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NPA FIGHTERS. Guerrillas of the New People's Army Mt. Alip Sub Regional Command in formation somewhere in the hinterlands of Matanao, Davao del Sur on Wednesday, April 19. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

NDF apologizes, offers compensation to fish vendor hit in NPA raid

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- The Regional Council of the National Democratic Front - Southern Mindanao Region announced on Tuesday its offer of compensation to Larry Buenafe, the fish vendor who…

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Read more about the article Blood spills, harassment against workers continue in Duterte admin
Workers stage a piket rally in front of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment region XI to demand a 16,000 pesos wage for all workers. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Blood spills, harassment against workers continue in Duterte admin

A labor rights organization on Friday said that 14 workers were killed in what it described as a “politically motivated” killings and labor harassments continued under the Duterte administration.

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Read more about the article Solon wants CARHRIHL implemented amid attacks on Lumad
LUMAD. Around 2,000 Lumad from Mindanao joined this year's Lakbayan protest caravan.

Solon wants CARHRIHL implemented amid attacks on Lumad

A militant lawmaker on Friday pressed for the implementation of the 1998 Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and the International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) as counter-insurgency operations are targeting the Lumad communities in Mindanao.

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