Human Rights

Read more about the article Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming
Cesar Paloma and 10 other member beneficiaries of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) now collectively till and enjoy the agricultural production of the 7-hectare share of banana farm in Davao del Norte. The group also plans to cultivate and develop the remaining idle lands in the area for the future of their children. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Agrarian reform beneficiaries laud benefits of collective farming

A year after installing themselves as rightful land owners, several members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) are enjoying the fruits of their collective farming efforts.

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Read more about the article Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
Jocelyn Samora, a volunteer teacher of a Lumad school in Cogonon, Trento, Agusan del Sur said she was forced by soldiers to surrender as a ?supporter of ?the ?New People's Army last March 4. (Kath M.Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging

?A volunteer teacher of Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Inc. ??in Trento?,?Agusan del Sur ?is now in fear of her life after being forced to surrender ?as a ?supporter of ?the underground ?New People's Army.

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Read more about the article MisOr villagers flee homes due to fighting anew
Among those gravely affected by displacement of villagers are the women and children. In Misamis Oriental, around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental, due to the fighting between government forces and Communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

MisOr villagers flee homes due to fighting anew

R?ecent fighting between the New People’s Army (NPA) and government troops has once again drove? civilian?s? out of their homes in Sitio Kamansi,Barangay Banglay in Lagonglong town,Misamis Oriental,as their village chief was also arrested by anti-narcotics agents for possession of sachets of alleged illegal drugs.

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Read more about the article Gabriela condemns arrest of women rights worker in Caraga
Nerita de Castro,women rights worker accused by the military as a high-ranking NPA official was arrested on May 31 in Barangay Ambago, Butuan City by elements from the 402nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and units from the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Caraga Region. (Photo from PIO AFP-Eastern Mindanao Command)

Gabriela condemns arrest of women rights worker in Caraga

The recent arrest of a women rights worker in Caraga region is another misogynistic move of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the aim of silencing women who refuse to cower in fear in the face of the continuing imposition of martial law in Mindanao.

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