The cease and desist order issued by the Department of Agrarian Reform recently did not prevent plantation guards of Lapanday Food Corporations, Inc. from evicting farmers occupying the contested San Isidro farm area inside the Hijo plantation in Barangay Madaum in Tagum City on New Year's eve.
"There is a need for longer maternity leave because we are not born mothers. We become mothers. It takes time to adjust to our roles, get to know our body and our baby," said LATCH Davao founding member Alex Hao.
For the first time, Amelia Pond, 64, spent her Christmas at a hospital here.
A government negotiator with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines said there are 21 political prisoners who already have clearances, 18 of whom are eligible for pardon.
The body of a one-year old baby girl was found in the Davao river under Balusong bridge in Matina, authorities said Wednesday.