal, unfair labor practice
KOREAN COMPANY. The Shin Sun Workers Union hold picket rally in front of Shin Sun Tropical Fruit Co.'s office in Sales street, Davao City, Monday, to call on the Korean company to reinstate the 53 terminated workers. The union says the termination of the workers did not go through due process and the workers. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Korean plantation workers stop work, protest vs. illegal dismissal, unfair labor practice

Workers of Korean-owned Shin Sun Tropical Fruit Co. in Compostela town, Compostela Valley stopped work to condemn the illegal dismissal of  53 workers and the non-remittance of basic worker’s benefits.

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President Rodrigo Duterte departs for his official visit to the countries in the Middle East on Monday, April 10 from the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Gabriela appeals to Duterte: save Jennifer Dalquez   

The Gabriela Women's Party on Monday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene on behalf of Jennifer Dalquez, a Filipina currently on death row in the United Arab Emirates.

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Read more about the article Why women workers need lactation stations inside the workplace
Engineers Lynith Datukon and April Salazar pose outside the new lactation facility at the Ateneo De Davao University along Roxas Avenue, Davao City. The university opened their first lactation facility on Monday, April 10, ,2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Why women workers need lactation stations inside the workplace

Alex Hao, founding member of LATCH Davao said: “The space is not just space but an acknowledgment not only of work life balance, but maternal and child health priorities.”

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