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Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao Region holds a protest rally Thursday at the Department of Labor and Employment region XI office to reiterate their call to end the contractualization of workers. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

More than 7,000 workers regularized but…

The labor department 63 establishments in Davao region have regularized 7,728 workers.

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Read more about the article Probe concludes HRVs, land grabbing in Tagum
On Thursday, Dec. 15 Antonio Flores, chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas take part on the two-day National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission to probe the shooting incident in Madaum, Tagum City as conflict between members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association and Lapanday Foods Corporation escalate because of the disputed land. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Probe concludes HRVs, land grabbing in Tagum

The recently concluded probe on the shooting incident inside the banana plantation in Barangay Madaum herr documented cases of land grabbing, human rights violations, and police's refusal to arrest perpetrators.

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Read more about the article ‘Deaths of tribal chieftain, son reflect PHL’s poor health services in IP communities’
Gombil Mansimuy-at, one of the village leaders of Sambulongan, Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (photo by Jan Khim Gamora)

‘Deaths of tribal chieftain, son reflect PHL’s poor health services in IP communities’

Datu Gombil Mansimuy-at wanted a doctor in their community, a wish he will not see happening after he died due to cholera on December 8 in their village in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte province.

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