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ACT Teachers party list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao)

‘Talaingod 18’ still trying to raise P1.440m bail for their liberty – lawyer

After the Philippine National Police (PNP) filed cases of kidnapping and human trafficking for illegally holding minors in Davao del Norte, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, and 16 others were still trying to raise P1,440,000 for their temporary liberty, the group’s lawyer said on Saturday.

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Read more about the article On the road to Talaingod
ACT Teachers party list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao)

On the road to Talaingod

The delegation of the National Solidarity Mission headed by former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Saturnino Ocampo and Act Teachers PartyList Representative France Castro remains in detention as 19 of them were charged with kidnapping and trafficking.

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Read more about the article Solidarity mission team blocked in Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Delegates of the National Solidarity Mission to Talaingod, Davao del Norte in a military checkpoint in Sitio Igang, Brgy Palma Gil, Talaingod Wednesday night, November 28. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Solidarity mission team blocked in Talaingod, Davao del Norte

A team of the National Solidarity Mission in Talaingod Davao del Norte were stranded on Wednesday night after government troopers from the 56thInfantry Battalion blocked the team’s convoy heading to Sitio Igang, Barangay Palma Gil in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

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4 missing volunteer teachers found in AFP custody, group says

Four volunteer teachers of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao Sub-Region who went missing earlier this week were found to be under the custody of a military unit in Iligan City.

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Read more about the article Child rights group: Repeal of ‘Pangilinan law’ won’t solve delinquent behaviors among children

Child rights group: Repeal of ‘Pangilinan law’ won’t solve delinquent behaviors among children

A child rights advocate here has reiterated its opposition to repeal the set minimum age of criminal responsibility under the Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.

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